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 moreThe 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 moreWhile 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 (Vol. 1, Issue 1, September 2024)
Read moreThe 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 moreThe 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 moreRead 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 moreTranscript 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 moreHow 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
Read moreThe 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
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