The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2022, Issue 2). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, and the North West Territories that were rendered during the month of July 2022. It also includes a selection of
Read moreDear LDSC Community, Since May, 2022, we have had the pleasure of working with Valeria Kuri (Windsor Law JD/MSW ’21). Valeria worked with us this summer as the Law, Disability & Social Change Project’s Executive Research Coordinator. She rejoined the Project in this new capacity after having worked as a Research Assistant for four years between 2017 – 2021 while
Read moreThe 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 Colombia, Ontario, Alberta, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that were rendered during the months of May and June 2022. Any relevant Supreme Court
Read moreThe following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2021, Issue 3). This issue of our digest covers decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Colombia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, PEI, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Quebec, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that were rendered during the month of June 2021. Any relevant Supreme Court of
Read moreThe following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2021, Issue 2). This issue of our digest covers decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, PEI, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Quebec, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that were rendered during the month of June 2021. Any relevant Supreme Court of
Read moreThe following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2021, Issue 1) This issue of our digest covers decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Colombia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, PEI, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Quebec, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that were
Read moreThe Law, Disability and Social Change website now has a dedicated page for BIPOC and Disability Resources. To access it, please click directly below.
Read morePlease 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 moreClick 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 more*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
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