English

On December 3, people with disabilities and our allies commemorate the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities.  The theme for 2020 is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 world.  This is not some future task. The time is now.

In Canada, 24 percent of the population self-identify as having a disability, and many were already pushed to the margins before the pandemic. 

December 3, 2020 | For Immediate Release

On December 3, we commemorate the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities.  The theme for 2020 is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 world.  This is not some future task. The time is now.

Media Release

For Immediate Release | November 13, 2020

On 20 June 2019, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (“CCD”) along with the Canadian Association for Community Living (“CACL”), and People First Canada (“PFC”) were granted leave to intervene at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in a case involving the right of persons with disabilities to live in their community with supports.  The coalition of national organizations will be presenting their oral legal arguments at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in November 2020 (subject to any restrictions relating to the pandemic).

COVID-19 Crisis has Exposed Systemic Ableism in Healthcare

Media Release | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Winnipeg – October 5, 2020 – The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national disability rights organization, is vehemently denouncing the Trudeau government’s re-introduction of Bill C-7, a bill which extends access to Medical Aid in Dying to people who are experiencing intolerable suffering as a result of illness or disability, but whose death is not reasonably foreseeable. The bill was first introduced in early February, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada.

Media Release

For Immediate Release | October 6, 2020

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) seeks to honour Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, by pledging to serve as an ally supporting the long overdue work needed to remedy systemic anti-Indigenous racism and oppression, which is the result of Canadian colonialism and white supremacy.  As an ally, CCD urges all Canadians, and particularly Canadian leaders at all levels, to do their part to address anti-Indigenous oppression.

Media Release

For Immediate Release | September 23, 2020

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) finds that the Liberal Government used a disability lens when developing its national work plan outlined in the September 23rd Throne Speech, including measures to address some of the concerns of people with disabilities.

MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | AUGUST 12, 2020

WINNIPEG – The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national disability rights organization, is expressing its support for 43-year-old Jonathan Marchand as he begins a protest to obtain his and his friends’ release from long-term care facilities in Quebec.

Media Release

For Immediate Release | July 10, 2020

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national organization working for an accessible and inclusive Canada, is proud to announce the Executive Committee for 2020-22 that was elected by CCD’s member organizations: