Human Resources committee  Yes. When we're talking about funding specifically, I think it's absolutely critical we get money into people's hands to allow them to be able to direct their own care and to put the money into the places that are important to them. Historically, whenever governments have tried t

Human Resources committee  Yes. I maybe feel safer saying this when I'm in my own home here in London, Ontario, and not in Ottawa where I can be found out, but the experience of disability in this country is radically different from province to province. Depending on what province you live in, your experie

Human Resources committee  This additional support is absolutely critical, particularly for those who are using or who need staff to help support them. Already for me—and I'm a university professor and I'm paid well for what I do—the costs are going up. PPE is difficult to get, and the costs of those types

Human Resources committee  It's certainly a question. I think when we look at the ways in which the federal government has tried to support people without disabilities versus the way that we historically have tried to help disabled people across Canada, we need to take a real serious look at the ways in wh

Human Resources committee  In my experience, most of my friends who have physical or intellectual impairments or mental illness want to work. They want to be productive members of society. It's actually not because they're receiving support that they're staying home. They're staying home because workplac

Human Resources committee  I have a lot of answers to that question. I would say, right off the top, that personally I have been very appreciative of the way in which the government jumped into action right away, putting out messaging around social distancing and taking it seriously by not trying to carry

Human Resources committee  No problem. As I was saying, I am an assistant professor of disability studies at King's University College at Western University in London, Ontario, which situated on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lunaapéewak and Attawandaron peoples. My research an

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Good evening. To start, I would like to thank you for inviting me to provide comments and suggestions to this committee. A rally cry of the disability rights movement is to say “Nothing about us without us”, and consultations such as this are an important part of gi