Canadian Human Rights Commission: Accessibility

People with disabilities bearing the brunt of travel woes

Statement

People with disabilities bearing the brunt of travel woes

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Michael Gottheil

Accessibility Commissioner's message

Accessibility Rules: it’s time to take action!

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Accessible Canada Act

Accessible Canada Act

The Accessible Canada Act is a federal law that aims to find, remove and prevent barriers facing people with disabilities

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photo of 3 little girls of different ethnicities hugging and smiling. One girl has Down syndrome.

Statement

Inclusive from the start

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Accessibility Benefits Everyone

Video

Learn more about the Accessible Canada Act

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Human resources team sitting at table taking a resume from a candidate in a wheelchair

Report

Roadblocks on the career path: challenges faced by persons with disabilities on the career path

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Young blind man reading braille while studying in school library

The purpose of the Accessible Canada Act is to benefit everyone, especially persons with disabilities, by helping to create a barrier-free Canada. 

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Key Dates

Man in wheelchair and his daughter playing with soap bubbles

Inaugural National AccessAbility Week

Learn more about Inaugural National AccessAbility Week here
Person in a wheelchair holding hands with people standing in a circle in a park

Creation of the Council of Federal Accessibility Agencies

Learn more about Creation of the Council of Federal Accessibility Agencies here
Canadian flag with parliament buildings in background

Royal Assent of the Accessible Canada Act

Man in wheelchair with group of friends walking along a city street

Coming into Force of the Accessible Canada Act

Learn more about Coming into Force of the Accessible Canada Act here
Disabled man with artifical leg working in a furniture factory

Launch of the Public Service Accessibility Strategy

Learn more about Launch of the Public Service Accessibility Strategy here
A student in a wheelchair uses the access ramp in front of school building, surrounded by other students talking in small groups.

Introduction of Bill C-81: An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada (Accessible Canada Act)

Learn more about Introduction of Bill C-81: An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada (Accessible Canada Act) here
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