Browsing Archive: October, 2012

The Thirteenth Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability:

Posted by Emma Arenson on Monday, October 22, 2012,
CALL FOR PAPERS

Intersections and Independence:


The Thirteenth Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability:


April 16 - 17, 2013


Held on The Ohio State University’s Columbus Campus

This year’s theme focuses presenters on the frictions, synergies and synthesis that occur at the boundaries of multiple roles, identities and perspectives within individuals and between them.  Some possibilities to consider:

·      Exploration of the simultaneous influences of models of disability ...
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Monday Oct. 29 - Please Help make Ontario More Accessible to People with Disabilities

Posted by Emma Arenson on Tuesday, October 16, 2012,
This post  is a call to action; an action that will take you less than 5 minutes.
 
 * On Monday, October 29th, please take a few minutes of your time to make a phone call to the Ontario Premier's Office to ask that this province take seriously the issue of accessibility for people with disabilities.

There is lots of information below, but basically the problem is that while the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act looks good on paper, it won’t be of much use if the government doe...

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Minds that Matter: release of the report on human rights, mental health and addictions

Posted by Emma Arenson on Monday, October 1, 2012,
The Ontario Human Rights Commission and
the University of Ottawa’s Human Rights Research and Education Centre
invite you to the release of:

Minds that Matter

The OHRC’s consultation report
on human rights, mental health and addictions

Please join us for the release of the report in-person or via webcast.
We are grateful to all those who participated in the consultation and contributed to
the report.

Date: October 10, 2012
Time: 4 – 6 p.m.
Place:   Tabaret Hall room 112
University of Ottawa, 550 C...

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