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The Intervenor Organization of Ontario (IOO) is the professional organization for intervenors who work with people who are DeafBlind in Ontario. An intervenor is a trained professional who provides access to information for people who are DeafBlind so that a person who is DeafBlind may participate in their community however they so choose. Intervenors are [...]
Canadian Association of the Deaf
10 November 2020 For immediate release INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CRUCIAL TO SUCCESS OF ACCESSIBILITY TECHNOLOGIES Ottawa (ON) – Including people with disabilities in the research, development, and marketing of accessibility technologies can be the difference between the failure and success of those technologies, according to a new study by the Canadian Association of the [...]
Accessibility Standards Canada
COVID-19 Accessibility Guidelines COVID-19 has created new barriers and amplified other barriers for Canadians with disabilities. The pandemic is prompting us to rethink best practices in terms of accessibility. We are releasing today our first accessibility guidelines for COVID-19. These cover guidelines for working from home and returning to the workplace. As part of this [...]
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Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of persons with Disabilities (CRPD)![]()
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We are providing you with information on how to virtually attend the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Please feel free to share this information with your networks, including youth councils or groups. ![]()
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Originally scheduled to take place in June 2020, COSP was rescheduled by the UN in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and is taking place November 30, December 1 and 3, 2020. ![]()
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The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, will be leading Canada’s delegation. Due to the virtual nature of CoSP this year, you will be able to watch all formal sessions and register for side events that may be of interest to you. Side events are smaller interactive discussion panels on specific priority topics and are typically co-hosted by a range of government, stakeholder and international bodies. The link to the CoSP sessions will be made available the morning of each day on the UN Web TV site. ![]()
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The overall theme of this year’s CoSP is “A decade of action and delivery for inclusive sustainable development: implementing the CRPD and the 2030 Agenda for all persons with disabilities”. Three virtual roundtables will take place December 1 and 3 on the following sub-themes:![]()
1. Disability and business: realizing the right to work in open, inclusive and accessible environments for persons with disabilities;![]()
2. Addressing the rights and needs of older persons with disabilities: ageing and demographic trends; and![]()
3. Promoting Inclusive environments for the full implementation of the CRPD.![]()
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In addition, there is a cross-cutting theme of “Strengthening capacity-building to fully implement the CRPD and the SDGs for persons with disabilities, in particular women and girls with disabilities”, which will be included in all three roundtables. ![]()
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For your information, the Government of Canada is hosting a side-event on “The path to equality: from accessibility to disability inclusion”, taking place December 1 from 1:15 to 2:30 PM EST. To register for this event, please contact: accessible-canada@hrsdc.gc.ca. ![]()
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Other side events organized by Canadian stakeholders include: ![]()
• “Public sector leading by example on the employment of persons with disabilities during the pandemic” on November 30, 2020 from 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EST, hosted by the International Labour Organization, co-sponsored by Canada and New York.![]()
• “Disability & Business: Initiatives in Inclusive Corporate Leadership” on December 3, 2020 from 10:00 to 11:15 AM EST, hosted by Inclusion Canada (formerly Canadian Association for Community Living). ![]()
• “Promoting Inclusive environments for the full implementation of the CRPD for children with disabilities” on December 3 from 6:00 to 7:15 PM EST, hosted by Kids Brain Health Network.![]()
• “Disability, consent, sexuality & reproduction: perspectives on how to dismantle ableism within sexual and reproductive health from the global south” on December 4, 2020 from 8:30 to 9:45 AM EST, hosted by Action Canada for Population and Development. ![]()
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Information on COSP, including the full schedule of side events, is available at: www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/conference-of-states-parties-to-the-convention-on-the-ri... ![]()
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We hope that you are available to participate in this unique opportunity as COSP goes fully virtual for the first time!
13th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD | United Nations Enable
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We are pleased to announce our Board of Directors and national staff for 2020 - 21!
Giving Tuesday is coming December 1st! CDBA National is proud to once again participate in this event. Stay tuned for more details.
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