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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
July 4, 2011
Community Expectations: Compliance and Progressive Realization
One of the features which make Canada a great country is our human rights tradition and current framework. Read more.
June 9, 2011
Monitoring of the CRPD
In the Government of Canada’s Explanatory Memorandum on the CRPD they do not specifically name the Canadian Human Rights Commission as the CRPD monitoring body. They did state that the monitoring body would meet the Paris Principles. Read more.
March 29, 2011
Timeline of Major Milestones in International Disability Policy
A chronology of actions at the UN on disability issues. Read more.
March 29, 2011
Disability Community Priorities and Expectations
In the words of the CRPD we expect progressive realization of our rights. And this must be a broadly shared goal because we are all in this together. According to the International Labor Organization, the annual loss of global GDP due to our exclusion of persons from the labor market is between US$1.37 trillion and US$1.94 trillion. Read more.
March 29, 2011
The Road to the UN Convention
In this presentation I will focus on the events that led up to the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). I was involved, with other representatives of the worldwide disability community, in the drafting of the treaty from 2002 to 2006, over the course of nine or ten meetings at the U.N. in New York and at regional meetings around the world. “Nothing about us without us” is our prevailing motto. Read more.
March 16, 2011
P/T Ministers Consider Human Rights in the Context of Disability
Winnipeg 15 March 2011—Canada’s provincial and territorial ministers responsible for disability issues and human rights spent the last two days considering what human rights mean in the context of life with a disability. In February, the disability community developed a Call to Action, endorsed by over 100 organizations, which outlines steps for implementing the CRPD in Canada and this document was shared with the Ministers. Ongoing engagement with the disability community is central to the community’s vision of an effective implementation strategy Read more.
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Archives
Landmines
January 1, 2005
The Landmine Crisis: Designed to kill and injure, to impede
January 1, 2005
Canada and the Global Landmine Crisis: Update
International Development Policy
June 4, 2010
Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) May Be Defunded
I am writing to express our deep concern that the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) – after decades of partnership with CIDA - may now be defunded. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) is a member of CCIC and has been for many years. We work with CCIC to ensure that those focused on international development work are aware of the needs of persons with disabilities in the developing world. It is through the good work of CCIC members that persons with disabilities, often the most marginalized in developing societies, get the benefit of both humanitarian aid and development program initiatives. CCD cannot do this work alone. We need organizations like CCIC that help coordinate development agency work. Read more.
August 10, 2006
War and Peace: Disability Issues
January 25, 2003
Peace Is A Disability Issue
Canada signs the Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations. Members of the Canadian Delegation Steve Estey, Chair of CCD’s International Committee, and Dulcie McCallum observe Canada’s ambassador make this historic commitment.