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Fund Raiser For The Youth Actitivist Forum

October 14, 2020April 7, 2011

Youth Activist Forum Are you in the Ottawa area? Please join us for a Night at the Races! A fundraiser for the Youth Activist Forum at the Rideau-Carleton Raceway. Thursday, May 12, 2011, 6:00 pm Tickets: $40, includes buffet To purchase tickets please contact Christine Kelly (ckelly3@connect.carleton.ca).

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October 14, 2020March 9, 2011

Citizens with Disabilities-Ontario in partnership with The Council of Canadians with Disabilities presents: The Youth Activist Forum Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario June 3 – 5, 2011 Calling on all youth between the ages of 16 to 30! You are invited to attend an exciting three-day event in Ottawa. Travel made possible by the kind folk at Learn more about The Youth Activist Forum (YAF)

Invitation: Film: Shameless: The ART of Disability – Tuesday March 15, 2011; 7:00 – 9:00pm

March 4, 2011

You are invited to the following FILM SCREENING event. Please kindly extend this invitation to anyone who may be interested.

Film: Shameless: The ART of Disability

Date: Tuesday March 15, 2011; 7:00 – 9:00pm

Film Running Time: 70 minutes

Venue: Room 140, Health, Nursing and Environmental Science Building (#31 on the Keele Campus map)

Campus Map: www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/maps

Sponsor: Faculty of Graduate Studies

The graduate program in Critical Disability Studies at York University and the YU Free Press are pleased to present a screening of Bonnie Sherr Klein’s film.

The National Film Board of Canada states that art and activism are the starting point for a funny and intimate portrait of five individuals with diverse disabilities. Klein’s film explores the transformative power of art, dispels the myth of disability as tragedy, and celebrates the rich wholeness of these diverse and full lives.

Following the film there will be facilitated small group discussions. Light refreshments will be served.

If you would like accommodation for this event, please email cds_grad@yorku.ca at least one week before the event date. Although every effort will be made to meet your request, it cannot be guaranteed

Regards,

Domenica Lam
Graduate Program Assistant
Graduate Program in Critical Disability Studies
York University
Room 409, HNES Building
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
(Tel) 416-736-2100 ext. 44494
(Fax) 416-736-5227
www.yorku.ca/gradcdis

court rules against blind father

February 28, 2011

court rules against blind father Global News, February 25, 2011. Court rules blind father cannot take son to DisneylandAn Edmonton man hopes he is one step closer to taking a dream vacation with his son. Karim Lakhani is legally blind. He has 50% custody of his son, and his dream is to take the 10-year-old to Disneyland. The trip was planned for last July, but Karim’s ex-wife expressed concerns about her son’s safety and took the case to family court. The judge decided that in the best interest of the child, the family vacation could only happen if someone of sight accompanied them. The father has been trying to appeal the decision ever since. Many Global viewers came forward after hearing the story, offering to accompany the pair to Disneyland so they could make the trip. On February 15th, Karim went back to court and achieved a small victory. He gained permission to take his son to Vancouver to visit his sister. “I just have to make sure I give them the details of where I am going to stay and who is picking me up. It’s not Disneyland but it’s a step towards it maybe” Karim hopes the upcoming trip will prove that he is suitable to travel alone with his son…not just to Vancouver, but elsewhere, including Disneyland. He will continue to fight until he achieves his goal of taking his son on their dream trip. Copyright CW Media Inc.

Photo of a traffic enforcement officer placing a ticket on someone car windshield.

Parking fines triple

February 13, 2011

City claims it’s not a cash racket

By TAMARA CHERRY, SUN MEDIA

March 14, 2008

Parking Enforcement Officer Hanif Khakoo tickets a car on the Church St.-Esplanade area. (Jack Boland, Sun Media)

Tripling the amount drivers will pay for parking illegally in disabled, fire hydrant or fire route spaces has nothing to do with increasing revenue for a cash-strapped Toronto, the city says.

“What we are really hoping is that it will not bring any more revenue,” the city’s director of traffic management Roberto Stopnicki said yesterday, after the new fines took effect.

“What would be ideal is that the actual revenue that is brought as a result of these fines is continuously decreased because the public is continuously abiding by the law.”

As of midnight yesterday, parking in a handicapped spot without a permit will cost Torontonians $450, up from $50-$150, depending on different bylaws of former municipalities.

The idea for this hike was conceived in 2002 in response to the provincial Ontarians with Disabilities Act. “The people who actually needed to use the spaces were not able to do that,” Stopnicki said. Parking near a fire hydrant will now cost you $100, up from $30. Blocking a fire route will mean $250 out of your pocket, up from $75-$100.

These increases were recommended in 2004, but the city has had to wait until recently for provincial approval.

There were 5,500 handicapped parking tickets issued in 2006, but “severely alarming” was the number of fire-related tickets, Stopnicki said.

Nearly 40,000 were issued for blocking fire routes in 2006 and about 35,000 were for fire hydrant violations, he said.

Welcome to Citizens with Disabilities – Ontario (CWDO)

November 23, 2009

CWDO

Citizens With Disabilities – Ontario (CWDO) actively promotes the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of persons with disabilities through community development, social action, and member support and referral. Our primary activity is public education and awareness about the social and physical barriers that prevent the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in Ontario.