Contents
CCD in the News
Manitoba Senator Hosts Conference in Ottawa Against MAiD for Mentally Ill 
Human Rights 
Canadian Museum for Human Rights | Accessibility Plan 2023-2025 
Newsletters 
Cooperation Canada Newsletter 
Disability Without Poverty 
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition 
Seniors for Social Action 
Update from the Minister of Seniors 
White Cane Magazine | Winter/Spring 2024 
Pharmacare 
Liberals and NDP Strike Deal on Pharmacare 
Webinars 
EVERY LEARNER MATTERS AND MATTERS EQUALLY. | JOIN UNESCO IN CELEBRATING INCLUSION IN EDUCATION! 
White Cane Conference - A collaboration of Canadian Council of the Blind & Fighting Blindness Canada 
Opportunities 
Selection process for Members of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Member, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 
Recruitment of people with disabilities for VR accessibility research 

CCD in the News

Manitoba Senator Hosts Conference in Ottawa Against MAiD for Mentally Ill

Click on the following link to access the information online: Manitoba Senator hosts conference in Ottawa against

MAiD for mentally ill (westernstandard.news)

Click on the following link for the press conference: C-62: Rights Organizations Urge Changes to MAID Bill – February 23, 2024 | Headline Politics | CPAC.ca

Click on the following link for a statement from CHRC Interim Chief Commissioner Charlotte-Anne Malischewski: Ending one's life must be a true and informed choice (chrc-ccdp.gc.ca)

Human Rights

Canadian Museum for Human Rights | Accessibility Plan 2023-2025

Click on the following link to access the information online: Accessibility Plan 2023–2025 | CMHR (humanrights.ca)

Newsletters

Cooperation Canada Newsletter

Click on the following link to access the newsletter online: Member Insights | Aperçu des membres (mailchi.mp)

Disability Without Poverty

Click on the following link to access the newsletter online: February 2024 newsletter / Infolettre de février 2024 (hs-sites.com)

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

Click on the following link to access the information online: Join the EPC Parliament Hill rally on Feb 27 at 11 am (mailchi.mp)

Click on the following link to access the information online: Stop assisted suicide. (mailchi.mp)

Click on the following link to access the information online: Euthanasia in Canada. What's Next? (mailchi.mp)

Click on the following link to access the information online: Assisted Dying should not include children. (mailchi.mp)

Seniors for Social Action

Click on the following link to access the newsletter online: A Message from the South East Grey Community Health Center (mailchi.mp)

Update from the Minister of Seniors

Click on the following link to access the newsletter online: Employment and Social Development Canada (campaign-archive.com)

White Cane Magazine | Winter/Spring 2024

Click on the following link to access the information online: White Cane Magazine Winter/Spring 2024. (mailchi.mp)

Pharmacare

Liberals and NDP Strike Deal on Pharmacare

Click on the following link to access the information online: Liberals and New Democrats reach a deal on pharmacare | CBC News

Webinars

EVERY LEARNER MATTERS AND MATTERS EQUALLY. | JOIN UNESCO IN CELEBRATING INCLUSION IN EDUCATION!

The Salamanca Statement adopted and widely endorsed at the World Conference organized by UNESCO and the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain in Salamanca, Spain in 1994 established the fundamental principle of inclusion at school.

Thirty years on, poverty, geographical location, gender, language, disability, ethnicity, migration or displacement status and other factors continue to dictate and limit education opportunities.

The high-level policy dialogue will take place on 13 March 2024 from 2pm and will highlight efforts by governments and partner organizations to advance inclusive educational policies and practices.

The event will be followed by the Global Inclusive Schools’ Forum (14-15 March 2024), co-organized by UNESCO and the International Forums of Inclusion Practitioners (IFIP). Practitioners from different parts of the world will share experiences and promising and innovative inclusive practices that include all learners in quality and inclusive learning.

For in-person attendance, registration is required by 5 March 2024: Register here!

More information about the event can be found in the event webpage.

White Cane Conference - A collaboration of Canadian Council of the Blind & Fighting Blindness Canada

Click on the link to access the information online: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Opportunities

Advocacy & Policy Officer for Asia (reparations & CRSV)

We at the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) are looking for someone to join us as Advocacy and Policy Officer for Asia. Deadline: 3 March.

GSF mission is to enhance access to reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) around the globe. GSF advocates for duty bearers as well as the international community to develop reparations programmes. It also guides states and civil society by providing expertise and technical support for designing reparations programmes. GSF’s survivor-centric approach is the cornerstone of its work.

Click on the following link to access the information online: https://www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/uploads/gsf/Documents/Vacancies/Vacancy_Annoucement_-_Advocacy_and_Policy_Officer_for_Asia.pdf

Please share to your network!

Selection process for Members of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Member, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Click on the following link to access the information online: GIC - Member, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (njoyn.com)

Recruitment of people with disabilities for VR accessibility research

We are a group of accessibility researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison and Virginia Tech. We are conducting research to support inclusive avatar representation for people with disabilities in social VR. We are reaching out to see if you could help us spread out the word and recruit participants. 

We specify our study details below:

Participants will have a 45-min phone survey with us and reflect on their avatar preferences on social VR platforms. We will offer a compensation of $25 for all participants who completed the study. This study is fully remote.

Eligibility:
Participant must:
Be at least 18 years old;
Have at least one disability, including but not limited to visual impairments, deaf and hard of hearing, motor disabilities, intellectual disabilities, autism, etc;
Have experience with avatars in digital social platforms.

To Participate:
If you are someone with disabilities and you are interested in participating in this study, please fill out this interest form (https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bw1IPmjIj4WvJjw). We will contact you shortly if you are eligible to participate in the study.

We respect your time and value the contributions your organization has made to the community of people with disabilities. We would be greatly appreciated if you can forward this message to the community. This research would further improve the inclusiveness and digital accessibility of social VR platforms for this community. If you have any questions, please contact us at kzhang284@wisc.edu (Kexin Zhang). We look forward to hearing from you!

Best,
Research Team
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