Human Resources committee  It could also make better use of its spending. On contracts for the purchase of technology, if it took the position that it would not buy anything that wasn't usable by all people--current employees and potential employees--that would encourage manufacturers to do a better job of

Human Resources committee  [Inaudible--Editor]

Human Resources committee  There are lots of things the federal government could do right now without new legislation, such as conducting more aggressive outreach and hiring programs within the federal public service, such as making the voluntary transportation standards into regulations, such as making it

Human Resources committee  We see this convention as confirming a paradigm shift. There are various ways in which society has viewed people with disabilities over the centuries. This puts our issues where we want them, in a human rights context--not a charity or a medical model. This confirms what we have

Human Resources committee  It's also partly the extent to which--

Human Resources committee  There are a couple of other things. If you're going to embark on that kind of study--and I'm not sure about it either--so many issues are looked at in silos: employment here, transportation over there, training somewhere else, access to assistive devices somewhere else. That does

Human Resources committee  To conclude our initial remarks, article 33 is important. Part of what it requires is for civil society organizations like ours to be more involved in the development of policies and programs. We believe that involvement needs to start not at the middle of the road or the end of

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the committee, both for introducing yourselves and for inviting us to be here today. We want to begin by saying how happy we are that the Government of Canada has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We than

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. As I am blind, you folks have an advantage over me in that you can see our name tags, but I can't see yours. Might I ask your indulgence to go around so that I can know who's here, please?

Human Resources committee  It would be very helpful. Yes, please.

Human Resources committee  A quick go-around first, if we could, please.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. Madam Chair, since we have seven minutes per delegation, might we combine our 14 minutes and divide that among the four of us in a slightly different order? Is that okay with you?

Human Resources committee  No, I'm going to start.