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Weekly Email Digest for Information Sharing Purposes December 11 - December 15, 2023
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Access
U.S. Access Board Webinar: Sporting: The Spectators Experience (January 4)
U.S. Access Board Webinar on Emergency Transportable Housing Available in Archives
Advocacy group celebrates as Accessible Sask. Act comes into force | Regina Leader Post
Dental Care
Dentalcare program to be gradually phased in over 2024 | CTV News
International Day of Human Rights
Today, December 10th, 2023, CCD commemorates International Human Rights Day. The theme for this year is Freedom, Equality and Justice for All.
This is the 75th anniversary of the International Declaration of Human Rights, which Eleanor Roosevelt referred to as the Magna Carta of all people. We recognize the role that John Humphrey, a Canadian with a disability, played in the development of the Declaration. Along with others, Mr. Humphrey prepared the first draft of the Declaration.
Nearly 3 in 10 Canadians have at least one disability: StatCan
Lyndsay Armstrong
The Canadian Press
Staff
Updated Dec. 6, 2023 8:18 a.m. CST
Published Dec. 6, 2023 6:03 a.m. CST
The number of Canadians with at least one disability has doubled in 10 years, a reality that should push governments to help reduce barriers to accessibility, says the head of a human rights organization.
Opinion: It's time we made room for people with disabilities
Author of the article:
Paul Lupien • Special to Montreal Gazette
Published Dec 03, 2023 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 3 minute read
On Dec. 3 the world celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It’s an opportunity to recognize the diversity of human abilities, and to raise awareness of the issues facing people with disabilities.
But in all honesty, it’s the only day of the year when we’re truly visible.
Weekly Email Digest for Information Sharing Purposes November 18 - December 1, 2023
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Access
Section 508 Best Practices Webinar in Archives: Returning to the Office: Accessible Hybrid Meetings
W3C WCAG 2.2 Now Available
Accessibility Standards Canada | Quarterly Newsletter – December 2023
Coming soon: 2023 Accessibility Progress Report
Accessibility News - December 2023
Health
A Dementia Strategy for Canada
Human Rights
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2023
We join with everyone around the globe in recognizing International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2023.
Chairperson's Update - November 2023
10 Social Justice Principles
The CCD Council has been working on principles to guide our social justice work. Our starting place has been a modified version the Sins Invalid 10 Social Justice Principles*, which we are revising for our Canadian context.
In brief, the 10 principles are:
Weekly Email Digest for Information Sharing Purposes November 14 - November 17, 2023
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Access
U.S. Access Board Webinar: Emergency Transportable Housing (December 7)
Government of Canada
A New Online Tool to Get Feedback on the Regulations for the Canada Disability Benefit
Newsletters
Brain Injury Canada Newsletter
Cooperation Canada
Disability Alliance BC | Transition Magazine
