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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.
#AllianceChat - Registered Disability Savings Plan
The Alliance for an Inclusive and Accessible Canada will be hosting the next #AllianceChat in the series on Wednesday, December 20th, from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm EST. The topic of discussion will be the Registered Disability Savings Plan. Mr. Ron Malis is the special guest for the event. Mr. Malis is a financial advisor based out of Toronto who serves people with disabilities and their families.
A registered disability savings plan (RDSP) is a savings plan that is intended to help parents and others save for the long term financial security of a person who is eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC). For more information about the RDSP please visit: http://https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/registered-disability-savings-plan-rdsp.html
To participate in the chat please go to Twitter and search for #AllianceChat and you can join through there.
The Alliance for an Inclusive and Accessible Canada is made up of 12 member organizations and 4 partner organizations. Together, the Alliance members are consulting Canadians about the new federal accessibility legislation. CCD is a member of the Alliance.