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December 4, 2024
The Slaight Family Foundation announces landmark $30 million gift to support people in Canada with disabilities
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December 3, 2024
Join the Movement for Equity and Inclusion #GivingTuesday
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December 2, 2024
A New Chapter Online Begins
November 25, 2024
Centering Disabled Women and Gender-Diverse People in the Fight Against GBV
A graphic with a purple background featuring white and light yellow text. At the top, it reads, Public Letter. Below is a quote in English: “Living well almost seems like a standard that's so far above what is available to people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. I don't even know, I barely even know what that means. We're just kind of surviving.” At the bottom, it says, Fund the Canada Disability Benefit, with the DAWN Canada logo on the right.
October 16, 2024
Feminist organizations call for a better Canada Disability Benefit
The image has an orange background and is titled Orange Shirt Day: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30, 2024. Below the title, there is an outline of an orange t-shirt, and to the right, there is a white feather with birds flying out from it, symbolizing liberation. The text in the image reads: On this Orange Shirt Day, we come together to honor the survivors of residential schools and remember those who never made it home. This day is a solemn reminder of the continuing impact these institutions have inflicted upon First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities. In the bottom right corner, there is a white logo of DAWN Canada.
September 30, 2024
A Call for Action on Lifespan Disparities and Over-Incarceration
(L-R) Krista Carr, Executive Vice-President of Inclusion Canada, Bonnie Brayton, CEO of DAWN Canada, and Heather Walkus, Chair of CCD delivering their remarks at today’s press conference challenging discriminatory sections of Canada’s assisted dying law in court. (CNW Group/Inclusion Canada)
September 26, 2024
Disability Rights Coalition Challenges Discriminatory Sections of Canada's Assisted Dying Law in Court
July 17, 2024
Jane Warren, treasurer of our Board of Directors, featured for National Volunteer Week
November 16, 2017
Judi Johnny, A Woman on Wings