Comparing disability policy in Canada & USA

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The Canadian Disability Policy Alliance was honoured to be invited to represent a Canadian perspective on disability policy at the Northeastern Political Science Association annual meeting, held in Montreal, November 8-10th.  Mary Ann McColl, Academic Lead, Canadian Disability Policy Alliance and Queen’s University was joined by Jennifer Erkulwater, University of Richmond, VA,  Andrew Jenks, University of Delaware, and David Pettinicchio, University of Toronto.  The panel of four discussed how Canadian and American culture has resulted in both countries evolving unique disability policy infrastructure since 1980.

Disability policy in Canada: Then and now…(hand out)

Disability policy in Canada: Then and now… (speaking notes)

CDPA Disability Policy Lens (English and French)