ALT Information myth vs fact text graphic, showing CAF and CCRW logos and text that reads: Myth: People with disabilities create unsafe work environments in the trades. Fact: With appropriate accommodations & safety measures, persons with disabilities can work safely and effectively in trades just like their peers.

ALT Stephanie Cadieux is being recognized with an honorary degree from KPU.

ALT The new Canadians with Disabilities Benefit (CDB) is inadequate at best. It is clear that disabled people across Canada continue to be cast aside, neglected, and pushed into deeper poverty by both the Federal and Provincial Governments. About 500,000 people are current beneficiaries of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). The Federal Government stated in their recent budget announcement that they intend to provide 600,000 people — approximately 38% of disabled people in Canada — with an extra $200 per month. This is about six dollars extra per day, which still leaves disabled Canadians and Ontarians below the poverty line and does not account for current costs of living.   We receive multiple calls a day at our Constituency Office from disabled Hamilton Centre community members who are doing all they can to access food, shelter, utilities, and lifesaving medications — often going w

ALT Text: Preventing sexual violence against women labelled with intellectual disabilities requires overlapping action at multiple levels: Individual Relationship Community Society The DAWN Canada hummingbird logo is in the bottom right corner.