Month: June 2016

Table of contents Government of Canada Announces Nation-wide Public Consultations on What to Include in the Promised Canadians with Disabilities Act June 22, 2016 Government of Canada News Release June 22, 2016 Statement by Canada Disabilities Minister Carla Qualtrough Excerpt from the May 6, 2016 Speech by Disabilities Minister Carla Qualtrough to the Canadian VisionContinue reading The Barrier Free Canada – Canada sans Barrières June 2016 newsletter

Table of contents Summary of Recent Events News Coverage Next steps Contact info Summary of Recent Events April and May have been busy for people around our country who are advocating for laws to remove and prevent barriers against people with disabilities. That includes great efforts by provincial coalitions that have also agreed to beContinue reading The Barrier Free Canada – Canada sans Barrières May 2016 newsletter

Below please find attached the subtitles of a speech given by the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, for the Canadian Vision Teachers’ Conference 2016 on May 6, 2016, at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond, British Columbia. The speech transcript in PDF format