Acknowledgements:

This course was compiled by Dr. Gerry Sande, Senior Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba.

1. The primary source for the material in this course is the exceptionally thorough and well-written:

   • Human Rights. YES! Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities SECOND EDITION

     Janet E. Lord, Katherine N. Guernsey, Joelle M. Balfe, Valerie L. Karr, and Allison S. deFranco

     Nancy Flowers, Editor

   • HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION SERIES: Topic Book 6

     hrlibrary.umn.edu/edumat/hreduseries/HR-YES/Human Rights YES Final PDF.pdf

     A Publication of the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center
     Developed by BlueLaw International, LLP on behalf of One Billion Strong

     Copyright © 2012 University of Minnesota Human Rights Center

2. The author acknowledges the invaluable assistance of:

   • Frank Smith. National Coordinator, the National Educational Association of Disabled Students.
   • Kaye Grant. Operations Manager, Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities.
   • Jennifer Sande, Accessibility Consultant, All Access Accessibility Consulting & Training.

3. Sources and links:

   • The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner:

     www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx

     www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/TBPetitions/Pages/IndividualCommunications.aspx#againstwhom

   • The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

     www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/ConventionRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx

     www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/TBPetitions/Pages/IndividualCommunications.aspx#proceduregenerale

   • The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD):

     www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html

   • The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

     www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/OptionalProtocolRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx

   • The Canadian Human Rights Commission:

     www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng

   • The Canadian Human Rights Commission: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Equality and Non-Discrimination Monitoring the Implementation of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Canada:

     www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng/file/13449/download?token=M9hNTjaX

   • The Accessible Canada Act:

     laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/A-0.6/page-1.html#h-1153395

   • Making an Accessible Canada for Persons with Disabilities:

     www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/accessible-people-disabilities.html

   • The Manitoba Human Rights Commission:

     manitobahumanrights.ca/v1/about-us/index.html