The ARCH ALERT is our e-newsletter with news and information on disability law issues and updates on ARCH’s work. Below are the most recent ARCH Alert Newsletters
Published on August 3, 2023
Inside This Issue
- Annual General Meeting: Save the Date!
- The Canada Disability Benefit Act becomes Law
- Service de conseils juridiques sommaires et références d’ARCH
- Filing Complaints at the Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Canadian Transportation Agency Issues Final Decision on Emotional Support Animals
- Addressing Eco-Ableism Towards a more Sustainable Future in Canada
- Recent Updates on Medical Assistance in Dying
- Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Case Highlights Access to Education for Deaf Students
- ARCH’s feedback to the 4th Independent Review of the AODA
- Celebrating National AccessAbility Week
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Published on December 2, 2022
Inside This Issue
- Note from the Editors
- Email Changes at ARCH
- Creating a National Disability Benefit
- Staff Lawyer Kerri Joffe wins the 2022 Indigenous Partnership Award
- ARCH honoured with the 2021 Leadership in Advocacy Award
- ARCH’s Executive Director receives the prestigious Guthrie Award
- ARCH Co-Hosted event at the United Nations
- Disability Related Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccines: Highlights from the COVID-19 Vaccination Accessibility Survey 2021
- Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the Eaton Decision and the Future of Inclusive Education
- Celebrating National AccessAbility Week
- New Law can force Institutionalization without Consent
- Important Court Decision Promotes Accessibility
- Respecting Rights launches the Provincial Self-Advocates Circle
- Canadian Transportation Agency Decides to Take Away Accommodations Awarded to Persons with Allergy Disabilities
- COVID-19 and Disruption to Education
- Library Update
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Published on July 28, 2021
Inside This Issue
- Note from the Editors
- Disability Communities Concerned About Changes in Medical Assistance in Dying Law
- Landmark Human Rights Decision during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Opportunities for Input in the Development of New AODA Standards
- Developing a Health Care Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
- Accessible Canada Act Draft Regulations Released
- Important Case about Privacy Interests of Workers with Disabilities
- Launch of survey about disability-related barriers to COVID-19 vaccines across Canada
- Lancement d’un sondage sur les obstacles liés aux handicaps pour l’obtention des vaccins COVID-19 à travers le Canada
- National AccessAbility Week 2021
- Non-Police-Led Mental Health Crisis Response Pilot to Launch 2022
- Barriers to Education during the Pandemic
- Update on Ontario’s Triage Protocol
- Bill C-35 – Canadian Disability Benefit
- Announcement from Communication Disabilities Access Canada (CDAC)
- Survey on Accessibility of Ontario Courts
- Respecting Rights Updates
- Changes at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
- Meaningful Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Regulation Making: Final Report and Recommendations
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