According to the World Health Organization, around 16 percent of the world's population, just over one billion people, are living with a disability. In Canada, research shows that up to 30 percent of ...

This week, Leslie Church, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Persons with Disabilities), led Canada's delegation to the 19th session of the UN Conference of States Parties ...

An advocacy group for Canadians with intellectual disabilities says a new parliamentary report should encourage Ottawa to ...

Canadian employers to create at least one opportunity for a person with a disability or someone from an underrepresented community. Running through October 2026, the campaign encourages businesses, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. During the past few days, organizations representing people ...

AccessFest returned to Toronto this weekend at David Pecaut Square. The festival advocates for disability inclusion and aims ...

More than one billion. That’s how many people live with a disability around the world. One in six of us. When we factor in family members, friends, neighbors, and colleagues, we come to realize that ...

1 June 2026 - This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the landmark treaty that transformed the global understanding of disability, ...

According to Stats Canada one in five (22%) of the Canadian population aged 15 years and over has one or more disabilities. And at some point, most of us will face some type of temporary, situational, ...

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While teachers are threatening strike action over staffing shortages, parents are attacking the demand and describing it as ...