IRIS releases a new Policy Primer on the federal government’s plan to introduce the ‘Canadian Disability Benefit’
IRIS is excited to launch a new policy primer for disability communities and the general public about the federal government’s plan to introduce a national disability income benefit. In her blog post (below), author Sherri Torjman introduces the primer, and points to some of the reasons why we need to start conversations in our communities today about this major addition to federal income security programs. As Torjman says in the primer “Community voices must … Continued
National AccessAbility Week Video
For National AccessAbility week, IRIS Director of Social Development, Doris Rajan, partnered with the Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto, to ask disability and Indigenous community allies what accessibility means to them.
Policy Brief: The Equal Right to Decide in Canada – Closing the Gap
May 2020 Over 50,000 Canadians are currently under guardianship – a system that takes away their power, choice, and control over their own lives. Many more Canadians who rely on decision-making supports and accommodations are vulnerable to losing their equal right to decide because assisted approaches are not supported in law and public policy. This policy brief outlines findings … Continued
Publication: Women with Disabilities and Housing Brief
Doris Rajan, Director of Social Development at IRIS, has written a brief titled, Women with Disabilities and Housing for the Learning Network at the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at the University of Western Ontario. Funded by the Government of Ontario and commissioned by DAWN-RAFH Canada, this brief explores the … Continued
Concerns with Expanding Access to Medical Assistance in Dying: A Review of Evidence
IRIS has issued a review titled, “Concerns with Expanding Access to Medical Assistance in Dying: A Review of Evidence”. This review of evidence examines a wide range of evidence that points to substantial legal, ethical and social concerns with expanding access to medical assistance in dying for mature minors, through advance directives, and based solely on … Continued
Concerns with Expanding Access to Medical Assistance in Dying: A Review of Evidence
IRIS has issued a review titled, “Concerns with Expanding Access to Medical Assistance in Dying: A Review of Evidence”. This review of evidence examines a wide range of evidence that points to substantial legal, ethical and social concerns with expanding access to medical assistance in dying for mature minors, through advance directives, and based solely on … Continued
