30-10-2018 22:54 via edmontonjournal.com

New Alberta Advocate for Persons with Disabilities

Tony Flores has long promoted the rights of all people, and promises to bring that passion to his new role as Alberta’s first disability advocate.
He’s particularly looking forward to having more conversations with members of the disability community, he said Tuesday, and learning their stories in order to better work for them and be their voice for change.
The news of Flores’ appointment Tuesday follows a long wait.
The legislature in May 2017 voted unanimously to establish th
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