Disability fixes get five-year watchdog. The province has five years to dismantle the systemic discrimination against disabled Nova Scotians, with a Human Rights Commission board of inquiry set to act as a watchdog over the next five years to ensure compliance.

Disability fixes get five-year watchdog. The province has five years to dismantle the systemic discrimination against disabled Nova Scotians, with a Human Rights Commission board of inquiry set to act as a watchdog over the next five years to ensure compliance.

Eddie Bartnik, an Australian consultant on disability services, and Tim Stainton, a University of British Columbia professor of social work and Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship were the experts who wrote the report outlining the process.