English
A Long History of CTA Inaction in the Establishment of Accessibility Regulations
February 14, 2017
Via E-mail: president-chair@otc-cta.gc.ca
Mr. Scott Streiner
Chair and CEO
Canadian Transportation Agency
15 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec J8X 4B3
Dear Mr. Streiner:
Subject: Request for a meeting
Don't do it because it is the law...
Accessibility laws that require accessible websites are there to take care of the laggards, the companies and organizations that don’t know what is good for them, the ones that don’t have the foresight and understanding to look out for their own health and survival. It is for the corporations that are equivalent to kids that fail to brush their teeth.
COLLABORATION: THE KEY TO ACCESS AND INCLUSION
Brief to:
Let's Talk Parks, Canada!
c/o Parks Canada
30 Rue Victoria, 2nd Floor (PC-02-E)
Gatineau, QC J8X 0B3
Brief from:
Council of Canadians with Disabilities
909-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0B9
Tel: 204-947-0303
January 2017
BACKGROUND:
Reported Economic Benefit of Medical Aid in Dying Gives New Meaning to 'Lives Not Worth Living'
Heidi Janz, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta
Media Advisory: CCD Available to Comment on "Mary Kills People"
January 25, 2016 │For Immediate Release
New Global Series Makes Hero of Euthanasia Doctor
Global TV will present a six-episode series called “Mary Kills People” beginning January 25 at 9 p.m. The series, which was picked up by Lifetime in the United States, revolves around the fictional Dr. Mary Harris. According to Global TV, Harris is “an ER doctor who maintains a sideline within the hospital as an ‘angel of death,’ working outside the boundaries of the law to help terminally ill patients end their lives so they can go out on their own terms.”
CCD Chairperson's Update - Happy New Year!
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities wishes you a Happy New Year!
We are looking forward to working on national accessibility and inclusion legislation and the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ Optional Protocol.
~ Jewelles Smith
CCD Chairperson
CCD Voice of Our Own - Winter
On the CCD Agenda
Highlights of the Last 12 Months
CCD Voice of Our Own - Special Edition
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) was founded in 1976 as an organization of people with disabilities working for people with disabilities. CCD was first known as the Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped (COPOH), but, in 1994, when its membership structure changed to include national organizations of people with disabilities, a new name was adopted - the Council of Canadians with Disabilities.
Canada to Ratify CRPD's Optional Protocol
December 23, 2016
Canada to Ratify CRPD’s Optional Protocol
