Annual Report 2024-2025
The Law, Disability & Social Change Project research centre is pleased to share its 2024 – 2025 annual report. Please click here for a version in Microsoft Word.
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES IN MAY AND JUNE 2025
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2025, Issue 1). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Supreme Court of Canada during the months of May and June, 2025. This information is not intended
Read moreAnnual Report 2023-2024
The Law, Disability & Social Change Project research centre is pleased to share its 2023 – 2024 annual report. Please click here for a version in Microsoft Word.
Read moreLeadership in Canadian Disabled Youth Advocacy: Pathways and Intersections on May 23, 2025 12-1:30pm (Webinar)
While The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes the rights of children with disabilities, it is largely silent on how the rights of youth (aged 15 to 24) with disabilities should be advanced. Join Windsor Law’s, Law, Disability, & Social Change Project and outstanding youth disability advocates for a panel discussion on Friday, May 23rd from
Read moreProfessor Laverne Jacobs UNCRPD Member 2023 Newsletter
Professor Laverne Jacobs UNCRPD Member 2023 Newsletter (Vol. 1, Issue 1, September 2024)
Read moreHuman Rights Tribunal Disability Case Summaries in July & August 2024
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2024, Issue 2). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal during the months of July and August, 2024. This information is not intended to
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES IN MAY & JUNE 2024
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2024, Issue 1). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Northwest Territories during the months of May and June, 2024. This information
Read moreUN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) – Decisions Rendered on Individual Communications
Read the UN CRPD Committee’s Decisions Issued on Individual Communications in the 28th and 29th Sessions, in MS Word: 28th Session: Date of adoption: March 23, 2023 Type of Decision: Decision on merits Date of adoption: March 23, 2023 Type of Decision: Decision on merits 29th Session: Date of adoption: August 25, 2023 Type of Decision: Discontinuance decision Date of
Read moreUpcoming Webinar “At Risk and Overlooked: Children with Disabilities in Armed Conflict”
The Berkeley Law Center for Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law in collaboration with the Law, Disability & Social Change Project of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law will host a webinar on protecting children with disabilities during armed conflict, featuring Emina Ćerimović, an associate director in the Disability Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. Emina leads the organization’s work
Read moreUpcoming Webinar: “Localization of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”
The Centre for Disability Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the West Indies at Mona, in collaboration with the Law, Disability and Social Change Project of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, present an important discussion on localizing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Speakers: Dr. Laverne Jacobs, Professor and Founding
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES IN JULY & AUGUST 2023
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2023, Issue 2). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Columbia, Ontario, and Alberta during the months of July and August, 2023. This information is not intended to provide legal advice. Prepared
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES IN JUNE 2023
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2023, Issue 1). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia during the month of June 2023. This information is not intended to provide legal
Read moreWelcome to Victoria Cino, LDSC Executive Research Coordinator!
Victoria Cino graduated from the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law in 2016. She completed her articles with the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, then moved into private practice with a small family law firm in Windsor. Before returning to the University of Windsor as a Staff Lawyer and the Executive Research Coordinator for the Law, Disability &
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES IN MAY & JUNE 2022
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2022, Issue 1). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that were rendered during the months of May and June 2022. Any relevant Supreme Court
Read moreBIPOC & Disability Resources
The Law, Disability and Social Change website now has a dedicated page for BIPOC and Disability Resources. To access it, please click directly below.
Read moreBIPOC & DISABILITY LIVED EXPERIENCES EVENT
Please join us Monday, March 8 for a discussion with our expert panelists exploring the lived experiences of racialized people with disabilities in Canada. Panelists include: Yat Li (Head of Marketing & Communications at Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility), Sarah Jama (Co-founder, Disability Justice Network of Ontario), Sherron Grant ( Co-founder of Black Families Support Group), and Valeria Kuri (3L JD/MSW
Read moreThe Annotated Accessible Canada Act
Click here to go to the first excerpt of the Annotated Accessible Canada Act. The Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada, S.C. 2019, c. 10, which is commonly known as the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) came into force on July 11, 2019. It is Canada’s first piece of federal legislation focusing on accessibility for persons with disabilities. The ACA aims
Read moreStatement against Anti-Black & Anti-Indigenous Racism and of Solidarity with Black, Indigenous & People of Colour (BIPOC) [1]
*CONTENT WARNING: discussion of anti-Black racism, ableism, police brutality, murder* Over the last several months we have observed global uprisings and world-wide responses to the rampant and systemic anti-Black racism that is embedded in the fabric of our society. Black folx have been subject to colonial rule, the transatlantic slave trade, and are still grappling with the ongoing legacy of
Read moreWEBINAR TRANSCRIPT: “LOCALIZATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES”
Transcript for the past webinar, “Localization of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” hosted on November 1st 2023, by The Centre for Disability Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the West Indies at Mona, in collaboration with the Law, Disability and Social Change Project of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law.
Read moreUniversity of Windsor’s Annual Accessibility Day Webinar, “Accessibility, Inclusion & the Limits of the Law” (April 8, 2021)
How can we achieve greater social inclusion for people with disabilities? This question lies at the heart of a regulatory initiative that has been developing steadily in Canada since the mid-2000s. The question of inclusion has become even more acute during the COVID-19 crisis. Accessibility standards are the newest generation of law established to combat disability discrimination. Accessibility standards are
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