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Write to your MP supporting the Vulnerable Persons Standard and asking that its terms be incorporated in the law regulating assisted suicide/euthanasia. Read more.
Social Policy
14.3% of Canadians report having a disability. Canadians with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than other Canadians. They face exclusion from quality education, from employment and from participation in their communities. CCD's Social Policy Committee provides leadership on addressing the social and economic exclusion of persons with disabilities.
Recent Work
September 2, 2016
Job Posting - Research and Communications Assistant
March 23, 2016
Trudeau Government Headed in the Right Direction with Budget 2016
Throughout the life of this government, CCD will be advancing measures, such as the refundable DTC, designed to improve the social and economic conditions of people with disabilities, particularly women and girls with disabilities and others facing multiple forms of discrimination. Read more.
March 1, 2016
REPORT OF SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DYING DISCRIMINATES AGAINST BLIND CANADIANS
When the report, "Medical Assistance in Dying: A Patient-Centred Approach" was released last week, “I was anxious to read it, as CCD has been very active in this issue,” says John Rae, Second Vice Chair of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities. “But, to my surprise, it was released only in an inaccessible PDF version that I could not read, and this discriminates against me and all Canadians who cannot read conventional print,” added Rae. Read more.
More on Social Policy
October 13, 2015
Disabling Poverty, Enabling Citizenship - Canada's Federal Parties Have Their Say
September 30, 2015
Voting at an Elections Canada Office
September 29, 2015
We'll Be Voting for An Accessible Canada
September 15, 2015
Canadians with Disabilities: Getting Beyond Being a Population in Waiting
September 10, 2015
Refundable DTC Campaign - #DTCforAll
September 9, 2015
Federal Legislation to Implement UN Disability Rights Convention: Nothing About Us Without Us
End Exclusion supporters rally in support of an accessible and inclusive Canada.
November 1, 2007
From Vision to Action: Building An Inclusive and Accessible Canada: A National Action Plan
The National Action Plan presents a shared vision for an inclusive and accessible Canada. Read more.