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=== PWD benefits === | === PWD benefits === | ||
# | #If you are not already receiving income assistance or PPMB benefits, you must first apply for welfare (see page 44 of the Legal Services Society publication [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1082 ''How to Apply for Welfare'']) | ||
#Ask a Ministry worker for a Persons with Disabilities Designation Application Form<span class="noglossary"></span>. | #Ask a Ministry worker for a Persons with Disabilities Designation Application Form<span class="noglossary"></span>. | ||
#Complete the <span class="noglossary">application</span> carefully. It is more than 20 pages long and has three parts: Part 1 for you to complete, Part 2 for your doctor to complete, and Part 3 for an ''assessor'' to complete. The assessor can be your doctor, or an occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, registered psychologist, registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, chiropractor or nurse practitioner. | #Complete the <span class="noglossary">application</span> carefully. It is more than 20 pages long and has three parts: Part 1 for you to complete, Part 2 for your doctor to complete, and Part 3 for an ''assessor'' to complete. The assessor can be your doctor, or an occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, registered psychologist, registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, chiropractor or nurse practitioner. | ||