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Recent Improvements in Accessibility of VIA Rail Services
- August 27, 2014
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Last week, VIA Rail announced the new accessible cabin for two on its Canadian train between Toronto and Vancouver (link to article). VIA Rail announced that the cabin was designed following extensive research of accessibility requirements within the transportation industry. » Read the rest
Communications and Disability Rights: How Litigation before the CRTC Can Make a Difference
- August 11, 2014
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Legal Activism Can Create Social: The Role of Disability Advocacy in the Information ‘Revolution’
This summer, Bakerlaw is pleased to host Julia Munk, Osgoode Hall Law School’s 2014 Kreppner Plater Fellowship winner. Julia is researching how effective advocacy before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) can make gains for the rights of persons with disabilities generally. » Read the rest
Caregiver Accommodation: The Final Answer
- August 5, 2014
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Toronto, ON, August 5, 2014 — The deadline for Canadian National Railways to appeal the case of Denise Seeley to the Supreme Court of Canada has passed. As a consequence her Federal Court of Appeal victory stands, confirming that every employer is obligated, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, to accommodate the family caregiving obligations of its employees. » Read the rest
Charter Challenge to Canada Student Loan Program
- July 31, 2014
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This week the Toronto Star published the column “Deaf-blind woman tests Canada’s equality guarantee” (link to article). The column outlines the plight of Jasmin Simpson, who is blind and deaf and who graduated with 60% more student debt due to the increased time it took her to complete her B.S.W. » Read the rest
Communications and Disability Rights: How Litigation before the CRTC Can Make a Difference
- July 29, 2014
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From The Silent Film to YouTube
This summer, Bakerlaw is pleased to host Julia Munk, Osgoode Hall Law School’s 2014 Kreppner Plater Fellowship winner. Julia is researching how effective advocacy before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) can make gains for the rights of persons with disabilities generally. » Read the rest
Student Loans a Major Source of Discrimination Against Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities
- July 16, 2014
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Toronto, ON, July 16, 2014 – Students with disabilities have significantly higher costs when attending post-secondary colleges and universities. What is less well understood is that many students with disabilities are also burdened with significantly higher student debt to repay after leaving school. » Read the rest
Communications and Disability Rights: How Litigation before the CRTC Can Make a Difference
- July 11, 2014
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This summer, Bakerlaw is pleased to host Julia Munk, Osgoode Hall Law School’s 2014 Kreppner Plater Fellowship winner. Julia is researching how effective advocacy before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) can make gains for the rights of persons with disabilities generally. » Read the rest
Environmental Issues and Disability Rights
- July 9, 2014
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Toronto, ON, July 9, 2014 – Noise and chemicals are two ways in which our public and private institutions have been endangering the health of workers, residents and travelers.
bakerlaw was counsel to the West Toronto Diamond Community Group (WTDCG) in their successful efforts to stop Metrolinx’s use of high impact pile drivers in their assault on the low income residents of the Junction area of Toronto. » Read the rest
Devaluation of Persons with Disabilities Most Evident: The Case of Emergency Preparedness
- April 11, 2014
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Toronto, ON, April 11, 2014 – I once heard Catherine Frazee speak at OISE about the ways Ontario’s emergency measures planning is based on an assumption that persons with disabilities are expendable.
The maritime code traditionally held that when grabbing life jackets or boarding life boats it was to be “women and children first.” » Read the rest
Interesting Links
- April 10, 2014
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We’re happy to share information* about related institutions and organizations engaged in social justice advocacy. Here is a sampling of links you may be interested in:
LEGAL
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Ontario Legal Aid
- Ontario Ministry of Labour – Employment Standards
- Canadian Legal Information Institute
- HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)
- Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
DISABILITY
- The Canadian National Institute for the Blind
- ARCH Disability Law Centre
- Council for Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Canadian Spinal Research Organization
- DisAbled Women’s Network Ontario
- Ontario Brain Injury Association
- Disability Research Information Page
- Ethno-Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO)
- VoicePrint Canada – Broadcast Reading Service
- Epilepsy Toronto
- Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- Democracy Watch
- Canada Without Poverty
- Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
- Human Rights Internet
- Human Rights Watch
- Lawyers for Social Responsibility
- Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
- Centre for Social Justice
- Amnesty International Canada
*These links are here for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsements. » Read the rest