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Communication Disabilities Access Canada @CDACCanada

Promoting social justice, human rights, inclusion and accessibility for people with communication disabilities.

Joined November 2011
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Communication Disabilities Access Canada retweeted
IDC/BCANDS 🇨🇦
@BCANDS1
12 Sep 2023
It is with sorrow that we inform that our dear friend Steven Estey has passed. Steve was a unstoppable force in the fight for disability rights. We will miss seeing his face, his wit, and his passion, we are humbled to have counted him as our friend, knowing him made us better.
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Inclusion Canada
@InclusionCA
12 Sep 2023
Inclusion Canada is saddened to learn of Steven Estey's passing. Steve was a fierce advocate for disability rights. His passion for the #CRPD was unparalleled, and his presence in the disability movement energized thousands. 1/2
Steven Estey posing and smiling for the camera in front of a green wall.

ALT Steven Estey posing and smiling for the camera in front of a green wall.

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wendyporch@wendyporch
12 Sep 2023
I am so sad to learn of the loss of my friend and human rights leader Steve Estey yesterday. Steve and I met in 2012 at the CRPD COSP at the UN. He spoke at an event we organized about the CRPD rights of people living with HIV. I was always in awe of him and 1/
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David Lepofsky@DavidLepofsky
30 Jul 2023
Inexcusable! An increasing number of people with disabilities are considering medical assistance in dying due to poverty. #MAID is supposed to be for incurable horrible pain, not Government failing to fix the social safety net #accessibility #AODA #onpoli
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Alice Wong 王美華@SFdirewolf
29 Jul 2023
I cannot breathe through my nose & mouth because of my tracheotomy & ventilator so wearing a mask is not effective My vent doesn’t have a filter that’s like an N95 so I depend on others around me to keep me & themselves safe That’s community care. That’s how it *should* work
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Inclusion Canada
@InclusionCA
16 Jul 2023
73% of adults w/ intellectual disabilities who live alone live in poverty. The #CDB can help change this but only if implemented correctly. In May-Sep 2022, we and other disability orgs consulted #pwd about how the CDB should work. Learn what we heard: inclusioncanada.ca/2023/06/2…

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ISAAC@ISAAC_AAC
23 Jun 2023
📣 Support Communication Access Training at Conference Cancún! 📣 With your support, NAACA will provide free communication access training to service providers and businesses related to ISAAC Conference Cancún! 🥳 @CDACCanada @USSAAC
This is a white graphic with the NAACA logo at the top. This logo features the text “NAACA” with the “NAA” in navy blue font and the “CA” in orange font. Underneath in orange is the text “North American Alliance for Communication Access.” Next to it is the company’s logo which is a navy blue circle featuring white outlines of two silhouette heads facing one another. The head on the left has its mouth open to appear to be speaking to the other and there is a double sided arrow between the heads to symbolize their communication. Underneath the logo on a light blue bar is an orange QR code to scan to donate with the text, “Help us Reach Our Goal $5000 Communication Access MATTERS for everyone!” next to it. Beside this is a green heart image outlined in navy blue with the Conference Cancún logo graphic in the center of the heart. Below the heart is a drawing of two hands surrounding the heart that are also outlined in navy blue and feature green shirt sleeves.

ALT This is a white graphic with the NAACA logo at the top. This logo features the text “NAACA” with the “NAA” in navy blue font and the “CA” in orange font. Underneath in orange is the text “North American Alliance for Communication Access.” Next to it is the company’s logo which is a navy blue circle featuring white outlines of two silhouette heads facing one another. The head on the left has its mouth open to appear to be speaking to the other and there is a double sided arrow between the heads to symbolize their communication. Underneath the logo on a light blue bar is an orange QR code to scan to donate with the text, “Help us Reach Our Goal $5000 Communication Access MATTERS for everyone!” next to it. Beside this is a green heart image outlined in navy blue with the Conference Cancún logo graphic in the center of the heart. Below the heart is a drawing of two hands surrounding the heart that are also outlined in navy blue and feature green shirt sleeves.

