BIPOC & 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.
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BIPOC & 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 moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES AUGUST 2020
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2020, Issue 4) 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 moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES JULY 2020
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2020, 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
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES JUNE 2020
The following are summaries of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2020, Issue 2). 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
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES MAY 2020
The following is a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2020, Issue 1). *New* Please note that we have expanded our coverage to include cases from the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Québec and the federal Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. This issue of our digest covers decisions from the Human
Read moreAccessibility and the Animal Law Movement: The Disconnect
By: Deborah Willoughby “There are only two kinds of people in society: those who have a disability now, and people with disabilities in waiting—i.e. those who will get one later.” This quote by disability advocate David Lepofsky highlights something I never gave much thought to until I recently became injured and had my mobility compromised for a few weeks. The
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2019
Important and noteworthy decisions have recently been rendered from Canadian human rights tribunals relating to disability. The following are a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals in BC and Ontario that were rendered during the months of August and September 2019. Any relevant Supreme Court of Canada decisions from these months have also been included. This information is not
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