Saltwire: Houston commits to not fight disabled rights ruling (UPDATE)
“I just don’t think anybody should have to take their government to court to get their government to do the right thing,” Premier Tim Houston told a news conference on Thursday.
Human Rights Case Posts
VICTORIA LEVACK: Regaining my autonomy as a disabled Nova Scotian after a stolen decade
We won! Or did we?
After a legal battle that has been raging since 2014, as well as decades before that, we finally got the judiciary to admit that there is systemic discrimination against people with disabilities when it comes to accessing services that are freely available to the able-bodied.
Big Win at the Court of Appeal!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021: The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA) released its ruling today which overturned a human rights board of inquiry decision and made a finding of systemic discrimination against the Province based on its treatment of persons with disabilities in need of supports and services to live in community.
JIM VIBERT: Discrimination against disabled systemic in Nova Scotia — and those who fought it heroic
It’s systemic discrimination, plain and simple. So said the highest court in the province this week in a detailed 113-page ruling that’s a victory for people with intellectual disabilities, their families and their advocates.
Dulcie McCallum: Do what’s right, just and legal for persons with disabilities in Nova Scotia
Saltwire, Dulcie McCallum: Will the landmark decision from the Court of Appeal herald a new beginning for people with disabilities in Nova Scotia?
N.S. court victory may bring lasting improvement to lives of people with disabilities
Toronto Star- A Nova Scotia advocacy group for people with disabilities says its landmark court victory is an opportunity to compel reforms and funding that will improve their lives after decades of mistreatment.
CBC Information Morning – Cape Breton: Landmark decision for the rights of people who are disabled
In a landmark decision this week, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal found that there is systemic discrimination against people with disabilities in this province, which prevents them from living and participating in the community. Claire McNeil is a lawyer for the Disability Rights Coalition. Aired: Oct. 8, 2021
Michael Goreman, CBC: Tim Houston says his government will not fight Court of Appeal ruling
“We’ve heard the message loud and clear.”
CBC Information Morning NS: Landmark decision finds systemic discrimination against people with disabilities in N.S.
Claire McNeil, a lawyer for the Disability Rights Coalition, on a new Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decision which finds systemic discrimination in the provincial government’s treatment of people with disabilities who need supports to live in the community. Aired: October 7, 2021
Beth MacLean, who won human rights case for people with disabilities, dies at age 50
CTV: Beth MacLean, a Nova Scotia woman with intellectual disabilities who won a landmark human rights case forcing the province to provide her with a home in the community, has died. photo: Robert Short/CBC
