Since 1975, there have been many policy events that have aimed towards a more inclusive Canada. The interactive timeline below displays the federal disability policy events that have occurred in the last 4 decades. Click and explore!
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Resources for the Timeline and links for more information:
- Canadian Human Rights Act: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/h-6/
- UN speech about the evalution of the Internaitonal Year of Disabled Persons http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/37/a37r052.htm
- The Obstacles Report: could not find…remove link?
- The Charter of Rights and Freedoms: http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1354827727788/1354829460923
- Employment Equity Act: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-5.401/
- Health and Activity Limitations Survey: http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SurvId=3251&SurvVer=2&InstaId=16705&InstaVer=3&SDDS=3251&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2
- National Transportation Act: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/acts-regulations/acts-1996c10.htm
- Americans with Disabilities Act: http://www.ada.gov/
- Australia Disability Discrimination Act: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/dda1992264/
- UK Disability Discrimination Act (original): http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/contents
- UK Disability Discrimination Act (revised): http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/13/contents
- Equal citizenship for Canadians with disabilities: the Will to Act or the Scott Report: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/2012-84-e.htm#a16
- The Office for Disability Issues: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/disability/index.shtml
- Ontarians with Disabilities Act: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_01o32_e.htm
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) 2005: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/regs/english/2011/elaws_src_regs_r11191_e.htm
- Tax measures for persons with disabilities: http://www.disabilitytax.ca/main-e.html
- 2007 Stephen Harper Speech from the Throne: http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2007/02/06/prime-minister-harper-outlines-agenda-stronger-safer-better-canada
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml
- March of Dimes promise: http://www.marchofdimes.ca/dimes/people_with_disabilities_caregivers/advocacy/current_issues/Tracking+the+Canadians+with+Disabilities+Act+AKA+The+National+Disabilities+Act.htm
- RDSP website: www.rdsp.com
- Enabling Accessibility Fund website: http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/disability/eaf/index.shtml
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=13&pid=150
- Federal disability report 2011: http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/disability/arc/federal_report2011/index.shtml.
- Canadian survey on disability 2012: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/131203/dq131203a-eng.htm.
- Registered disability savings program http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/taxes/disabled-ill-informed-about-registered-savings-plans-1.1042380
- Throne speech 2013: http://speech.gc.ca/eng/full-speech
- Budget 2014: http://www.budget.gc.ca/2014/docs/speech-discours/2014-02-11-eng.html.
