Cost of Living Survey

Alberta Ability Network (an initiative of Cerebral Palsy Alberta) is a collaborative of stakeholders, people with lived experience and those who support them, health practitioners, academia, community advocates, and government that strives to:

Address systemic barriers facing persons with disabilities
Strengthen the disability sector
Influence policy and decision-making

The Poverty Reduction table is conducting a comprehensive analysis of poverty in Alberta. The purpose of the study is to understand how poverty is impacting the lives of Albertans with disabilities.

Results of the survey will be sent to the Government of Alberta.

As a thank you for completing this survey, there will be a draw for 2 $25 eGift cards!

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* 1. What is your email address?

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* 2. Which disability/ies do you identify with?

Visual [e.g., blindness, glaucoma, muscular degeneration]

Hearing [e.g., deaf, deafened, hard of hearing]

Physical disability [e.g., paraplegia, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy]

Mobility issues [e.g., difficulty walking, getting around]

Neurological issue / acquired brain injury [e.g., epilepsy, stroke, dementia]

Mental illness [e.g., schizophrenia, mood disorder]

Developmental/learning disability [e.g., ADHD, autism, FASD, down syndrome]

Auto-immune [e.g., Crohn’s Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, post viral syndrome]

Another chronic health condition [e.g., diabetes, heart disease, COPD]

Environmental sensitivities/ allergies (foods, chemicals, pesticides)

Chronic pain

Prefer not to say [exclusive]

No, None of the above [exclusive]

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* 3. Please check all the expenses you have money for.

Groceries

Eating out

Shelter (Rent)

Clothing and Footwear

Transportation

Medicine

Go to the movies

Utilities (Gas, water, electricity)

Internet

Cell-phone bill

Fitness classes and etc.

Medical supplies

Household items

Laundry

Hygiene products

Medical marijuana/cannabis

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* 4. What necessities can you not afford? (e.g. hygiene products, wheelchair, healthy food, hearing aids, medication, medical supplies)

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* 5. How do you address these problems?

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* 6. Is there anything else you would like to share?

If you would like to give us more information, we would like to have your story. Please feel free to contact us by phone: 403-219-3606 or email: mtopchieva@cpalberta.com.