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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.
CCD Chairperson's Update - May 2015
Council of Canadians with Disabilities Announces New National Coordinator
The CCD Executive is pleased to announce the hiring of James Hicks as the new CCD National Coordinator. Mr. Hicks will commence his duties June 1, 2015. Laurie Beachell the current National Coordinator will retire June 30, 2015 after 31 years of supporting CCD in building a more inclusive and accessible Canada.
Mr. Hicks brings a wealth of leadership and management experience to CCD and is well grounded in the disability rights movement. Mr. Hicks will work out of Ottawa. He is able to work in both official languages and has experience both inside and outside of government. CCD Executive was pleased to have strong candidates to choose from for the position of National Coordinator and is excited to explore with Mr. Hicks new ways of advancing the status of Canadians with disabilities as well as building on the good work of the past.
Mr. Hicks will attend CCD’s AGM in Winnipeg June 5 and 6.
CCD wishes to thank Laurie Beachell for his long and exemplary work as CCD National Coordinator.
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