Since 1975, there have been many policy events that have aimed towards a more inclusive Canada. The timeline below displays the federal disability policy events that have occurred in the last 4 decades.
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Resources for the Timeline and links for more information:
- Canadian Human Rights Act
- UN speech about the evaluation of the International Year of Disabled Persons
- The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Employment Equity Act
- Health and Activity Limitations Survey
- National Transportation Act
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Australia Disability Discrimination Act
- UK Disability Discrimination Act (original)
- UK Disability Discrimination Act (revised)
- Equal citizenship for Canadians with disabilities: the Will to Act or the Scott Report
- The Office for Disability Issues
- Ontarians with Disabilities Act
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) 2005
- 2007 Stephen Harper Speech from the Throne
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- March of Dimes promise
- RDSP website
- Enabling Accessibility Fund website
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Federal disability report 2011
- Canadian survey on disability 2012
- Registered disability savings program
- Throne speech 2013
- Budget 2014