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{
"time": "2010-04-01 14:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Monique Guay (Rivi\u00e8re-du-Nord, BQ)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1846741\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, for 150 years, the Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille has been the sole rehabilitation centre specializing in vision loss in Quebec.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846742\" data-originallang=\"fr\">It provides services to children, youth, adults and seniors. Seniors have access to a program that helps them adapt and readjust to an active lifestyle at home and within society. The program has two multidisciplinary teams, partly made up of volunteers, whose work is very important in the provision of services at the institute.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846743\" data-originallang=\"fr\">My father, Paul Guay, lost 80% of his vision a few years ago. As a result, he also lost his driver's licence, and, most importantly, his pride in being independent. Thanks to the seniors' program, he is keeping up with his volunteer work, at the age of 80, and remains active and healthy.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846744\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The institute's work helps people like my father maintain their dignity and be proud of actively contributing to society.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1846741\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, l'Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille est, depuis 150 ans, le seul centre de r\u00e9adaptation sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en d\u00e9ficience visuelle au Qu\u00e9bec.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846742\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Les services sont offerts aux enfants, \u00e0 la jeunesse, aux adultes et aux a\u00een\u00e9s. Ces derniers peuvent d'ailleurs b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d'un programme qui permet l'adaptation et la r\u00e9adaptation d'une personne pour qu'elle puisse mener une vie active \u00e0 la maison et en soci\u00e9t\u00e9. Il pr\u00e9voit le d\u00e9ploiement de deux \u00e9quipes multidisciplinaires compos\u00e9es en partie de b\u00e9n\u00e9voles, dont la collaboration est essentielle pour assurer tous les services de l'institut.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846743\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mon p\u00e8re, Paul Guay, a perdu 80 p. 100 de sa capacit\u00e9 visuelle il y a quelques ann\u00e9es. Par cons\u00e9quent, il a aussi perdu son permis de conduire et, surtout, sa fiert\u00e9 d'\u00eatre autonome. C'est gr\u00e2ce au programme a\u00een\u00e9 qu'il peut continuer aujourd'hui, \u00e0 l'\u00e2ge de 80 ans, son travail de b\u00e9n\u00e9vole, qui lui permet de rester actif et en sant\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846744\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le travail de l'institut permet \u00e0 des personnes comme mon p\u00e8re de garder leur dignit\u00e9 et d'\u00eatre fi\u00e8res de contribuer activement \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2010/4/1/monique-guay-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/monique-guay/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1511/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3079930",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2010/4/1/",
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}