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Former OMOD® Board Member Wins Award at Black History Month Celebration.
Ontario March of Dimes - Media | News
Room volunteering with and
for marginalized people for more than 30 years. In the early 80’s
prior to becoming a person with a disability herself, she ensured
that the then new legislation, to include children with disabilities
into mainstream schools, was interpreted in a way that genuinely
addressed the needs of the children she represented as a school
trustee in Hamilton, ON.
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Supreme Court Case Decision – Victory for Immigrants with Disability
Supreme
Court Case Decision – Victory for Immigrants with Disability.
The Supreme Court of
Canada rendered its decision in the cases of Hilewitz v. Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration and de Jong v. Minister of Citizenship and
Immigration. The decision is a victory for persons with disabilities and
their families, and establishes that immigrants with disabilities can become
valued members of Canadian society.
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