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Communication Disabilities Access Canada retweeted
Catherine Wiseman-Hakes@HakesWiseman
17 Jul 2023
Replying to @RickHansenFdn
@RickHansenFdn While I applaud your leadership in accessibility and accessibility training and certification, it's concerning that you don't seem to address #Communication and Communication accessibility, which is a legal and human right! @SAC_OAC @osla_ontario @CDACCanada @WHO
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TalkingMats@TalkingMats
28 Jun 2023
Talking Mats: How visual images support capacity - very pleased that the article by @Lois_Cameron and Nicki Ewing has been published in the spring edition of Journal of Elder Law and Capacity lawsoc-ni.org/DatabaseDocs/m… #supporteddecisionmaking
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CLToronto@CLToronto
30 Jan 2023
CLTO was recognized for its Outstanding Services by Employees and Professional Staff, and Laura Parsonson, a member of the CLTO Board, was nominated for an Outstanding Volunteer for the Community Award at @Yvan_Baker New Year’s Levee and Community Recognition Awards 2022!
Yvan Baker's Community Recognition Awards 2022

ALT Yvan Baker's Community Recognition Awards 2022

Photos of nominees from Yvan Baker's Community Recognition Awards 2022

ALT Photos of nominees from Yvan Baker's Community Recognition Awards 2022

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Spinal Cord Injury Ontario@SCI_Ontario
15 Jan 2023
SCIO is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of David Onley, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, at 72-years-old. 1/3
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Isabel Grant@igrantubc
4 Jan 2023
I am shaken every time I read a sign from a disability org reassuring its clients that it will not seek to end their lives. We need to talk about Bill C-7 and the fact that we are killing disabled people who are not at the end of their lives, not just MAiD for mental illness.
Alexander Raikin@AlexanderRaikin
3 Jan 2023
How many more of these signs do we have to see before the gov’t takes action?
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David Lepofsky@DavidLepofsky
16 Jan 2023
When David met David. @davidlepofsky and @HonDavidOnley met in 1995 when Onley did @CityNews story on election issue on #accessibility. Issues they discussed recur for them over next 28 years. 2 minute captioned video: youtu.be/_lqmN-V10uM #AODA #onpoli
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Well deserved, Rob.
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Inclusion Canada
@InclusionCA
14 Dec 2022
1/3 Well the Chair of HUMA reported back bill C-22 to HofC with amendments today. Good news and we celebrate this step in the process....but....they decided to adjourn for the Holiday break with still 2 days left to go.......
Picture of Chair of the HUMA Standing Committee in House of Commons, standing holding a text and speaking to the tabling of the Standing Committee's Report on C-22 with amendments. On the screen is text entitled "Routine Proceedings - Presenting Reports from Committees"

ALT Picture of Chair of the HUMA Standing Committee in House of Commons, standing holding a text and speaking to the tabling of the Standing Committee's Report on C-22 with amendments. On the screen is text entitled "Routine Proceedings - Presenting Reports from Committees"

Cover of the text of Bill C-22. An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act. First Reading, June 2, 2022. Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion.

ALT Cover of the text of Bill C-22. An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act. First Reading, June 2, 2022. Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion.

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Communication Disabilities Access Canada retweeted
Inclusion Canada
@InclusionCA
28 Nov 2022
Past-President of @PeopleFirstCA, Kory Earle, discusses the difficult process of qualifying for the Disability Tax Credit in Canada and the barriers to access that exist which keep #pwd in poverty.
Text based image highlighting a quote from Kory Earle. Text reads "I think most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are going to need some kind of help or support to apply of the DTC. And I think this is a barrier and a reason that many people don't end up applying - it's a lot of work."

ALT Text based image highlighting a quote from Kory Earle. Text reads "I think most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are going to need some kind of help or support to apply of the DTC. And I think this is a barrier and a reason that many people don't end up applying - it's a lot of work."

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Communication Disabilities Access Canada retweeted
Inclusion Canada
@InclusionCA
21 Nov 2022
The ON Govn't made changes to ODSP to keep more work income without losing benefits. People will now be able to earn $1000/month before claw-backs. Previous level was $200/month. This is a small step but the rate needs to be brought above poverty line bit.ly/3VkbrCR

Key Changes Announced in the 2022 Ontario Fall Economic Update - Community Living Ontario

On November 14th, the Ford government announced several changes that will affect people who have an intellectual disability in Ontario: Changes to how work income is treated by ODSP People on ODSP...

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Communication Disabilities Access Canada retweeted
Michael J. Prince@princepolity
21 Nov 2022
“Nothing without Us” by disability community re #BillC22 Canada Disability Benefit means (a) co-conception of the Bill, (b) co-creation in developing regulations, (c) co-interpretation in implementation of benefit and regulations, and (d) co-evaluation of program results.
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Congratulations, Kerri!
Inclusion Canada
@InclusionCA
17 Nov 2022
Congratulations to @ARCHDisability 's own Kerri Joffe for receiving the @BCANDS1 Indigenous Partnership Award. Well deserved Kerri!
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