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Disability Justice Litigation Initiative
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
Social Policy Team
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
Transportation Portfolio
The Transportation Portfolio:
- Identifies transportation issues of national concern to persons with disabilities
- Provides advice to CCD National Council on reforms that would improve the transportation access of Canadians with disabilities
- Convenes working groups regarding specific transportation issues such as: CTA Working Group that is currently involved in monitoring the implementation of the Accessible Transportation for People with Disabilities Regulations (ATTDR)
International Portfolio
The International Portfolio:
- Provides advice and leadership on international issues that effect persons with disabilities
- Identifies international issues of concern to persons with disabilities
- Provides advice to CCD National Council and the federal government on reforms that would improve the affect of Canada's foreign aid and policy on persons with disabilities.
- Monitors and advises on the implementation on the United Nations Convention on the Rights the Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Canada
Technology Portfolio
The Access to Technology Portfolio:
- Identifies technology issues of national concern to persons with disabilities
- Provides advice to CCD National Council on reforms that would improve the access to technology of Canadians with disabilities
Member Organizations And Members At Large
CCD's members are provincial/territorial cross-disability, consumer-controlled, human rights organizations and national uni- and cross-disability, consumer-controlled, human rights organizations and six individual members at large ensuring a intersectional council.
The member organizations and members at large are: