Between December 2020 and April 2021, 459 Canadians with disabilities participated in a survey about their willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the opportunity arose. This was part of a larger survey on the impact of COVID-19 on disabled people in Canada. In this sample, 73% said a definite “yes” to vaccination, 7% a definite “no”, and 20% were… Read more »
The Canada Health Act, a framework to the Canadian Health System, covers medically necessary hospital, physician and limited long-term services but not prescription medications (Dewa, Hotch, & Steele, 2005). Countries similar to Canada in terms of the economy like Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have universal coverage of prescription medications while Canada does not… Read more »
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Minister Carla Qualtrough (federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development & Disability Inclusion) has struck a Disability Advisory Group, in recognition of the particular needs of people with disabilities. Al Etmanski, co-Chair of the Advisory Group, notes the leadership shown by this Minister and this government on disability policy. At the same time, he affirms the… Read more »
A story appeared in the national media in May, 2019 about a woman who was refused service at a discount grocery store because she couldn’t bag her own groceries. CDPA was struck by the communication failure on the part of staff and other patrons, and was prompted to share some of the wisdom gleaned from our partners. The article appeared… Read more »
CDPA has recently been doing a fair bit of consultation on how to translate knowledge from disability research into the hands of policy makers. Our ultimate goal is to seek change in the policy infrastructure to enhance accessibility and opportunities for people with disabilities. We are excited to share an 8-step process, starting with identifying policy-relevant research findings, and ending… Read more »
The story broke in the national media in February 2019 that a woman with an upper extremity impairment was asked to leave an Alberta grocery store and not come back, when she took too long packing her groceries. Instead of offering an accommodation, the store banned her from its premises, and offered her $100 credit to not pursue the issue… Read more »
The Disability Policy Lens was developed to assist scholars, policy-makers & advocates to analyze policy affecting people with disabilities in Canada. The 7 questions take readers through a process of considering the implications for people with disabilities of specific policies. The Lens is unique in that it is brief, and non-prescriptive. There are no correct or incorrect answers to these… Read more »
CDPA is pleased to be working again with a number of long-standing partners to enhance the ability of people with disabilities across Canada to engage in the process of bringing new federal accessibility legislation into reality! Under the leadership of SCI Canada, the Federal Accessibility Legislation Alliance (FALA) consists of 50+ organizations representing people with disabilities, working together to: Increase… Read more »
We are pleased to announce a new project entitled: Seeking quality indicators in sport policy in Canada, funded partially by the Work-study program at Queen’s University and the Canadian Disability Participation Project. We will be working with: Dr. Amy Latimer of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen’s, Canada Research Chair in Disability and Physical Activity Mr. Atul… Read more »
It has been nine years since the 1st edition of this policy scan was completed by Rachel Stevenson and myself in 2008. That report was one of the first research activities of the Canadian Disability Policy Alliance (CDPA), and has served as the basis for much of our subsequent research and policy analysis. The 2nd edition by Rebecca Bond and… Read more »
