PSAC National Access Conference : Our Rights -Moving On Up!

Members of the National Equal Opportunity Committee, elected during the Access Conference

From left to right: Keith Gillard, Claudine Phillippe, Patricia McGrath, François Brochu, Maureen Doherty, Catherine Scott, Jean-Louis Deveau and Robin East. Sister Scott and Brother East are the EOC representatives and their colleagues are the alternates.

Workshop discussions enabled participants to develop their knowledge of the issues.

With the help of the Conference co-presidents, Robyn Benson and Jerome Turcq,   delegates sang “Solidarity For Ever” at the beginning of the conference.

Deborah Stienstra, a professor and director of the interdisciplinary master's program in disability studies at the University of Manitoba , captivated the audience when she gave concrete examples of the impact of globalization and free trade agreements on people with disabilities.