by Trish Robichaud | Aug 17, 2012 | All, Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Media Coverage, Press Release
Ottawa, Ontario, July 30, 2012 — The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced the creation of the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. As outlined in Economic Action Plan 2012, the Panel’s...
by Trish Robichaud | Aug 15, 2012 | Accommodations, All, Employment, Human Rights Cases
When Teresa Hollingsworth, co-ordinator of community and corporate services at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority in London, Ont., learned that a colleague had been diagnosed with cancer, she and her co-workers found numerous ways to show their support....
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 30, 2012 | All, Attitudinal Barriers, Commentary, Human Rights Cases, Systemic Barriers
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver man has been awarded $3,000 after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found a potential employer discriminated against him after learning he was visually impaired. Mallaz Khalil, a University of B.C. grad, had responded in April 2011 to a job...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 24, 2012 | All, Attitudinal Barriers, Commentary, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage
MONTREAL – Michel Larochelle has been using service dogs for 20 years. They help him with his daily tasks and help him manage his quadriplegia. He’s often reminded of his limitations in public places, but perhaps the harshest reminder was in August 2009 while at...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 15, 2012 | Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Intellectual Disabilities, Media Coverage
ST. CATHARINES, ON – Systemic discrimination underlies the case of an intellectually disabled woman who was paid a $1.25 an hour at her job, her lawyer argued at a Human Rights Tribunal reconsideration hearing. “This is one of these areas that there needs...
