By Harry Wolbert Last Updated: March 1, 2010 12:00am Our elected members of parliament will return to work this week. And with that comes the expectation that some work will finally get done. Over these last few years disability issues have taken a backseat on the national agenda. This has been a real disappointment for … Continue reading A #Federal agenda that includes us (People with #Disabilities )
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#Disability #rights: Coming of age at #UN
By STEVE ESTEY Thu. Mar 18 - 4:54 AM It takes a long time to clear security at UN headquarters these days. But after waiting nearly eight years for the moment, I was in no rush. Last Thursday, with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as witness, the government of Canada took the final step towards ratifying … Continue reading #Disability #rights: Coming of age at #UN
Proposed US Law Would Force Product Accessibility
Manufacturers and suppliers of consumer technology devices in the US could be forced to make all their products accessible to blind consumers, if proposed legislation is passed by Congress. Introduced by Jan Schakowsky, a Democratic House of Representatives member from Illinois, the Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind Act 2010 ( http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4533/text ) is … Continue reading Proposed US Law Would Force Product Accessibility
#Disability Group Challenges #Canada on ‘Excessive Burden’: $5,259
Immigration officials contend that paying $5,259 per year for Rachel Barlagne's education would be an excessive burden on Canada, so they are ordering her family to leave Montreal and abandon the life and business they are building in their adopted country. This is a surprising turn of affairs in a country that a week ago … Continue reading #Disability Group Challenges #Canada on ‘Excessive Burden’: $5,259
#Equity: are #Canadians really paying attention?
Recently I was watching Jack Layton on The Hour when he brought up the subject of putting Pay Equity back on the Canadian federal agenda. What's interesting about this is that in Ontario at least, pay equity has supposidly been in place since 1987, but it hasn't really happened. Now with all due respect to … Continue reading #Equity: are #Canadians really paying attention?
Call to #Action from the Council of #Canadians with #Disabilities
Prime Minister Harper has prorogued the House of Commons. A new session will begin March 4th and a new session means a Throne Speech and a Budget Members of Parliament will be spending more time in their constituency offices in January and February. NOW is the perfect time for us to ensure that they know … Continue reading Call to #Action from the Council of #Canadians with #Disabilities
Police Taken by Surprise as #Visually #Impaired Block Road
By Geeta Desai Mumbai Mirror, January 26, 2010 at 11:03:45 AM Visually-challenged protestors blocked the road outside BMC headquarters, in front of Azad Maidan, for almost two hours on Monday, to press for their demands of jobs in government and semi-government organisations. The protestors, who were on a hunger strike for the past four days … Continue reading Police Taken by Surprise as #Visually #Impaired Block Road
#Disability and #Climate Discourse – an Excellent Article
People have been asking me for more information on disability and climate change. I've found an interesting and recent article that isn't to long to read. The article explains how people with disabilities have largely been left out of climate change discourse, by referencing both disaster relief plans and reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on … Continue reading #Disability and #Climate Discourse – an Excellent Article
Disability in the Media: Lady Gaga’s Disability Project
I`ve recently become very interested in how the media is using disability as a hot topic, while still oppressing people with disabilities. In doing some research on this topic I came across an excellent article on Lady Gaga’s Disability Project. I`m all for people with disabilities expressing their sexuality, but Lady Gaga`s paparazzi video leaves … Continue reading Disability in the Media: Lady Gaga’s Disability Project
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