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Save the Date: August 22, 2017 10:00 am until 1:00 pm EDT.

Online Disability Expert Conference: “What Should Canada's Promised National Accessibility Law Include?” on August 22

Join the Alliance for an inclusive and Accessible Canada for a first-ever online disability expert conference: “What Should Canada's Promised National Accessibility Law Include?”.

The conference will be chaired by David Lepofsky, who is a renowned lawyer, disability rights advocate/community organizer, and will be attended by Canada's first Minister Responsible for People with Disabilities, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, as well as an amazing array of experts speaking to us from Canada, the U.S. Israel and Switzerland.

The conference will be live streamed from OCAD University on August 22, 2017 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm  http://alliance-canada.org/en/expert-conference/.

Questions for panel members can be submitted ahead of time by emailing [email protected].

Join us in a critical conversation about what Canada’s new accessibility law should include. Hear from experts from around the world how we can make Canada accessible!

**ASL and CART services will be provided on the live stream.**

The Alliance for an Inclusive and Accessible Canada (the Alliance*) is consulting Canadians about the Government of Canada’s proposed accessibility law.

We want to hear from people with disabilities, their families and caregivers. We also want to hear from service providers, businesses, unions and other community organizations. We are collecting information through surveys, public meetings and discussion groups. We will be compiling our findings in a report for the Honorable Carla Qualtrough.

The Alliance invites you to attend our public session.

Please indicate any disability-related supports that you require in order to participate in this consultation.

This is an opportunity for you to share your accessibility priorities and help shape Canada’s new accessibility law. Join the conversation. Help us build a more inclusive and accessible Canada!

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L’Alliance pour un Canada inclusif et accessible (L’Alliance*) consulte les Canadiennes et les Canadiens sur la loi prévue par le gouvernement fédéral en matière d’accessibilité.

Nous voulons entendre les personnes en situation de handicap, leurs familles et leurs aidants. Nous voulons aussi entendre les fournisseurs de services, les gens d’affaires, les syndicats et les autres organisations de la collectivité. Nous recueillons des informations par le biais de sondages, de réunions publiques et de groupes de discussion. Les résultats seront compilés dans un rapport qui sera soumis à l’honorable Carla Qualtrough.

L'Alliance vous invite à assister à notre séance de consultation publique.

Veuillez indiquer les aides liées aux limitations fonctionnelles dont vous aurez besoin pour participer à cette consultation.

Vous aurez ainsi l’occasion d’énoncer vos priorités en matière d’accessibilité et d’aider à façonner la nouvelle loi canadienne sur l’accessibilité. Joignez-vous aux discussions. Aidez-nous à bâtir un Canada plus accessible et plus inclusif.

**** By providing your email address upon registration, The Alliance will contact you periodically with updates and information on the consultation process. You have the right to opt out at any time. ****

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