Communication Disabilities Access Canada
131 Barber Greene Road M3C 3Y5 Toronto, ON, Canada

Cdac has signed this letter objecting to BillC7. If you work in an organization, it’s not too late to sign but please do it asap.

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Great Advocacy Toolkit from Arch Advocating for Your Support Person, communication assistant or Attendant to be with You in Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic PLAIN LANGUAGE VERSION https://archdisabilitylaw.ca//advocating-for-your-support/

Powerful - thank you, Senator McPhedron.

Announcing the next webinar in the Pathways to Leadership Online Mini-Series, hosted by the ISAAC LEAD Committee! Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm... EDT Presented by leaders who use AAC, this online mini-series shares the path that each took to become a leader in their respective country or internationally. Each presenter will share their unique path in the following terms: 1. Goals, visions, or even dreams they set for themselves related to becoming a leader 2. Resources they needed (e.g., skill, education, time) 3. People who supported them either as mentors, facilitators, cheerleaders 4. Opportunities they had to learn or exercise leadership skills 5. Challenges faced and how they dealt with them 6. What they are currently doing as a leader This mini-series will be of interest to young adults and adults who use AAC and who are interested in becoming a leader locally, state- or country-wide, or internationally. For more information and to register, please visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/5492594254835346700

People living with significant intellectual disabilities have a right to have their preferences and choices recognized and honoured. For more on "Communication Supports for Informal, Non-symbolic Communicators", check out @Jo Watson's free webinar: https://courses.cdacanada.com//communication-supports-inf/

Did you know? Persons with disabilities who qualify will start receiving the one-time payment of up to $600 on October 30, 2020. This will help with extra expe...nses incurred during COVID-19. Learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3klGig5 Image description : Graphic displaying accessible symbols and the following text: "One-time payment for persons with disabilities coming October 30, 2020"

Communication Disabilities Access Canada (CDAC) developed the #CommunicationAccess symbol that is now used extensively across Canada. The communication access symbol tells people that communication is a two-way process. Communication access:... - Involves two people - Is about interaction - Is about giving as well as receiving information - Is about listening and watching For more info and how to display the free symbol: https://www.cdacanada.com/reso/communication-access-symbol/ Thank you to USSAAC for including the Communication Access Symbol in their AAC Awareness Cards: https://ussaac.org/aac-info/aac-awareness/ - scroll down to the bottom of the page.

ARCH Disability Law Centre is seeking input from persons with disabilities who use attendant services. By completing this survey, you will provide us with important information and concerns about any regulations that the government proposes to fill in details about attendant services under the Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act. Survey deadline is October 30, 2020. Go here for the Survey. https://survey.alchemer.com//Connecting-People-with-Home-a

Hey young Canadians! Want to make a big difference in your community? Don’t miss your chance to make your community more accessible for all. Register as an E...AF Youth Accessibility Leader by October 30th. https://bit.ly/3nZOFQR Image description: : Graphic reads Register as an EAF Youth Accessibility Leader by October 30th. Graphic also shows a smiling runner in shorts and a long-sleeved shirt. He is leaning on a wall and bending down to tie the laces of his right shoe. On his left leg, he wears a prosthesis obviously built to enable running.

Communication Disabilities Access Canada (CDAC) believes: "Communication is the foundation for exercising legal capacity, autonomy, expressing preferences, communicating and making decisions." Communication supports are essential in implementing Article 12 of the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD).... For more on CDAC’s interpretation of Article 12 and the supports that people who have speech, language, communication and/or cognitive disabilities may need to empower them to exercise their legal capacity to control and make decisions that affect their lives, check out the free webinars and resources available at https://courses.cdacanada.com/c/communication-and-capacity/

The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) is pleased to announce a partnership with the Como Foundation to produce and provide clear masks to Canadians that break down barriers and provide accessible communication solutions. The Como Foundation designs and manufactures clear masks to enable effective communication with hard-of-hearing or deaf people. We think they will also be useful for people who have other types of communication disabilities. https://www.chha.ca/get-involved/shareyoursmile/

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Excellent choice. We look forward to working with Gerard.

Sharing this report from Accessibility Standards Canada - the organization that is in charge of developing standards for the Accessible Canada Act. The ASC report "tells the story of our first year in existence, explaining how we were created and what we achieved. It also highlights our plans moving forward." https://www.canada.ca//repo/annual/2019-annual-report.html