Special Initiatives
Policy Brief Re: Study on Economic Security on Women with Disabilities
Presented by: DisAbled Women's Network Canada (DAWN Canada)
This policy brief points out how disabled women contribute to the Canadian economy and clarifies their financial responsibilities and economic hardships. This policy brief on economic security is organized into five themes: economic contribution, workplace and volunteer participation, income protection, access to affordable housing and food resources and attitudinal barriers.
Policy brief available in PDF format and DOC format
EQUALITY MEANS ACCESS
Please Ensure your event is accessible!!
Download the Access Needs Checklist in PDF or MS Word format here.
Some Points to Consider:
- Do you have Braille Stickers on the bottoms of your posters?
- Is your venue accessible for women using wheelchairs?
- Are you going to need Sign Language Interpreters?
- Will there be comfortable chairs there for women experiencing physical pain?
- Do you have information about how women can get access to accessible transit?
- If refreshments are being served are food choices available for women with diabetes?
- Do you have volunteers available to assist women who have visual impairments?
- Are your materials available in alternate formats? Braille, Tape, and diskette copies?
- Is information provided in a "Plain Language" Format for women with cognitive or developmental disabilities?
- Do you have drivers available for women who wish to participate in your march yet find walking difficult?
Please Ensure Equality for ALL Women!
DAWNing: How to Start and Maintain a DAWN Group
Edited and
written by
Joan Meister and Shirley Masuda
The Only Parent in the Neighbourhood
Mothering and Women with Disabilities
Beating the Odds
Violence and Women with Disabilities
Relief at What Cost?
Substance Use/Misuse:
Tobacco, Alcohol and other Drugs
Who Do We Think We Are?:
Self Image and Women with Disabilities
DisAbled Women's Network Canada
Réseau d'action des femmes handicapées du Canada
110 Sainte-Thérèse Street, Suite 505 /110, rue Sainte-Thérèse, bureau 505
Montréal, QC H2Y 1E6/ Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1E6
Phone /Téléphone: 514 396-0009 (QC); Fax /Télécopieur: (514) 396-6585 (QC)
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