A Canadians with Disabilities Act?
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Authors
McColl, Mary Ann
Schaub, Mike
Sampson, Lauren
Hong, Kevin
Date
2010
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journal article
Language
en
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This report explores the question of whether a Canadians with Disabilities Act is a reasonable objective. It set out to describe the current state of federal disability policy in Canada, its history, and to analyze advantages and disadvantages of pursuing overarching federal legislation on disability issues in Canada at this time. The report concludes with a discussion of policy options and directions for further research. In summary, there is no clear indication from the data that we have assembled of a widely-held need or desire for omnibus federal disability legislation. In particular, the human rights, anti-discrimination agenda seems to be well served by the current suite of federal and provincial statutes. It appears that what may be required is a harmonized approach to economic considerations for Canadians with disabilities, including training, employment, income replacement and taxation.
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Canadian Disability Policy Alliance