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DESCRIPTION:A 2014-2015 Disability\, Human Rights and the Law Seminar.  Abs
 tract  Barriers faced by people with disabilities seeking to enter the job
  market are numerous: physically inaccessible workplaces\, employers' prej
 udices\, lack of experience or education due to a vicious cycle of inacces
 sible educational institutions and workplaces\, etc. These barriers affect
  economic security: the poverty rate of people with disabilities in Canada
  is 14.4%\, compared to a rate of 9.7% for people without disabilities. Ar
 ticle 27 of the CRPD acknowledges the “the right of persons with disabilit
 ies to work\, on an equal basis with others\; this includes the right to t
 he opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a lab
 our market and work environment that is open\, inclusive and accessible to
  persons with disabilities.” Recognizing that engagement in meaningful wor
 k is a basic human need\, how can employment and other non-remunerated occ
 upations enhance the quality of life of persons with disabilities? Further
 more\, how can the economic security of people with disabilities be secure
 d? The session will draw on the insights of individuals and organizations 
 with first-hand experience in contributing to the economic security of per
 sons with disabilities. Best practices will be discussed.  The event follo
 ws the format of a teaching seminar and required reading resources will be
  circulated ahead of time. RSVP to chrlp.law [at] mcgill.ca by January 21.
  A light lunch will be provided.  For more information: www.mcgill.ca/huma
 nrights/events/disability-seminar-series  About the series  Built environm
 ents and accessibility of persons with disabilities: The concept of “built
  environment” refers to all environments constructed by humans. Built envi
 ronments are not only physical constructs but also social\, legal and econ
 omic constructs such as families\, schools and workplaces. This seminar se
 ries will provide insights into the reality of different environments\, wh
 ether or not people with disabilities are fully able to benefit from them\
 , and the barriers that may be preventing full and equal access.
DTSTART:20150126T180000Z
DTEND:20150126T193000Z
LOCATION:NCDH 202\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 36
 44 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Work and Economic Security
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