VOX: A Human Rights Consortium
DAWN envisions the creation of a social enterprise comprised of a consortium of experts from rights-based and policy organizations who provide a range of services to the federal public service, unions and industries that are under federal jurisdiction and federal human rights legislation. Canada has recently passed the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) which aims to reduce barriers to Canadians with disabilities. There is increasing recognition of the need for complex and nuanced responses to social inclusion that go beyond any single aspect of identity and that any approach to inclusion must consider all factors which lead to exclusion and marginalization. There is an immediate need to educate and train the federal public service and the implicated private sector on how to apply an intersectional analysis to outward-facing policies, programs and services, as well as how to manage the recruitment and retention of employees with disabilities to meet their obligations under the ACA.
Grant amount: $50,000
