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  • Improving Attendant Care Service Quality through Collective Bargaining

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    Written By: Audrey Wu Introduction The balancing of management and worker interests through collective bargaining has long been a cornerstone in the organization or work in Canada. However, this mechanism has consistently fallen short in protecting a group directly affected by it: persons with disabilities who are consumers of attendant services. This paper addresses the…

  • Celebrate CWDOs 20th year at our Annual General Meeting!

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    CWDO is celebrating its 20th year! The theme of this year’s AGM is “Reflecting on Our Past, Shaping Our Future”, highlighting CWDO’s accomplishments over the years and outlining our strategic plans and future advocacy initiatives. You do not need to be a member of CWDO to attend, but you must register on Zoom to get…

  • Lessons from My Summer at Citizens with Disabilities Ontario (CWDO)

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    This story was originally posted on the McGill Human Rights Internship Program Blog. By Laurissa Brousseau. If you’d asked me a year ago what “accessibility” meant, I might have offered a polished, well-meaning response about ramps and elevators—those neat little additions designed to make life easier for some. But let’s be honest—I hadn’t truly seen accessibility. My…