A Perspective from World-Renowned Advocate Donna J. Jodhan – How Some Canadian Government Departments Are Using Work Arounds

On the left, a cool-toned, glass-walled Canadian government office shows suited officials wearing headsets and studying charts on multiple monitors, a Canadian flag behind them. A dark vertical divider separates this from the right side, where warm lamplight illuminates three people with disabilities at home—a wheelchair user typing survey answers on a laptop, a woman signing responses in ASL, and an older blind woman with a white cane listening on headphones—each engaged in unpaid survey work. The contrasting color palettes and settings highlight the imbalance between polished data analysis and unpaid consultation labor.

How some Canadian Government departments are using work arounds Editorial: When “Consultation” Becomes Exploitation – How Some Government Departments Are Failing Persons with Disabilities   In the spirit of inclusion and equity, the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) was enacted to remove barriers and ensure full participation of persons with disabilities in Canadian society. However, recent … Continue reading A Perspective from World-Renowned Advocate Donna J. Jodhan – How Some Canadian Government Departments Are Using Work Arounds

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