Hello everybody,
We are happy to remind you about several October and two November workshops in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal! Please share this information with your own partners and networks to make sure that our community is fully aware of it! Â
Empower U: Learn to Access Your Deaf Rights & Disability Rights. Training on Canadian Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol (OP)
About this Training
This training aims to increase awareness of how to address discrimination using more familiar Canadian human rights laws, such as Human Rights Codes, and the newer laws, such as international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This is the training for Deaf people, and for persons with all disabilities. The training is part of the project funded by the Employment and Social Development Canada, and it is implemented by the Canadian Association of the Deaf – Association des Sourds du Canada (CAD-ASC) in collaboration with Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW), ARCH Disability Law, DisAbled Women’s Network, and BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS).
The events are co-presented by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, and the Canadian Association of Deaf – Association des Sourds du Canada.
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1) October 23, WINNIPEG – Marshall McLuhan Hall, Room 204 UMSU University Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2. Please register for the event at  https://secure.neads.ca/
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2) October 25, SASKATOON – Louis Private Function Room University of Saskatchewan 103 Memorial Union Building 93 Campus Drive Saskatoon SK S7N 5B2. Please register for the event at: https://secure.neads.ca/
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3) October 28, VANCOUVER – Heritage Hall 3102 Main Street at the corner of 15th Avenue Vancouver BC V5T 3G7. Please register for the event at: https://secure.neads.ca/
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4) October 30, EDMONTON – Room 9-213 2nd floor Robbins Health Learning Centre MacEwan University 10910 104 Ave. NW Edmonton AB T5K 2Y9. Please register for the event at: https://secure.neads.ca/
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5) November 1, TORONTO – ARCH Disability Law Centre 55 University Avenue 15th Floor Room C Toronto ON. Please register for the event at: https://secure.neads.ca/
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6) November 6, MONTREAL – Centre St-Pierre local 1205 Fernand-D’aoust 1212 rue Panet Montréal Québec H2L 2Y7. Please register for the event at: https://secure.neads.ca/
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All workshops will last from 9:00 to 17:00, with refreshments and lunch included.Â
What will I learn? At the end of the training you will have:
• Knowledge of how to use the United Nations CRPD and the Optional Protocol, as well as Human Rights Codes and the Accessible Canada Act
• Understanding the systems where to seek redress for discrimination
• Ability to access and navigate the system to redress for discrimination
These workshops are for people with disabilities, Deaf people, allies, human rights activists, community change makers, students concerned with social justice, and disability support workers.
