Thursday, November 3, 2011
Theme 2011: Youth with Disabilities in Development
In partnership with the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS), Independent Living Canada is celebrating the contributions of persons with disabilities and in particular youth with disabilities! 2011 will be Independent Living Canada’s 10th Annual United Nation’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities which they will celebrate with the theme: Youth with Disabilities in Development – Supporting Tomorrow’s Leaders Today!
A Kick-off Event and Reception is planed in Ottawa for Thursday, November 24, 2011 at the Albert at Bay Suites Hotel. The initiative will be an occasion to take time to look at the issue, recognize the importance of including youth with disabilities in development, learn about the latest issues concerning youth with disabilities and learn about some Independent Living leadership models that are working!
Youth with disabilities desire a sense of identity and belonging - a desire to be part of a community that respects and appreciates every individual, regardless of their differences. Yet for youth with disabilities, societal prejudice and environmental barriers largely prevent them from being accepted. The greatest impediments continue to be discrimination, prejudice, and social isolation.
A Kick-off Event and Reception is planed in Ottawa for Thursday, November 24, 2011 at the Albert at Bay Suites Hotel. The initiative will be an occasion to take time to look at the issue, recognize the importance of including youth with disabilities in development, learn about the latest issues concerning youth with disabilities and learn about some Independent Living leadership models that are working!
Youth with disabilities desire a sense of identity and belonging - a desire to be part of a community that respects and appreciates every individual, regardless of their differences. Yet for youth with disabilities, societal prejudice and environmental barriers largely prevent them from being accepted. The greatest impediments continue to be discrimination, prejudice, and social isolation.
# posted by Let Abilities Work @ 6:53 PM 
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