Council of Canadians with Disabilities

48 years strong and “On The Road to 50 Years”

As part of our Road to 50, we celebrate and honour all the people that centred their lives to ensure change and equity in Canada, from the intersectional cross Disability and Deaf communities and our allies.

We honour them by ensuring their sacrifice, tenacity and commitment, forever lives on in our Disability Justice History and is never forgotten.

This month, we share the Chapter below as a historical document that tells the real story of the landmark advocacy work done by members of CCD then called COPAH, and many other committed people in the Disability Rights movement which resulted in Disability being finally added to the then draft Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This Chapter was written by Yvonne Peters who along with the people she interviewed are and where the people who were there. This is their living history and continues our commitment to:
A Voice of our Own.
42ndAnniversary of the Charter of Rights
April 17, 1982

CCD is a national human rights organization of people with disabilities working for an inclusive and accessible Canada.

Mission
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) is a social justice organization of people with all disabilities that champions the voices of people with disabilities, advocating an inclusive and accessible Canada, where people with disabilities have full realization of their human rights, as described in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Mandate
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) unites advocacy organizations of people with disabilities to defend and extend human rights for persons with disabilities through public education, advocacy, intervention in litigation, research, consultation and partnerships. CCD amplifies the expertise of our partners by acting as a convening body and consensus builder.