The province is seeking feedback on its Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) through an online survey and a series of telephone town halls.

The new program is expected to be offered alongside the current Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program; still, critics say it may leave people with disabilities in poverty.

“Inclusion Grande Prairie is disappointed to see once again that the province has decided to continue the casual cruelty of working to keep people with disabilities in poverty,” said Keith Moore, Inclusion Grande Prairie president.

The province says its public engagement will focus on five topics: Program eligibility; applications, adjudication and appeals; benefits, income and asset exemptions; employment supports and expectations; and client transiti

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