Four ideas to make Canada more inclusive of people with disabilities

From housing to immigration, the federal government can act in big ways to help improve the lives of those living with disabilities.

It's encouraging that the federal government has signalled that a comprehensive national inclusion and accessibility law will be introduced this year, writes Shimon Fogel. Kirsty Duncan was recently made minister for persons with disabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHIMON KOFFLER FOGEL

February 7, 2018

“As a scientist, I could not understand how at the end of the 20th century disabled people have no other option than a wheelchair,” said Israeli Amit Goffer. Goffer made international headlines by inventing ReWalk, an extraordinary bionic system that enables paraplegics to stand upright, walk, ...

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