CIIC 2022 – 2023 Annual Report
Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship 2022 – 2023 Annual Report
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 […]
A settlement agreement has been approved in the case of the province’s systemic discrimination against disabled Nova Scotians, stipulating the closure over the next five years of all institutions for people with disabilities
A settlement agreement has been approved in the case of the province’s systemic discrimination against disabled Nova Scotians, stipulating the closure over the next five years of all institutions for people with disabilities In August 2022, the province and the coalition agreed to a collaborative process, including the appointment of independent experts Eddie Bartnik and […]
A landmark legal victory has officially yielded a five-year plan to ensure Nova Scotians with disabilities can move out of large institutions and receive timely access to housing.
Legal victory for N.S. disabilities rights converted into five-year plan for reforms 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.
Some Dutch people seeking euthanasia cite autism or intellectual disabilities, researchers say
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2022 – 2023 Annual Report
CIIC 2022 – 2023 Annual Report
Landmark report on ending the systemic discrimination against Disabled Nova Scotians.
Today, April 26, 2023, the Disability Rights Coalition of Nova Scotia released the Expert Report that formed the foundation of its Interim Settlement Agreement with the Province and the NS Human Rights Commission. In the wake of the landmark October 2021 NS Court of Appeal ruling finding systemic discrimination by the Province against persons with disabilities, the […]
Landmark report on ending the systemic discrimination against Disabled Nova Scotians.
An independent expert report co-authored by Prof. Tim Stainton that could set the groundwork for closing the province’s remaining institutions for people living with disabilities and having their needs managed in the community has been released. You’ll find the reports and media releases here
March 16, 2023 Event: Rewriting the Rules- Exploring ableism in our community
Join us March 16, 2023 from 4 – 6pm PST in person at UBCO campus in Kelowna or online via zoom. Free tickets and details are available here or at https://trellis.org/rewritingtherules You can learn more form reading the media advisory below. Rewriting the Rules media advisory February 2023
MAiD Update: Special Joint Committee has made recommendation that make things worse (From Inclusion Canada)
Inclusion Canada BREAKING NEWS February 16, 2023 The Special Joint Committee on MAiD was responsible for learning how to “protect” people with disabilities in a country that provides MAiD on the basis of disability. At the committee, people with disabilities were dismissed, lectured, badgered, and discredited. Unsurprisingly, the committee has now made recommendations that make […]