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Barrier-Free Canada/Canada Sans Barrieres (BFC/CSB) advocates for the Canadian Parliament to enact a strong and effective Canadians with Disabilities Act (CDA) to achieve a barrier-free Canada for all persons with disabilities.

To this end, BFC/CSB is seeking endorsements from national disability organizations to build a non-partisan community coalition. BFC/CSB would also like to identify point persons from these organizations to act as key contacts.

The steering committee of BFC/CSB has drafted a set of principles concerning a CDA that are drawn from the principles that underpin the provincial disability legislation in Ontario and Manitoba. A CDA is not meant to replace provincial disability legislation. It will complement such legislation and benefit Canadians living in provinces with and without provincial disability legislation. At this point in time, CNIB, March of Dimes Canada, Canadian Hearing Society and MS Society of Canada have endorsed the BFC/CSB principles and confirmed their support for the movement to enact a CDA. There is no individual or organizational charge for membership in BFC/CSB. Please contact Donna Jodhan, Chair of Barrier-Free Canada (donna@barrierfreecanada.org) with any questions or to express your organization’s support and identify a key contact.

News

Image. Canadian Transportation Agency logo. A maple leaf to the right appears to have the pattern of a mechenical gear within it. To the left are the words Canadian Transportation Agency.

Canadian Transportation Agency Reports Some Provisions of the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations Will Be Delayed

The Order to delay the coming into force of a few targeted provisions of the Accessible Transportation for Persons with ...
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Three women of diverse cultures standing together, smiling. Stand Together.

Canadian Human Rights Commission 2019 Annual Report / Rapport Annuel 2019

It is our pleasure to let you know that our 2019 Annual Report to Parliament "Stand Together" is available online ...
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Five uniformed airport employees wear black helmets with dark visors that shield their eyes and blue medical masks that cover their mouths, at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport.

Travelling With Masks Makes Journeys More Difficult for Those With Hearing Loss

Even now, three months into COVID-19, the picture shocks. Five uniformed airport employees wear black helmets with dark visors that ...
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/ / coronavirus, covid 19, difficulty, hearing loss, lip reading, masks, News, travel
Barrier Free Canada Logo. Image of a light blue maple leaf with a white diagonal section of the leaf missing, giving the appearance of a circle with a line through it that bans what is on the inside. This maple leaf is intended to ban inaccessibility. To the right of the light blue maple leaf are the words, 'Barrier Free Canada' and 'Sans Barriere Canada'. Welcome to Barrier Free Canada.

Barrier Free Canada / Canada sans Barrieres (BFC/CSB) Seeking Directors For Its Board Deadline To Apply: July 17th 2020

If you are interested in helping to ensure that Bill C-81 lives up to its promises and that we are ...
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A collage of images highlight the inherent difficulties presented by social distancing for people with disabilities.

A True Dilemma of “Social” and “Physical” Distancing. By: Michelle Buckland, B.A.A. Passionate Learning Consultant

The COVID-19 crisis is new. It is requiring us all to act, interact and communicate in different ways than we ...
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Close up neck down shot of female doctor wearing a white uniform and holding a clipboard with medical patient documents while consulting a disabled older woman during a visit, while sitting on a couch in a room with a wheelchair.

COVID-19: Disability and Communication. Pandemic Highlights Existing Barriers for Those With Communication Disabilities

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to ...
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A blue rubber medical glove holds up a rapid test device for COVID-19 showing a negative test result.

Testing! Testing!

As we continue to step gingerly through these horrific times, there are so many thoughts, emotions, feelings, and uncertainties for ...
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A woman in isolation at home and wearing a face mask has her hand on a window that she is looking out of contemplatively.

The Missing Piece to Our Future

This is probably going to be one of the most painful and saddest editorials that I will ever write and ...
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