Disability Human Rights Complaints Reach All-Time High
The 2009 Annual Report by the Manitoba Human Rights Commission (MRHC) www.gov.mb.ca/hrc/publications/annual_reports/annual-report-09.pdf reconfirmed that disability discrimination is the foremost human rights issue facing the province.
Complaints based on disability discrimination accounted for 47% of all the human rights complaints filed with the MHRC in 2009, a sharp increase from the 41% figure reported in 2008.
But this is really only the tip of the iceberg. Many, if not most, of the 170,000 Manitobans who have a disability continue to face a myriad of barriers in their daily lives.
Tell us about your barriers and discrimination due to your disability that you have experienced.
Free Press "Money Makeover" article
Monday, Oct 17th, 2011
Brematson offers advice Free Press "Money Makeover" article.
Thomas is self-employed and has a degenerative illness he expects will render him unable to work at some point.....
Making the Law Work for Persons with Disabilities
Thursday, Feb 24th, 2011
over 130 organizations calling for the Government of Canada to take action on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Poll
Monday, Feb 14th, 2011
Do you think the time is right for Manitoban accessibility-rights legislation?
CRTC Must Support Accessibility Inititative Access 2020 Coalition
Tuesday, Feb 1st, 2011
Bell Canada Enterprises has ignored Canadians with disabilities. Its response to interventions concerning its proposed acquisition of one of Canada's largest English-language broadcasters failed to address the issue of accessibility
170,000 Manitobans with disabilities face barriers daily
Thursday, Jan 27th, 2011
Barriers are in fundamental conflict with the basic rights of persons with disabilities established in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Funding for Children's Special Needs Services in MB
Tuesday, Jan 25th, 2011
How has this funding touched and affected your child and your family?
Private Member's Bill on the Disability Tax Credit
Thursday, Oct 7th, 2010
Private Member's Bill to make the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) less discriminatory to hard of hearing persons needs your support
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Tuesday, Oct 6th, 2009
Brematson & Associates launches a new website