As of August 1, 2022, bakerlaw has joined forces with Ross & McBride LLP.
Our team is excited to become part of the formidable group of human rights, employment, and constitutional lawyers at Ross & McBride. Our current and future clients will continue to receive the personalized, high-quality representation that has become synonymous with bakerlaw, and will benefit from the collaborative, cross-functional approach to complex issues that both we and Ross & McBride value. With the added resources of larger, full-service firm, this collaboration will allow us to take on new clients for the first time since October 2021. If you are seeking legal advice, please contact us at contact@rossmcbride.com
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Federal Benefits Workers not to Play Detective
- May 24, 2017
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The Toronto Star has recently published an article by Jordan Press entitled: Federal benefits workers told to stay off social media when vetting applications.
The article explains how workers who determine eligibility for employment, disability, or seniors’ benefits are not permitted to use publicly available information, including social media posts, online obituaries, and municipal property information, when deciding whether someone qualifies for benefits. » Read the rest
Some of Our Clients are Working Through a Medical Maze
- September 1, 2016
- Kimberly Srivastava
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This recent Accessible Media Inc. video (link) features one of bakerlaw’s clients who was discriminated against by her doctor. We helped our client file a complaint to the Health Services Appeal and Review Board regarding her experience.
Follow this link (link to video) to learn more about Margaret’s experience and others who have disabilities and have had difficulties navigating the medical system as a result.
Bakerlaw’s Emily Shepard Comments on Miscarriage as a Disability
- April 6, 2016
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Bakerlaw’s own Emily Shepard commented on the recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario interim decision which held that a miscarriage can be characterized as a disability.
Read her thoughts on the decision here (link).
Transportation of Persons with Disabilities in Canada: Triumphs and Tribulations
- December 29, 2015
- Kimberly Srivastava
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Bakerlaw has worked extensively in the area of advancing the rights of persons with disabilities in the transportation context.
Bakerlaw represented the Council of Canadians with Disabilities in the Via Rail case in 2007 click here to read the case (link). » Read the rest
Getting students with disabilities back to school: challenging suspensions and expulsions
- December 16, 2015
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When a student with a disability has been suspended, expelled, or excluded from school the process for challenging this decision can be complicated and frustrating. Bakerlaw has been involved in getting many students back to school through both the human rights and the school board processes. » Read the rest
Canadian Transportation Agency Reaffirms Independent Travel Rights of Passengers with Disabilities
- December 10, 2015
- Kimberly Srivastava
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A recent case decided at the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has affirmed that deaf-blind persons have the right to determine their own need for an attendant during air travel. The case arose when Ms. Carrie Moffatt was told by Air Canada that she could not travel as a deaf-blind person without an attendant. » Read the rest
Tribute to champion of disability rights, Helen Henderson
- April 14, 2015
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Canadian journalism has lost its preeminent writer on disability issues. Helen Henderson, who lived much of her professional life with multiple sclerosis died on April 11th of cancer. Helen tackled cutting edge disability issues without ever sounding strident. The rights she demanded in her columns reflected her common sense and decency. » Read the rest
Accommodated Testing on the LSAT
- October 22, 2014
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In May 2014, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding accommodations on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) (link to settlement agreement). In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs alleged that the LSAC’s accommodation policy violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as state anti-discrimination laws. » Read the rest
The Government Spending More Money Fighting Claims than Getting People Care
- October 22, 2014
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An article recently published in the London Free Press outlines the transformation of Ontario’s health care coverage claim and appeal process into a system in which the Ministry of Health denies countless deserving claims and it is nearly impossible for a patient to win an appeal to the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (link to article). » Read the rest
“Humanity Evolving on Human Rights” – Interesting and Insightful Comment from Disability Rights Advocate Jim Derksen
- September 29, 2014
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On September 29, 2014, disability rights advocate Jim Derksen published an insightful comment on the development of human rights understanding (link to article). Mr. Derksen is a leader in local, provincial, national, and international disability movements, and presently serves on the inclusive design advisory committee and human rights advisory council to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, an organization he believes will play an important role in facilitating ongoing discussion about what human rights means and “how it can be applied to human relations throughout the world.” » Read the rest