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Apr 2011

  • 6 Apr 2011 - CCD: Liberal Platform Puts Disability Issues on the Agenda, CCD Challenges Others To Do The Same -
    The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national disability organization working for an inclusive and accessible Canada, welcomed the Liberal Platform’s twin-track approach to disability issues.  CCD eagerly awaits the platforms from the Conservatives, the NDP, the Bloc Quebecois and the Green Party. CCD will apply a disability lens to the Platforms of all the major Federal Parties.

Mar 2011

  • 28 Mar 2011 - CCD: Federal Candidates Challenged to Run Accessible Campaigns -
    Very shortly Canadians will be asked to choose who should represent them in the House of Commons. To make this choice, all Canadian voters need to be informed about candidates’ views and the Parties’ Platforms.  For Canadians with disabilities who need alternate media (Braille, large print, accessible electronic files), accessible web sites that are screen reader friendly, and sign language interpretation, making an informed choice will be difficult if election candidates do not run accessible campaigns
  • 23 Mar 2011 - CCD Press Release: Dealing with Today´s Disability Poverty -
    The Council of Canadians with Disabilities issued the below press release on March 22, 2011. For immediate release
  • 22 Mar 2011 - New owner wants to carry on traditions of CNIB Lodge by the Sea -
    Derek Trethewey wants to honour the traditions of the CNIB Lodge by the Sea by turning it into a destination for people with disabilities and health issues.
  • 16 Mar 2011 - India's National Museum opens door to visually-impaired -
    New Delhi, Feb 28 - The National Museum here has put in place a system to enable visually-impaired people to walk through and appreciate art -- becoming the first museum in India to become accessible to the visually challenged.

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