Council of Canadians with Disabilities

CCD Chairperson's Update--October 2010

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a visionary document that encompasses the broad range of issues of concern to people with disabilities. This month, CCD's attention focused on advancing Canadian compliance with the objectives of the CRPD in a number of areas:

La Journée internationale des personnes handicapées

C’est aujourd’hui la Journée internationale des personnes handicapées, proclamée par les Nations Unies. Le CCD vous invite à la célébrer en examinant la pauvreté vécue par les personnes avec des déficiences et en vous engageant, de pair avec la collectivité des personnes handicapées, à améliorer la vie des personnes ayant des limitations fonctionnelles.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 3rd is the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. CCD encourages you to observe this day by considering disability poverty and committing to work with the disability community to improve the lives of Canadians with disabilities. People without disabilities are surprised to learn that disability and poverty are nearly synonymous, with disability leading to poverty and poverty contributing to disability.

Journée internationale des personnes handicapées - Notre liste de souhaits

2 décembre 2010

Pour distribution immédiate

Charlottetown—Le Conseil des Canadiens avec déficiences, organisation nationale de défense des droits des personnes avec des déficiences, félicite les Nations Unies d’avoir proclamé le 3 décembre comme Journée internationale des personnes handicapées.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities - We're Sending Our Christmas Wish List to Federal Government

December 2, 2010

For Immediate Release

Charlottetown—The Council of Canadians with Disabilities, a national human rights organization, praised the United Nations for establishing December 3rd as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, because CCD saw it as one vehicle for bringing attention to the many issues persons with disabilities face and which demand attention.

Calvin Wood's Presentation to End Exclusion 2010

Calvin Wood is from Windsor, Nova Scotia. He has worked hard to make People First Windsor an innovative and successful group. He asked the mayor for office space and now they have an office. He has registered their group for charitable status so now they can do fund‑raising.