The Globe and Mail
Mercredi 25 novembre 2009

The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, 25 November 2009

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national human rights organization, applauds the athletic victories of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who uses prosthetic limbs, and the dedication to excellence of all the athletes with disabilities who will be competing in the Paralympics and the Olympics. We also commend the contributions of those who create the technical aids which assist athletes with disabilities compete in their chosen sport.

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2 décembre 2000

 L’époque actuelle est particulièrement propice aux personnes handicapées mais c’est aussi l’une des époques les plus difficiles.

For Immediate Release

December 2, 2009

Now is one of the best times to be living with a disability and also one of the most challenging.

Pousser-tirer pour une stratégie visant les personnes handicapées

Pushing and Pulling A Disability Strategy

In this edition of the Update, I will share information with you about how we are pushing an agenda on disability while few people outside the disability community are pulling the same agenda forward along with us. The lack of support outside our own community means progress on disability issues tends to be incremental rather than strategic and comprehensive. However, in instances when some are pulling in our direction, it is clear our messages do have an impact.

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Volume 27, Numéro 4

Volume 27, Issue 4

Alors que le Canada commémore le Jour du Souvenir en ce 11 novembre, le CCD aimerait rappeler que la guerre est un important creuset de déficiences. Nous savons tous que des soldats canadiens ont été tués en Afghanistan. À ces vies perdues s’ajoutent les déficiences subies par les soldats canadiens et étrangers ainsi que par les Afghans. Souvenons-nous de ceux qui sont tombés à la guerre et ceux qui y ont été handicapés.

As Canada commemorates November 11th, Remembrance Day, CCD would like to remind everyone that war is a major cause of disability. We are all aware of the Canadian soldiers who are killed in Afghanistan. In addition to those who are killed, there are those who are being disabled by the warfare in Afghanistan both Canadian soldiers, the soldiers of other countries and citizens of Afghanistan. We need to remember both those who have lost their lives due to war and those who have acquired a disability as a result of war.