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CMHR to feature the most inclusive design in Canadian history
For immediate release
January 29, 2013
Accessibility sets global example, surpasses Smithsonian guidelines
Winnipeg – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has embraced an approach to inclusive design that will set new Canadian and world standards for universal accessibility, its president announced today.
If therapeutic homicide is going to be "on the menu" in our hospitals ...
On 15 January 2013, a Quebec panel of legal experts suggested that provincial law could frame assisted suicide as part of the continuum of care offered in palliative care settings. Making assisted suicide a palliative care treatment option is a matter of national concern because other jurisdictions may adopt the practice. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national organization working for an accessible and inclusive Canada, encourages
Private Sector Must Show Leadership on Employment and Disability
For Immediate Release
16 January 2013
Factum in the Carter Case
Court File No. CA040079
COURT OF APPEAL
ON APPEAL FROM: THE ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE SMITH OF THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRONOUNCED JUNE 15, 2012
BETWEEN:
LEE CARTER, HOLLIS JOHNSON, DR. WILLIAM SHOICHET, THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION and GLORIA TAYLOR
RESPONDENTS
APPELLANTS ON CROSS APPEAL
(Plaintiffs)
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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA APPELLANT
RESPONDENT ON CROSS APPEAL
(Defendant)
Please Oppose "Assisted Suicide"
Rhonda Wiebe, the Co-chair of CCD's Ending of Life Ethics Committee, presents the arguments against assisted suicide and explains how you can help CCD oppose legalized assisted suicide in the courts. CCD is seeking to intervene in the Carter case which struck down the Criminal Code's prohibitions against assisted suicide.
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Radio Interview about the CRPD
On Tuesday, 8 January 2012, Vangelis Nikias was a guest on the radio show Dialogues with Dan. In the interview, Vangelis discusses his work to promote the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Dialogues with Dan has posted a podcast of the interview.
CCD Chairperson's Update - November 2012
CCD Celebrates Increased Funding for People First of Canada
We All Are People With Disabilities: You Are Us
Press Release
December 3, 2012, International Day of Persons with Disabilities
For Immediate Release
