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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.
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Videos
September 30, 2015
Voting at an Elections Canada Office
After an election is called, you can vote at any Election Canada office across the country.
August 26, 2015
Accessible Voting
This video provides information on accessible voting tools and services. Read more.
August 11, 2015
Getting Ready to Vote (ASL)
Learn how you can get ready to vote in the 2015 federal election. This video covers eligibility, how to register and identification options. Read more.
January 10, 2013
Please Oppose "Assisted Suicide"
In a video presentation, Rhonda Wiebe, Co-chair of the CCD Ending of Life Ethics Committee, explains why legalized assisted suicide puts people with disabilities at risk. Read more.
June 9, 2011
Video: Who Chooses? End of Life Decision-making and People with Disabilities
Manitobans with disabilities discuss their concerns about how end of life decision making occurs in their province. Read more.
January 27, 2011
Claredon Robicheau Speaks Out On Transportation
Claredon Robicheau summarizes some current issues in the federal mode of transportation. Read more.
January 25, 2011
Why the CRPD Is Important
Steve Estey and Marie White discuss the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Read more.
January 25, 2011
Video: A Conversation about Accessible Transportation
Marie White and Claredon Robicheau discuss transportation barriers and how CCD is addressing these. Read more.
January 14, 2011
Immigration Video
Marie White and Laurie Beachell explain how Canada’s immigration practices discriminate against people with disabilities and why this is an issue being addressed by CCD. Read more.
October 7, 2009
National Action Plan Video
Jim Derksen presents the National Action Plan. Read more.