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A Missed Wedding, a Landmark Protest and a Legal Victory
On October 31, 1980, I arrived in Ottawa ready to participate in a weekend meeting of the National Council of the Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped (COPOH) (now known as the Council of Canadians with Disabilities). I attended this meeting under much protest from my family. My sister was getting married, and here I was, choosing to miss her wedding so I could discuss the Constitution and the inclusion of disability rights.
Key Messages
Re: Employment and Persons with Disabilities
Prepared by CCD Social Policy Committee
for
HRSDC Stakeholder Engagement Meeting
On Employment Barriers for Canadians with Disabilities
Ottawa,
February 8th, 2012
The Fight Against Poverty and Exclusion in Québec: Mixed Results, Including for Persons with Disabilities
François Aubry
February 2012
Presentation
On December 13, 2002, the Government of Québec instituted, as part of a major law passed unanimously by the National Assembly, the Act to combat poverty and social exclusion (Bill 112), a strategy to reduce poverty and social exclusion.
The Voice of People with Disabilities: Making a Difference in Manitoba
If you are looking for something to read, consider The Voice of People with Disabilities: Making a Difference in Manitoba, an anthology in which people with disabilities describe their efforts to make Manitoba accessible and inclusive. In her Foreword to the book, the Honourable Jennifer Howard, Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities, stated, “Just a short time ago, it was widely believed that people with disabilities had little to offer society.
Accommodation in the 21st Century
Accommodation in the 21st Century by Gwen Brodsky, Shelagh Day, and Yvonne Peters examines jurisprudence following the Supreme Court of Canada decisions in the Meiorin and Grismer cases.
The Moore Case and Equality Rights in Education for Students with Disabilities
On March 22, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada heard an important appeal about the equality rights in education for students with disabilities. The appeal involved Jeffrey Moore, a student with a learning disability who has fought for years to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to education. When Jeffrey was in elementary school, he was forced to go to private school after being denied the educational services he needed.
Viewing Budget 2012 with a Disability Lens
30 March 2012
For Immediate Release
Global's "Taking Mercy" Portrays People with Disabilities as Suffering and Subhuman; CCD Seeks Redress
30 March 2012
For Immediate Release
Raising Age of Eligibility for Old Age Security Will Prolong Poverty For Canadians with Disabilities
March 21, 2012
For immediate release
CCD's Response to "Taking Mercy" (Global 16x9; March 16, 2012)
To: Jennifer Tryon (jennifer.tryon@globalnational.com)
From: Rhonda Wiebe, Co-chair CCD Ending of Life Ethics Committee and
Dean Richert, Co-chair CCD Ending of Life Ethics Committee, in consultation with
Dr. Heidi Janz (John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta) and
Krista Flint (Inclusive Humanity)
