Empower U: Learn to Access Your Disability Rights is in-person training that will be offered in 10 provinces. This free one-day training (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) is co-presented by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities and the Canadian Association of Deaf. The training will be implemented from October 2019 to March 2020 in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Victoria, Edmonton, St. John’s, Montreal, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax and Toronto.

Downloadable materials

CRPD OP Training Booklet – PortraitDownload
CRPD OP Training Booklet – LandscapeDownload
The UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities PresentationDownload
Empower U: Learn to Access Your Deaf Rights and Disability Rights – Optional Protocol to UNCRPD Presentation Download
Empower U: Learn to Access Your Deaf Rights and Disability Rights – Overview of the Accessible Canada Act PresentationDownload
Human Rights Processes in Canada PresentationDownload
Program for Vancouver’s Empower U Training Session –Download