Dear Minister Duncan, The Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB) applauds your government’s decision to seek a long term solution for making materials available to people with print disabilities in alternate formats. Government has given CNIB more than $20 million since the year 2000 to create alternate format materials. The “book famine” experienced by Canadians […]
Office of the Prime Minister House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 March 8, 2018 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, The Canadian Federation of the Blind noted with interest that the federal government is extending the Medical Expense Tax Credit to cover those with psychiatric service dogs. This is happening at the same time that funding […]
Ravi Kahlon Parliamentary Secretary for Sport & Multiculturalism November 17, 2017 Dear Mr. Kahlon, I am the President of the Canadian Federation of the Blind (www.cfb.ca), a membership organization of blind citizens that is committed to the integration of blind people in British Columbia society on the basis of equality. I am writing in response […]
Dear Mr. Bernd Walter, Re: The Tribunal’s Misuse of Power As the Chair of the BC Human Rights Tribunal and one who was directly involved in Case 12930, I am sending this open letter after experiencing your and your staff’s use of power to directly undermine guide dog users’ access rights. The Human Rights Tribunal […]
(A letter to The Vancouver Sun by Doris Belusic,) Re: Taxis can snub service animals, Oct. 20 Jacqueline Beltgens of B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says Graeme McCreath was only “inconvenienced,” when a Victoria Taxi driver denied him service and called a second cab to pick him up. Was Rosa Parks only “inconvenienced” by being shunted […]
(A letter to the editor of The Victoria Times Colonist by Frederick Driver.) Re: “Tribunal dismisses blind man’s complaint against taxi,” Oct. 27. B.C. Human Rights Tribunal member Jacqueline Beltgens has erred in ruling against guide-dog user Graeme McCreath. McCreath was not seeking a special “accommodation,” but rather the protection of his lawful rights.
When it comes to dealing with services for people with disabilities, British Columbia has no coherent policy. If you needed to learn how to deal with a spinal cord injury, G. F. Strong Hospital would be there for you. If you had a developmental disability, you could go to Community Living. Even though there have […]
Please send the letter below to your member of parliament. Dear Member of Parliament, I ask you to offer your support to bring library services for blind and print disabled Canadians into the mainstream, and to prevent the reinforcement of segregation in library services. It is the responsibility of government and the public library system […]
