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Originally posted at the Durham Region website. DurhamRegion.com asked Durham Region candidates in the Oct. 19 federal election to supply their party’s policy in 20 areas of interest. Weekdays from Sept. 7 to Oct. 2 we will explore federal party policies. What help can our political parties give persons with disabilities to live comfortable andContinue reading Durham federal election candidates on inclusiveness for people with disabilities

Table of contents A special request to our readers Summary for the month of August Next steps How you can support us Contact info A special request to our readers We would like to start with an important appeal to our readers. From now until October 19, we are asking you to please help our cause by takingContinue reading The Barrier Free Canada August 2015 newsletter

The Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, September, 02, 2015 – 9:09:58 AM By James Jackson Chronicle Staff For Jason Tomesch, the talk surrounding the upcoming federal election has been sorely lacking one key discussion — improving the lives of the millions of Canadians who live with one or more disability every day. Tomesch knows the struggle first-hand.Continue reading Making disabilities a federal election issue

The Globe and Mail August 11, 2015 By ANDRÉ PICARD Twenty-five years ago, the United States adopted a momentous civil liberties law, the Americans with Disabilities Act. The purpose of the law was four-fold: to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities; to provide clear, strong, consistent,Continue reading EQUALITY: It’s past time for our own Disabilities Act