Resources for Women

The Road to Inclusion: Integrating People with Disabilities into the Workplace is a white paper released by 2011 Deloitte Canada at the Business Leadership Network Breakfast event hosted by the Job Opportunity Information Network (JOIN).The document is available at www.deloitte.com/ca/workplace-diversity in alternative formats including: PDF version readable via text-to-speech software; E-text version to be downloaded and used with Word or Notepad; and an Audio version for people who have a visual disability.

Canada Ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2010). Canada has affirmed its’ support for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The Government of Canada describes its commitment to facilitating the full participation of disabled Canadians in society here. http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?m=/index&nid=517849

Life Satisfaction of Working-Age Women with Disabilities (2010). This article explores the satisfaction women with disabilities receive from their relationships, daily activities, and health status. It is discovered that the effects of disability have the greatest influence on women’s sense of well-being. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2010001/article/11124-eng.pdf

Advancing the Inclusion of People with Disabilities (2009). This is the Government of Canada’s annual report on the current status of disability. Changes in the experiences of disabled Canadians are reported with a concentration on access to essential support services. This report is located at http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/disability_issues/reports/fdr/2009/fdr_2009.pdf

Barrier-Free Manitoba presents the Major Provincial Change Initiative (2009). Barrier-Free looks back at the past hardships faced by Manitobans with disabilities and describes the improvements made through direct public policy. An approach for further progress is outlined and specific legislation tactics are examined. http://www.barrierfreemb.com/files/file/Overview%20Presentation%20January%202009.pdf?phpMyAdmin=fc3ebb31df4babaf11f404afdeab9914

Bold Feasibilities: A New Policy Social Architecture for Canadian with Disabilities (2009). Many individuals with physical and mental disabilities experience extreme poverty. This is a proposal for a future scheme of disability income benefits in Canada. Download the report at http://www.ccdonline.ca/en/socialpolicy/poverty-citizenship/archives

Come Together 2008. This dialogue, initiated by Community Living Manitoba, focuses on the vulnerability of Manitobans with intellectual disabilities. Recent challenges faced by support providers are discussed and key directions for progress are offered. http://www.aclmb.ca/Justice/Reports/Come_Together_2008_Final_Report.pdf

Family Violence Against Women with Disabilities. DisAbled Women’s Network Ontario offers an informative web page on violence experienced by women with disabilities. Women with disabilities are especially exposed to family violence; these women depend on a large number of care givers and this greatly increases the risk of abuse. Become informed here http://dawn.thot.net/violence_wwd.html

Opening Doors Renews Manitoba’s Commitment to Manitobans with Disabilities (2009): In June 2009 the Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities released a discussion paper on a long-term disability strategy entitled Opening Doors: Manitoba's Commitment to Persons with Disabilities. The goal of Opening Doors is to renew and build upon the vision and principles outlined in Full Citizenship: A Manitoba Provincial Strategy on Disability.

More funds to help Manitobans with disabilities return to work (2007): The Province of Manitoba is spending 7 million across the province to support Manitobans with disabilities to find employment. http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/2007/12/2007-12-03-125800-2714.html

Finding Our Way Home report (released 2004): Finding Our Way Home: Housing Options in Inner City Winnipeg for People with Disabilities Who are Dying by Deborah Steinstra and Rhonda Wiebe is available at: http://ius.uwinnipeg.ca/pdf/finding_our_way_home.pdf. This project encompasses three pertinent social issues: the lack of safe, affordable, available and accessible inner city Winnipeg housing; the lack of supports available for people living in the core area experiencing end of life transitions; and the barriers encountered by people with disabilities.