SEPTEMBER 25TH TO 27TH, 2008 – TORONTO, ONTARIO
DEFINING A RIGHTS BASED FRAMEWORK
Advancing Inclusion of Students with Disabilities
2008 NATIONAL FORUM


Does your job require you to make decisions about schooling for students with disabilities?

Are you, your family or your child affected by such decisions?

Are you involved in resolving uncertainty, disagreement and conflict over these decisions?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, let your voice be heard at the canadian Association of statutory human Rights Agencies’ (CASHRA) national forum on inclusion and the education of students with disabilities in the context of human rights law.

With key advancements to inclusive education policy through the un convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities and with guidelines on education issued by the human Rights commissions in ontario and new brunswick, there are a lot of new policy implications to consider:
• what policies and practices facilitate inclusion?
• can human rights frameworks assist in advancing inclusive education?
• how can human rights agencies assist in the creation of inclusive education environments?
• can we cooperate?

Join leaders in the human Rights commissions and ngos, education leaders, disability advocacy groups, the human rights legal community and others for keynote speeches, workshops and discussion forums.

Confirmed KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Catherine Frazee, co-director
Ryerson RBC Institute for Disability Studies
Research and Education, Ryerson University

Diane Richler, President
Inclusion International


Penny Milton, CEO
Canadian Education Association


Dr. Calvin Fraser, General Secretary
Canadian Teachers’ Federation


Michael Bach, Executive Vice President
Canadian Association for Community Living


Marilou Mcphedran, Chief Commissioner
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission

Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner
Ontario Human Rights Commission

Wayne MacKay, Law Professor
Dalhousie University

Vianne Timmons, Professor of Education
and Academic Vice President University
of Prince Edward Island

Gordon Porter, Chair
New Brunswick Human Rights Commission

And others – check our website for additional program details.

Add your voice to the development and application of a Human Rights Framework to advance action on policies and practices toward inclusion of students with disabilities in Canada.

The forum will be held in Toronto from Thursday evening, September 25 through Saturday afternoon, September 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Toronto Airport hotel and Conference Centre, 801 Dixon Road, Toronto. To obtain the special room rate Click Here

You can also contact us for information at our email address: FallForum2008@gmail.com

REGISTRATION FEE:
by June 30, 2008 $450
by August 15, 2008 $525
After August 15, 2008 $600


Attendance is limited – register early. space has been reserved for parents, members of the community or others with no institutional affiliation.

Contact the conference organizers for further information and to find out how you can register early – FallForum2008@gmail.com