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Who are Canadians with Disabilities?

When we speak of people with disabilities, we are actually talking about people with impairments who are disabled by the environment and type of society in which they live:

By Natalie Spagnuolo 

Natalie is a member of CCD's Social Policy Committee. She is a doctoral candidate in Critical Disability Studies at York University and a Joseph-Armand-Bombardier Doctoral Fellow of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

November 17, 2016

Introduction

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) is a national human rights organization of people with disabilities that works for an accessible and inclusive Canada.  (Please see appendix for highlights of CCD's work on accessible transportation.) 

During this consultation, CCD will identify measures that could advance barrier removal in the federally regulated transportation system. 

Media Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Budget cuts to home mail delivery service means that Canada Post plans to eradicate this service altogether. They believe that providing a community mailbox can be a sufficient enough substitute for daily home mail delivery. This is untrue, and CCD is working with both the government and the postal service to ensure the retention of home mail delivery.

The Government of Canada is seeking your ideas to inform the development of planned accessibility legislation.

November 7th

Victoria, British Columbia
Monday, November 7th 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour
728 Humboldt Street,
Victoria, BC  V8W 3Z5
Meeting room: Pacific Ballroom

November 10th

For Immediate Release │October 31, 2016

On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in Ottawa at the National Youth Forum, Natalie Spagnuolo, a member of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities' (CCD) Social Policy Committee, will provide recommendations on where the Government of Canada should provide leadership to improve opportunities for participation by people with disabilities as it moves forward with promised accessibility legislation.

The Council of Canadian with Disabilities (CCD) is seeking a Project Manager.

CCD is the lead organization on a multi-agency research collaborative, The Alliance, whose purpose is to consult Canadians on the Development of Federal Accessibility Legislation.

Summary:

Editorial Note - Jewelles Smith, CCD Chairperson, was a member of the Canadian civil society delegation, which travelled to Geneva, for the 16th session of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the Committee was developing its List of Issues concerning Canada's Initial Report.  The other members on the delegation were Audrey-Anne Trudel (COPHAN), Bonnie Brayton (DAWN-RAFH Canada), Frank Folino (CAD), and Steve Estey (staff to disability community's CRPD

AGM Highlights

CCD's Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on June 11, 2016 in Winnipeg.

CCD Executive Committee – The National Council elected a new Executive Committee: