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December 11, 2013
Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities
On 3 December 2013, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, CCD Chairperson Tony Dolan summarized the issues of people with disabilities at a breakfast on Parliament Hill hosted by Ministers Flaherty and Kenney.
Minister Flaherty, Laurie Larson, CACL President, Tony Dolan, CCD Chairperson, and Minister Kenney at December 3rd Breakfast for disability community.
November 30, 2013
Looking Into Poverty: Income Sources of Poor People with Disabilities in Canada
This report provides a statistical look at the personal income sources of people with disabilities who live in low income households in Canada. These are people who live in "straightened circumstances," are sometimes referred to as living below the "poverty line" and are here referred to as "poor" or as having "low income." Read more
May 11, 2013
Yvonne Peters, Gwen Brodsky, Ravi Malhotra Discuss Inclusion After the Moore Case
Along with others, some members of the CCD Human Rights Committee share their views on the impact of the Moore case. Read more
More on Our Issues
March 2, 2014
CCD Chairperson's Update - February 2014
February 28, 2014
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: First Report of Canada
February 12, 2014
Conservative Plan for 2014 Takes Action on Employment for Persons with Disabilities
February 10, 2014
Getting and Keeping a Job - What makes a difference
February 4, 2014
CCD Chairperson's Update - January 2014
January 27, 2014
CCD Voice of Our Own (Fall 2013 - Winter 2014)
December 3rd Breakfast Hosted by Ministers Flaherty and Kenney for leaders of the disability community.
November 22, 2011
Celebrating Our Accomplishments
We have produced this booklet both to celebrate our success and to help others understand the contribution of the disability rights movement in Canada.
Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon, far left, observes as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, second from left, meets members of the Canadian delegation, including CCD's Steve Estey. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Videos
January 10, 2013
Please Oppose "Assisted Suicide"
In a video presentation, Rhonda Wiebe, Co-chair of the CCD Ending of Life Ethics Committee, explains why legalized assisted suicide puts people with disabilities at risk. Read more.
Weblog
February 12, 2014
24 HOURS IN EMERGENCY: IS THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM READY FOR BILL 52?
I wondered how a health system that is overburdened, with staff who are overworked, in facilities that are overcrowded, can implement the necessary safeguards to protect people from abuse of euthanasia. Read more.
Press Release
February 12, 2014
Conservative Plan for 2014 Takes Action on Employment for Persons with Disabilities
CCD commends the Government of Canada for progress to date, and looks forward to working in partnership with the Government of Canada on those barriers, which are very well known in the disability community - poverty, inaccessibility, and lack of disability-related supports. Read more.