Celebrate National AccessAbility Week with IRIS!
Visit us at The Accessibility Exchange – Building an Inclusive and Accessible Canada This year, consistent with the theme for NAAW 2022 ‘Disability Inclusive from the Start,’ IRIS is pleased to announce The Accessibility Exchange – an online platform will bring people with Disabilities, Deaf people, their supporters and organizations together with federally regulated organizations … Continued
The First Annual Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion by Employment and Social Development Canada – CCIH-CCDI
We are so excited to announce “The Accessibility Exchange” project will have a virtual booth in the upcoming Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion’s Career Fair & Innovation Showcase! Please join us on May 26-27: https://pheedloop.com/CCA2022/site/register/ “The Accessibility Exchange” is an online platform designed to assist federally regulated organizations (FROs) in finding and recruiting diverse people … Continued
IRIS to Attend Justice Canada’s Open Doors at Justice Event
As part of this year’s Open Government Week celebration, Justice Canada is hosting its annual virtual Open Doors at Justice event on Tuesday, May 17 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The theme of this year’s event is justice research and open data—a milestone that is included in the Open Justice commitment in Canada’s upcoming 5th National … Continued
Building Solidarity from the Margins – A Human Rights Forum
Many populations in Canada are living on the edge, fighting for equity, safety, social recognition, and economic security. People with intellectual and other disabilities, and Indigenous, migrant, Black African and other racialized people – particularly women and gender minoritized people from these groups – work thoughtfully and relentlessly towards the realization of their human rights. … Continued
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
The world continues to witness active conflict in Ethiopia, Yemen, the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan and of course Russia’s vicious assault on Ukraine. However, as the International Crisis Group notes, war just tells one part of the story: “Yemen’s conflict kills more people, mostly women and young children, due to starvation or preventable … Continued
Join Us at The Human Rights Forum – Free Online Event on December 10th, 2021
This December 10th, join your hosts at the Institute for Research and Development (IRIS) in acknowledging International Human Rights Day by engaging in an opportunity to witness, learn, and dialogue on the road to building greater solidarity and inclusion in Canadian society. This virtual Human Rights Forum will bring you thought-provoking guest speakers and performance … Continued
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal finds institutionalization to be systemic discrimination
In a recent decision the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has paved the road to addressing the human rights of thousands of Nova Scotians with disabilities who continue to languish in institutions or in community without support. This ruling sent a powerful message that there are fundamental systemic barriers in Nova Scotia that deny equality … Continued
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today marks the first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A day that highlights our shared responsibility to educate ourselves on the tragic history and ongoing impact of colonization of the original peoples of Turtle Island. The recent recovery of hundreds of unmarked graves found at the sites of several former residential schools across Canada, has … Continued
IRIS Statements on Residential Schools
Remembering you… 2022-02-03 – Statement on the former St. Joseph’s Mission B.C. residential school A survey of land surrounding the former St. Joseph’s Mission B.C. residential school has identified 93 sites of “potential human burials”. Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars: “This reawakening in Indian country has allowed us to start the process of healing…forced … Continued
Op-ed : For Canada’s immigration detainees with disabilities, even fewer rights are afforded
“The Trudeau government should shine a cold, hard light on how structural ableism, compounded by legacies of colonialism and systemic racism, are at the root of the immigration and asylum system.”An op-ed by IRIS Managing director, Michael Bach, and Carlos Ríos Espinosa, Senior Researcher and Advocate at Human Rights Watch.
