History and Social Contexts
1800's-1900's
When was the Institutional Era?
CNIB - Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
What was the name of the organization Edwin A. Baker founded?
A eugenics based law that disproportionately targeted marginalized and institutionalized individuals in Alberta and British Columbia.
What is the Sexual Sterilization Act?
The embracing of a meaningful identity and source of community strength.
What is disability pride?
Expenses that can greatly affect the access to services, programs, and lawyers.
What are financial barriers?
1982
What year did the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protect disabilities?
Arthur FitzGerald
Who was the president of the Windsor Rotary Club?
Prohibited use of discrimination towards physical and mental disabilities in federally regulated environments.
What did the Canadian Human Rights Act regulate?
Culture that is built through collective experiences, activism, and disability art.
What is community & shared history?
Incompatible reading software's, inaccessible online services.
What is an example of a information and technology barrier?
2005
What year did Ontario introduce the AODA?
He was the first blind university graduate in Canada
What was Edgar Robinson known for?
Was created to incorporate intersectionality of disability justice.
What is the Disability Justice Network of Ontario known for?
Sharing lived experiences that strengthens belonging and cultural continuity.
What is community storytelling?
Lack of adequate accommodations, complex processes, and long wait lists.
What are systemic and policy barriers?
1950's-1970's
When did families and organizations challenge institutionalization?
Sidney Lambert founded The War Amps in 1918.
Who founded The War Amps in what year?
Mandated barriers employers had to remove for individuals living with disabilities in the workplace.
What is the Employment Equity Act?
Pride, activism, and visibility challenge stigma and exclusion.
What is the definition of resistance to ableism?
Lack of mobility ramps, automatic doors, and transport services.
What are physical and environmental barriers?
2019
What year did the federal government enact the Accessible Canada Act?
Canada's first female cabinet member and founder of March of Dimes - an organization that raised funds for children and adults living with polio.n known for?
Who is Ellen Louks Fairclough and what was her and her organizatio
The government must ensure that individuals living with disabilities have equal access to services.
What did the Supreme Court of Canada recognize in 1995?
December 3rd
When is International Day of Persons with Disabilities?
Difficulties obtaining information from services due to living with disabilities that affect sensory, speech, or cognition.
What are communication barriers?