PSYC 4120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Disability Studies
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1992: un proclaimed december 3 as international day of persons with. 2010: canada ratified the united nations convention on the rights of. Persons with disabilities : new opportunity for all levels of government to be proactive in eliminating disadvantage and achieving full inclusion for persons with disabilities. Federal government was considering a canadian"s with disabilities act that would aid in canada"s implementation of the un convention on the. Volume and influence of critical disabilities studies grew as well as the empowerment of persons with disabilities to take control of their own narratives and histories. Council of canadians with disabilities research project: disabling poverty, enabling citizenship that was funded by the. Social sciences and humanities research council, one key finding was the throughout the working years (15-64 years of age), people with disabilities remain about twice as likely as those without disabilities to live with low income .
