Access/Inclusion
People with disabilities are moving toward equality. Evidence of this progress is apparent in the community: pay phones equipped with TTYs, audible traffic signals, tactile cues on streets, ramps, curb cuts, Braille elevator buttons. CCD has helped bring about these changes.
Through CCD, people with disabilities advise, critique, intervene, liaise and partner to improve access and inclusion in Canada.
A 2004 Environics poll demonstrated that Canadian citizens support inclusion and access for persons with disabilities.
CCD has been sharing its vision of how to achieve an accessible and inclusive Canada with private and public decision-makers responsible for the key systems of society, such as the physical and cultural environment, transportation, income and benefits, employment, health and social services.
Recent Work
May 27, 2010
Immigration and Disability
CCD urges you to undertake a review of the excessive demand clause of the Immigration Act. Canadians with disabilities are insulted by Canada’s immigration law. Our current law belittles our contributions and reinforces the old stereotypes that people with disabilities will be a drain upon our society, not contributors to it. Read more.
May 13, 2010
PALS and Data Collection on Persons with Disabilities
The Department is in the process of designing the new strategy for data collection on the status of persons with disabilities in Canada. PALS has been a very important tool for the disability community and frankly it is the only source of reliable data on persons with disabilities available to researchers, governments and the disability community. Only with good data can good programs be developed and implemented and only through ongoing data collection can we ascertain over the long-term whether programs are having positive impacts. HALS and PALS were developed over the years through supported consultation with our community. We urge you to ensure that the new strategy engages and seeks input from the broad community of persons with disabilities as well as from a technical committee of end users of that data. Read more.
May 10, 2010
Affordable Accessible Housing- A Critical Issue for Canadians with Disabilities
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) urges all Parliamentarians to support Bill C-304 – An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians. One of the major issues people with disabilities have is finding affordable and accessible housing. Read more.
More on Access/Inclusion
March 4, 2010
Disabled girl's family fights order to leave (Monday, February 22, 2010)
February 24, 2010
Disability Group Challenges Canada on 'Excessive Burden': $5,259
February 23, 2010
Immigration and Disability
February 22, 2010
Covarrubias v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2006 FCA 365 (F.C.A.)
February 22, 2010
Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Colaco, 2007 FCA 282
February 22, 2010
Lee v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2006] F.C.J. No. 1841
End Exclusion supporters rally in support of an accessible and inclusive Canada.