In March, the Federal Court of Appeal handed down a ruling in CCD’s ongoing battle to make VIA Rail’s Renaissance cars accessible that denies the equality rights of Canadians […]
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Deaf-Blind Man Posed Air Safety Hazard
The National Post reports (p4) that a transportation tribunal has ruled, citing safety concerns as a top priority, that Air Canada was right to insist a deaf-blind man travel […]
Continue ReadingSafe Schools Act Unfairly Targets Minorities
Richard Brennan in the Toronto Star and Antonella Artuso in the Toronto Sun report (p 5) that according to Human Rights Commissioner Keith Norton, Ontario’s strict-discipline school policies are […]
Continue ReadingAirline Warned About Serving Disabled
The Globe and Mail reports (p 11-12) that Air Canada has been told by federal regulators to overhaul its on-line reservation system to better accommodate people with disabilities. Air […]
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Transitional Housing and Support Program For Abuse Women The Transition Housing and Support Program aims to provide services through support, counseling, advocacy, and referral to all women in particular, […]
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