The 17th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP17) took place June 11-13th 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, bringing together more than 130 country delegations and hundreds of national and international human rights institutions and civil society organizations to discuss progress on the implementation of the United … Continued
In 2019, the Government of Canada passed a new law called the Accessible Canada Act. There is also a plain language version of this law. The Accessible Canada Act’s goal is to create a country without barriers for all people – especially people with disabilities. The law applies to programs and services that the federal government controls. The … Continued
Hosted by Inclusion Canada & People First of Canada in collaboration with Office for Disability Issues, Employment and Social Development Canada November 28th, 2022 – Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario (in-person event) Canada’s federal government is working on our country’s first Disability Inclusion Action Plan. The Plan’s 4 pillars explore areas that deeply impact the lives of … Continued
