Disability Rights Coalition Vs. The Attorney General of NS: Court Recordings Available
The livestream of the appeal hearing is now available on the Court’s livestream webpage.
Disability Rights Coalition Vs. The Attorney General of NS
The livestream of the appeal hearing will be available on the Court’s livestream webpage. At 10am on Wednesday Nov 18 and Thursday Nov 19 click “Read More” to go to the Court’s web page, then scroll down to the webcast.
Court of Appeal Upcoming Hearing Dates Nov18-Nov19
Here are extracts from the Court of Appeal’s upcoming docket—it has information about the hearing dates (November 18th and 19th) and times as well as the names of the panel of three judges who will be hearing and deciding the DRC’s appeal.
NS Court of Appeal Hearing of DRC Appeal rescheduled
The DRC’s appeal of its human rights claim based on the discriminatory impact of unnecessary institutionalisation and denial of meaningful access to community based options has been rescheduled.
Emergency Planning and Relief Supports
The DRC is advocating for emergency planning and relief supports on behalf of people with disabilities in institutional settings, such as RRCs, ARCs, RCFs, and the East Coast Forensic Hospital, who are capable and wish to leave the institutions. In response to Covid 19, to reduce the risk of infection, persons with disabilities need to be provided with supports and services to move to community based settings on an urgent basis.
Impact of Covid 19 – Ban on Visitors
One of the many health protection measures taken by the Nova Scotia government has been the ban on visitors for people with disabilities residing in institutions and small options homes.
Appeal Hearing Postponed
Hearings of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal have been adjourned indefinitely due to the Covid 19 pandemic, with the exception of those that are essential.
P4P Special Webcast Staying Connected While Social Distancing March 24 at 1pm PST/4pm EST
These are challenging days for everyone but particularly for vulnerable people and their families. As the corona virus spreads and more and more people practice social distancing, many will lose their community connections and will become even more isolated in their homes.
Still Waiting to Hear
People with disabilities including many members of the Disability Rights Coalition are still waiting to hear from the Premier in response to the April 2019 letter regarding the human rights crisis.
Institutional Violence and Disability Memorials
Fri Nov 29th: The Dalhousie University Health Law Institute is presenting a free lecture by Linda Steele, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney Australia
