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Empower U: Learn to Access Your Disability Rights Training on Canadian Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol (OP) training aims to increase awareness of how to address discrimination using more familiar Canadian human rights laws such as Human Rights Codes and the newer international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This is training for persons with disabilities by persons with disabilities. The training is part of a project funded by Employment and Social Development Canada and implemented by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) in collaboration with Canadian Multicultural Disability Centre Inc. (CMDCI), Citizens With Disabilities – Ontario (CWDO), Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities (MLPD) and National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS). Read more.
6 Issues to Keep in Mind Before Voting for a Candidate
- Know what the candidate’s position is on disability issues. Do you think this person will champion disability issues when she/he goes to Ottawa?
- Entertainment is NO substitute for content. Do not allow charm or affability to cloud your decision. Ensure that your questions are answered directly.
- Take stock of the candidate’s record. If the candidate’s campaign was inaccessible, is it likely he/she will be a disability rights champion in Ottawa?
- Examine party platforms carefully. Is the party that you are considering supporting one which has a vision that is inclusive of all Canadians?
- Remain true to your own agenda. What are the issues that are important to you and how do you believe they should be addressed? Does the candidate’s vision of Canada match your vision?
- Don’t allow yourself to be used. Don’t allow the candidate to patronize you or use your concerns as window dressing for his/her campaign.