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Disability Community Needs PALS in 2011

CCD has been urging HRSDC to support PALS 2011. Community members committed to effective disability public policy may also want to write to the Hon. Diane Finley, Minister Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and call for the Government of Canada to support PALS 2011.

Technology

CCD works from a human rights perspective, which argues that technology needs to be accessible so that people with disabilities experience its benefits. CCD works for laws, policies and programs that remove barriers to technology.

CCD’s Access to Technology Committee participates in research projects on accessible technology, liaises with technology service providers, appears before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

Recent Work

August 19, 2009

Review of the Internet Traffic Management Practice of Internet Service Providers

CCD/ARCH submit that people with disabilities are entitled to the freedom to use the Internet as they wish, equally with others.
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July 24, 2008

Council of Canadians with Disabilities Preliminary Submission to CRTC Re: Unresolved issues related to the accessibility of telecommunications and broadcasting services for persons with disabilities, Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-8 and T

In its brief CCD argues: access and equality will only be achieved through regulation; new barriers must not be created; a national approach must be taken to communications; CRTC must ensure its actions abide by the principles of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act; on-going consultation with people with disabilities is essential; the principles of universal design must guide the development of telecommunications and broadcasting services and products. Read more.