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Committee Updates
This Update shares information on activities of some of CCD's Committees.
Transportation Committee
The last few months have been quite busy for the CCD Transportation Committee. This report focuses on our work with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), VIA Rail, the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), and the Council of Canadian Academics.
Special Edition: Giving A Voice To Children's Rights
By Keiko Shikako-Thomas, PhD, OT, Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability: Participation and Knowledge Translation, McGill University and Meaghan Shevell, MA Human Rights, Participation and Knowledge Translation in Childhood Disabilities Lab, McGill University
Keiko Shikako-Thomas will meet with the CRPD Committee to increase their awareness of the issues that she elaborates on in her blog post.
Q & A with CRPD Shadow Report Committee Member Frank Folino
It is the Canadian Association of the Deaf-Association des Sourds du Canada (CAD-ASC)’s mission to promote and protect the rights, needs, and concerns of Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) and langue des signes québécoise (LSQ). CAD-ASC is the oldest organization, founded in 1940, that provides consultation and information on Deaf issues to the public, business, media, educators, governments and others; conducts research and collects data of Deaf people in Canada.
Giving A Voice To Children's Rights
By Keiko Shikako-Thomas, PhD, OT, Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability: Participation and Knowledge Translation, McGill University and Meaghan Shevell, MA Human Rights, Participation and Knowledge Translation in Childhood Disabilities Lab, McGill University
Keiko Shikako-Thomas will meet with the CRPD Committee to increase their awareness of the issues that she elaborates on in her blog post.
Special Edition: Phyllis Fehr to Represent People with Dementia at the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 by Emilia Klassen
Q&A with Kerri Joffe of ARCH Disability Law Centre
ARCH Disability Law Centre is a specialty legal clinic dedicated to defending and advancing the equality rights of persons with disabilities in Ontario.
Phyllis Fehr to Represent People with Dementia at the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 by Emilia Klassen
Special Edition: Telling Our Own Story
Telling Our Own Story: Canadian DPOs Apply Nothing About Us Without Us Principle to UN Review of Canada's Record on Human Rights
Steven Estey
Q&A with CRPD Shadow Report Committee Member Maureen Haan
It is The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work’s mission to promote and support meaningful and equitable employment of people with disabilities. As innovators and agents of change, they build partnerships, develop skills, share knowledge and influence attitudes.
