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CCD seeks to focus attention on and prevent private and societal actions that make people with disabilities die prematurely. Death-making is rooted in fear, prejudice and negative perceptions about life with a disability.

The Disability Justice Litigation Initiative:

• Provides advice and leadership on the human rights initiatives undertaken by CCD
• Identifies human rights issues of concern to persons with disabilities that could be addressed through law reform initiatives
• Selects human rights/equality rights test cases that will advance the rights of persons with disabilities

The Latimer case directly concerned the rights of persons with disabilities. Mr. Latimer's view was that a parent has the right to kill a child with a disability if that parent decides the child's quality of life no longer warrants its continuation. CCD explained to the court and to the public how that view threatens the lives of people with disabilities and is deeply offensive to fundamental constitutional values.

The Social Policy Team:

• Identifies social policy issues of national concern to persons with disabilities
• Provides advice to CCD National Council on reforms that would improve the social and economic participation of Canadians with disabilities