Council for Canadians with Disabilities

The CCD is a national human rights organization of people with disabilities working for an accessible and inclusive Canada.

The CCD has played a key role by bringing disability issues before Parliament and the Supreme Court of Canada.

The CCD's Nation Action Plan seeks to maximize opportunities for Canadians with disabilities by highlighting the importance of deinstitutionalization and, disability-related support.

With a view to realizing this right without discrimination and on the basis of equal opportunity, States Parties shall ensure an inclusive education system at all levels.

The World Health Organization issued a widely definition that distinguishes among impairment ("any loss of psychological, physiological, or anatomical function"), disability ("any restriction of ability to perform an activity within the range considered normal for a human being"), and handicap ("a disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from an impairment that limits the fulfillment of a role that is normal for that individual.)

The goal of the Council for Canadians with Disabilities is to have an effective action plan in order to change a social system where handicap people are discriminated.

In 2011, the CCD created a social participation and activity called "On the Home Front" which highlights the legal efforts to rescue disable people from second-class citizenship.

The World Health Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution that could substantially improve the lives of people with disabilities.

The CCD "on the Home Front" project seeks to prove that attaining employment is a crucial step for people with disability because they will achieve recognition as independent and active participant in society.