Hyrid Event: Zoom & L.R.Wilson Hall Room 1003 (Community Room)
02/02/2023, 2:30 pm - TO 02/02/2023 - 3:30 pm
Organizer: The Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging / Faculty of Social Sciences
Co-Hosted with the Department of Health, Aging and Society.
Hybrid Seminar:
– Register for zoom OR join in-person viewing session in L.R.Wilson Hall Room 1003 (Community Room)
Canada is home to new federal and provincial accessibility legislation requiring the prevention and removal of barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Despite jurisdictional differences, federal and provincial accessibility laws share a common commitment to creating barrier-free communities and recognizing the fundamental dignity and human rights of persons with disabilities. Accessibility legislation includes a broad definition of disability inclusive of ‘mental’ or cognitive impairment. Canadian federal and provincial accessibility legislation is guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
In this presentation Aubrecht discusses the relevance of the CRPD to participatory dementia research and policy advocacy. Drawing on a review of recent literature, Aubrecht identifies the opportunities and challenges that the CRPD poses for dementia related culture change in Canada and reflect on the role that the CRPD can play in the development of a coalitional politic among disability justice and dementia justice movements.
