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14.3% of Canadians report having a disability. Canadians with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than other Canadians. They face exclusion from quality education, from employment and from participation in their communities. CCD's Social Policy Committee provides leadership on addressing the social and economic exclusion of persons with disabilities.

In Canada, people interested in disability public policy have different views on the effectiveness of disability legislation for removing barriers and improving the lives of people with disabilities. The United States, Australia and Ontario have such legislation but the results vary. CCD, using a human rights and disability rights analysis, examined what a federal disability act could do for Canadians with disabilities.