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11 December 2009

Professor says dignity of pension could replace welfare for thousands

By Katherine Dedyna, Times Colonist November 19, 2009 7:06 AM

Michael J. Prince is a TAB: A temporarily able-bodied person. But without warning, accident or illness could push the University of Victoria professor into the ranks of more than two million Canadians with serious disabilities.

A Historic Day

On 3 December 2009, when the Government of Canada introduced the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) into the House of Commons, the Canadian disability community passed another milestone on its human rights journey. In this edition of the Update, I will share CCD’s perspective on this historic event, as well as information on other CCD agenda items. All of these issues come under the influence of the CRPD.

Government of Canada Tables CRPD: Canadians with Disabilities Celebrate Milestone Event

December 3, 2009

For Immediate Release

Today, Minister Peter MacKay, on behalf of the Government of Canada, tabled in the House the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This is the final step in the process of Ratification of the Convention, one that has been eagerly awaited by Canadians with disabilities.

By Sharon Murphy, A Member of the Research Team for the Disabling Poverty/Enabling Citizenship Research Project and a Board Member of Canada Without Poverty

(The Presentation was made at the Canadian Social Forum 2009.)

I hope to set the tone for this presentation by focusing on the realities of the lives of those who are disabled and living in poverty. I want to make the invisible visible. I want to talk about three men I met who panhandle on the main street in Halifax.

30 November 2009

The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, 25 November 2009

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national human rights organization, applauds the athletic victories of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who uses prosthetic limbs, and the dedication to excellence of all the athletes with disabilities who will be competing in the Paralympics and the Olympics. We also commend the contributions of those who create the technical aids which assist athletes with disabilities compete in their chosen sport.

For Immediate Release

December 2, 2009

Now is one of the best times to be living with a disability and also one of the most challenging.

Pushing and Pulling A Disability Strategy

In this edition of the Update, I will share information with you about how we are pushing an agenda on disability while few people outside the disability community are pulling the same agenda forward along with us. The lack of support outside our own community means progress on disability issues tends to be incremental rather than strategic and comprehensive. However, in instances when some are pulling in our direction, it is clear our messages do have an impact.

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