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The Government of Canada is leading consultations to inform planned accessibility legislation.
In-person sessions are coming soon to your community. Now is the chance to have your say. Read more.
Publications
CCD keeps its members and others informed by publishing reports and newsletters.
Voice of Our Own
This quarterly newsletter updates the community on the activities of CCD and its member organizations.
April 2, 2019
During Official Visit UN Special Rapporteur on Disability Rights Looking at Canada's Record on Disability
I think it is very helpful to have an external expert come and look at things on the ground. I think it will be very instructive for us and she has the ability as an independent UN expert, who is not beholding to anyone here in Canada, to say exactly what she thinks. So, I think she will shine a light on what she considers to be areas of concern. I will be very honest about this and say the fact that the government has invited her to do this, I think, is a sign of good faith on the part of the government, as well. It is a sign of commitment on the part of the government to try and move things forward on the disability agenda. Read more.
August 20, 2018
OPEN LETTER URGES PRIME MINISTER TO MAKE GOOD ON HIS COMMITMENT TO THE RIGHT TO HOUSING
At a press conference in Ottawa advocates released an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau signed by over 170 organizations and prominent Canadians urging the Prime Minister to make good on his commitment to the right to housing by enshrining that right in upcoming National Housing Strategy legislation. Read more.
August 2, 2018
Accessibility Legislation: What the Alliance for an Inclusive and Accessible Canada Heard
The Alliance summarized its findings in a report titled “Consulting Canadians about the New Federal Accessibility Law: Final Report", prepared by Djenana Jalovcic, Ph. D. Read more.
Chairperson's Update
In this monthly newsletter, CCDs Chairperson shares information about the work undertaken by the National Council of Representatives, Committees, volunteers and staff.
December 21, 2018
Happy Holidays 2018
As 2018 winds down, I want to wish everyone in the disability community and our allies a happy holiday season and to encourage us all to celebrate two important milestones that have been achieved this year:
- Canada’s accession to the Optional Protocol of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) which enables the CRPD Committee to hear complaints about rights violations from Canadians with disabilities, and
- Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act, named the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) as the body responsible for monitoring the Government of Canada’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as called for in paragraph 2 of article 33 of the CRPD.
November 28, 2018
CCD Election Results - 2nd Vice Chair
CCD Council has elected a new officer to the Executive Committee: John Rae as 2nd Vice Chair. Read more.
November 26, 2018
Supporting Recognition of ASL/LSQ by Canada
CCD fully supports Deaf Canadians’ call for ASL/LSQ to be recognized as official Canadian languages, because freedom of expression is a human right. Read more.
CCD Weblog
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Wednesday November 7, 2018
Please find a summary of the November 7, 2018 meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA). Read more.
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Thursday October 25, 2018
Please find a summary of the Parliamentary Committee study on Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act. Read more.
Reports
February 14, 2017
COLLABORATION: THE KEY TO ACCESS AND INCLUSION
CCD is interested in developing an ongoing collaborative working relationship with Parks Canada that will support increased access and inclusion in all of Parks Canada's activities. Read more.
April 19, 2016
A Modernised Court Challenges Program of Canada: A perspective from the Council of Canadians with Disabilities
The Court Challenges Program of Canada (“CCPC”) is essential to ensure access to justice for persons with disabilities in accordance with article 12 and 13 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. If persons with disabilities do not have the means to access the courts, the rights to equality guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and in human rights legislation are hallow and meaningless. Read more.
January 29, 2016
CCD Submission to Special Joint Committee on Physician Assisted Dying
The Supreme Court of Canada in Carter emphasized that there needs to be a balanced system that both enables access by patients to physician-assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia (PAD/VE), and protects persons who are vulnerable and may be induced to commit suicide. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) strongly believes that a minimal but mandatory vulnerability assessments, an independent review process with prior authorization, along with Criminal Code protection of the vulnerable are essential for this purpose. Read more.