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As of September 1, 2016, certain applicants need only complete a simplified two-page form to qualify for designation as a Person with Disabilities for the purposes of s 2(2) of the EAPWDA. Under the EAPWDR s 2.1, an applicant must be one of the following to qualify for the simplified form: | As of September 1, 2016, certain applicants need only complete a simplified two-page form to qualify for designation as a Person with Disabilities for the purposes of s 2(2) of the EAPWDA. Under the EAPWDR s 2.1, an applicant must be one of the following to qualify for the simplified form: | ||
*A person who is considered to be disabled under s 42 (2) of the Canadian Pension Plan (Canada) (that is, the person is receiving CPP disability benefits); | *a) A person who is considered to be disabled under s 42 (2) of the Canadian Pension Plan (Canada) (that is, the person is receiving CPP disability benefits); | ||
*A persons enrolled in Plan P (Palliative Care) under the Drug Plans Regulation, BC Reg. 73/2015; | *b) A persons enrolled in Plan P (Palliative Care) under the Drug Plans Regulation, BC Reg. 73/2015; | ||
*A person who has at any time been determined to be eligible for payments from the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s At Home Program; | *c) A person who has at any time been determined to be eligible for payments from the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s At Home Program; | ||
*A person who has at any time been determined by Community Living British Columbia to be eligible to receive community living support under the Community Living Authority Act; | *d) A person who has at any time been determined by Community Living British Columbia to be eligible to receive community living support under the Community Living Authority Act; | ||
*A person whose family has at any time been determined by Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) to be eligible to receive community living support under the Community Living Authority Act. | *e) A person whose family has at any time been determined by Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) to be eligible to receive community living support under the Community Living Authority Act. | ||
== M. Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) == | == M. Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) == | ||
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*Have the ministry agree that their health condition is a barrier that seriously impedes the person's ability to search for, accept or continue in employment, and | *Have the ministry agree that their health condition is a barrier that seriously impedes the person's ability to search for, accept or continue in employment, and | ||
*Face a circumstance that the ministry agrees is a circumstance that seriously impedes the particular individual’s ability to search for, accept, or continue in employment. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to: | *Face a circumstance that the ministry agrees is a circumstance that seriously impedes the particular individual’s ability to search for, accept, or continue in employment. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to: | ||
**being homeless or having been homeless in the past 12 months; | **(i) being homeless or having been homeless in the past 12 months; | ||
**experiencing domestic violence now or in the past 6 months; | **(ii) experiencing domestic violence now or in the past 6 months; | ||
**Needing English language skills training; | **(iii) Needing English language skills training; | ||
**not having basic skills for employment; | **(iv) not having basic skills for employment; | ||
**having a criminal record; | **(v) having a criminal record; | ||
**having an education below grade 12; | **(vi) having an education below grade 12; | ||
**having accessed emergency health, mental health or addiction services multiple times in the past 12 months; | **(vii) having accessed emergency health, mental health or addiction services multiple times in the past 12 months; | ||
**having been found to be a Convention refugee or having been such a refugee in the past 24 months, or being in the process of having a claim for refugee protection, or application for protection, decided under Canadian immigration law; or | **(viii) having been found to be a Convention refugee or having been such a refugee in the past 24 months, or being in the process of having a claim for refugee protection, or application for protection, decided under Canadian immigration law; or | ||
** being a person who was a “child in care” under the Child, Family and Community Services Act, RSBC 1996, c-46 or received similar care under an enactment of another Canadian jurisdiction; | **(ix) being a person who was a “child in care” under the Child, Family and Community Services Act, RSBC 1996, c-46 or received similar care under an enactment of another Canadian jurisdiction; | ||