CMHR to feature the most inclusive design in Canadian history
For immediate release
January 29, 2013
Accessibility sets global example, surpasses Smithsonian guidelines
Winnipeg – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has embraced an approach to inclusive design that will set new Canadian and world standards for universal accessibility, its president announced today.
Politiques sociales en matière de handicap au Québec : quelques tendances et enjeux actuels
par Léonie Archambault
Sous la direction de Lucie Dumais et Yves Vaillancourt
Janvier 2013
If therapeutic homicide is going to be "on the menu" in our hospitals ...
On 15 January 2013, a Quebec panel of legal experts suggested that provincial law could frame assisted suicide as part of the continuum of care offered in palliative care settings. Making assisted suicide a palliative care treatment option is a matter of national concern because other jurisdictions may adopt the practice. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national organization working for an accessible and inclusive Canada, encourages
Le secteur privé doit donner le ton quant à l'emploi des personnes handicapées!
Pour distribution immédiate
mercredi 16 janvier 2013
Private Sector Must Show Leadership on Employment and Disability
For Immediate Release
16 January 2013
Factum in the Carter Case
Court File No. CA040079
COURT OF APPEAL
ON APPEAL FROM: THE ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE SMITH OF THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRONOUNCED JUNE 15, 2012
BETWEEN:
LEE CARTER, HOLLIS JOHNSON, DR. WILLIAM SHOICHET, THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION and GLORIA TAYLOR
RESPONDENTS
APPELLANTS ON CROSS APPEAL
(Plaintiffs)
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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA APPELLANT
RESPONDENT ON CROSS APPEAL
(Defendant)
Please Oppose "Assisted Suicide"
Rhonda Wiebe, the Co-chair of CCD's Ending of Life Ethics Committee, presents the arguments against assisted suicide and explains how you can help CCD oppose legalized assisted suicide in the courts. CCD is seeking to intervene in the Carter case which struck down the Criminal Code's prohibitions against assisted suicide.
Radio Interview about the CRPD
On Tuesday, 8 January 2012, Vangelis Nikias was a guest on the radio show Dialogues with Dan. In the interview, Vangelis discusses his work to promote the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Dialogues with Dan has posted a podcast of the interview.
CCD Chairperson's Update - November 2012
CCD Celebrates Increased Funding for People First of Canada
Nous sommes tous des personnes avec des limitations fonctionnelles : vous et nous!
Nous sommes des femmes et des hommes, des filles et des garçons, des mères et des pères, des enfants et des aînés, des travailleurs et des chômeurs et des bénéficiaires de services. Nous sommes citoyens de longue date ou nouveaux arrivants. Nous sommes membres des minorités visibles, des peuples autochtones et des Premières nations. La déficience touche tous les Canadiens. À un moment donné ou à un autre, nous utiliserons tous les services conçus et cr&eacut
