Disability Rights Caucus

June is National Deafblind Awareness Month, promoting awareness of the special needs and abilities of deafblind people in our communities. Approximately 466,420 Canadians live with deafblindness. Deafblindness can have varying levels of both hearing and vision loss. This creates additional barriers in accessing information and services as well as educational, vocational and social interests. A person...

OPSEU/SEFPO Disability Rights Caucus has chosen to honour one of our most valued members that had served on our caucus, also a member who cherished all injured workers and their plight towards fair and equitable treatment, John Rae. John was totally blind most of his life and lobbied on eliminating existing barriers with an overarching...