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Understanding the Poverty and Exclusion of Canadians with Disabilities
Cameron Crawford
Institutes for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society (IRIS)
December 2, 2014
Christine Elliott's Vision of a More Inclusive Canada
Disabling Poverty/Enabling Citizenship Forum
2 December 2014
Ottawa, Ontario
(Christine Elliott was the keynote speaker at CCD's Forum.)
Media Advisory
November 27, 2014
Disabling Poverty/Enabling Citizenship
Member Group Announcement - TVAC's Right the Wrong National Campaign
Dear friends and partners of TVAC,
The ultimate goal of our RIGHT THE WRONG national campaign is to ensure that the Canadian born Thalidomide survivors can age with dignity. YOUR VOICE, YOUR PARTICIPATION can make a difference!
MPP Christine Elliott to Address Disabling Poverty/Enabling Citizenship Forum
Christine Elliott will elaborate her vision of how to remove barriers and create a welcoming environment that empowers people with disabilities and their families.
CCD Chairperson's Update - October 2014
Assisted Suicide
Disability Community News: Update on CCDS VisitAbility Project
CCD is pleased to share information about the VisitAbility Project, being conducted by the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies. Jim Derksen has been representing CCD on this project.
Project Title: Collaborative Knowledge Building and Action for VisitAble Housing in Canadian Cities
Funder: Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program — Disability Component
Organization: Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS)
CCD Voice of Our Own - Fall 2014
On the CCD Agenda
- CCD's Top 10 Actions This Quarter
Making Poverty a Human Rights issue for People with Disabilities
Yvonne Peters and Debra Parkes*
November 4, 2014
An Overview of Progress and Barriers in Federally Regulated Transportation
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Pat Danforth, CCD Transportation Committee Chairperson
Working for an inclusive and accessible Canada.
Progress is slow when it comes to accessibility in transportation in Canada. I would like to highlight a couple of successes that are emerging.
First, to be truly inclusive we need to be more user friendly for folks with sensory disabilities. That’s why Air Canada’s recent announcement gives CCD some hope.
