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field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><nav> <h2>Table of contents</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#section_1">About the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)</a></li> <li><a href="#section_2">Monitoring the CRPD in Canada</a> <ul> <li><a href="#section_2_1">Who we are</a></li> <li><a href="#section_2_2">What we do</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#section_3">How we monitor</a> <ul> <li><a href="#section_3_1">Listening and learning</a></li> <li><a href="#section_3_2">Taking action</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#section_4">The right to housing for people with disabilities</a> <ul> <li><a href="#section_4_1">Learning from people with disabilities</a></li> <li><a href="#section_4_2">Monitoring framework</a></li> <li><a href="#section_4_3">Results</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#section_5">Our work at the United Nations</a> <ul> <li><a href="#section_5_1">United Nations Committees</a></li> <li><a href="#section_5_2">Human Rights Council</a></li> <li><a href="#section_5_3">Other human rights organizations</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#section_6">Resources and more information</a></li> <li><a href="#section_7">Publications</a></li> <li><a href="#section_8">Contact us</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-sections">         <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0">     <div class="panel-image-object" data-img="/sites/default/files/2021-12/nmm_block_1.jpg"></div>  <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-md-push-4 col-lg-push-3"> <div class="panel-body">     <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2 id="section_1">About the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)</h2> <p>The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international agreement. It is sometimes called the "CRPD" or the "Convention."</p> <p>This agreement promotes and protects human rights for people with disabilities. Canada agreed to follow the rules of the Convention in 2010. Many groups developed the Convention, including governments working with people with disabilities, organizations for people with disabilities and human rights commissions, among others.</p> <p>The Convention has 50 articles. Articles explain what rights people with disabilities have under the Convention. These Articles cover many parts of a person’s life. For example:</p> <ul> <li>the right to live free from discrimination</li> <li>the right to an inclusive education</li> <li>the right to employment</li> <li>the right to make one’s own decisions</li> </ul> <p>The Commission's job is to make sure that Canada is fulfilling these rights.</p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>      <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-md-push-4 col-lg-push-3"> <div class="panel-body">     <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2 id="section_2">Monitoring the CRPD in Canada</h2> <h3 id="section_2_1">Who we are</h3> <p class="text-center"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nq1YcBMwTqU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p>The Canadian Human Rights Commission is responsible for monitoring Canada's implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention promotes and protects human rights for people with disabilities.</p> <p>The Commission is in charge of keeping track of, or monitoring, how the Convention is put into action in Canada. It is the Commission's job to identify gaps and problems that need to be fixed.</p> <p>Monitoring the Convention is an important responsibility. We involve other people and groups in our monitoring work. We work with people with disabilities, with organizations that advocate on their behalf, and with families and caregivers of people with disabilities. Together, we work to make sure Canada follows the rules of the Convention.</p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>      <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0">     <div class="panel-image-object" data-img="/sites/default/files/2021-12/nmm_block_2.jpg"></div>  <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-md-push-4 col-lg-push-3"> <div class="panel-body">     <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h3 id="section_2_2">What we do</h3> <p>In 2019, the Canadian Human Rights Commission became responsible for monitoring Canada's implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ("CRPD" or the "Convention"). When we do this monitoring work, we are officially called the National Monitoring Mechanism (<abbr title="National Monitoring Mechanism">NMM</abbr>).</p> <p>Monitoring means we will track how the Convention is put into action in Canada. It also means that it is the Commission's job to identify gaps and problems that need to be fixed.</p> <p>To do this monitoring work, we will work in close collaboration with people with disabilities, with organizations that advocate on their behalf, and with families and caregivers of people with disabilities. The monitoring work should be meaningful for people with disabilities, and contribute to real change.</p> <p>We are on a journey together with people with disabilities to improve their rights. The first step of the monitoring work was to engage with people with disabilities in Canada. This helped us to listen and learn about their experiences and points of view. In the next step of the monitoring process, we are moving forward with a plan for how we will take action on what people told us. This plan requires us to work together to move forward in our journey.</p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>      <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0">     <div class="panel-image-object" data-img="/sites/default/files/2021-12/nmm_block_3.jpg"></div>  <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-md-push-4 col-lg-push-3"> <div class="panel-body">     <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2 id="section_3">How we monitor</h2> <h3 id="section_3_1">Listening and learning</h3> <blockquote>"We need to know that the Convention exists. The general population needs to be more familiar with it." – Dialogue session participant</blockquote> <p>In 2020, the Commission, in its role as the NMM, undertook a public engagement process with people with disabilities across Canada, with organizations that advocate on their behalf, and with families and caregivers of people with disabilities. The process included an online survey and small online dialogue sessions. This allowed us to hear about the experiences of people with disabilities in Canada. We learned about the barriers and discrimination they face. We also learned what can be done to reduce and remove those barriers.</p> <p>People also gave us their views on what the monitoring process should look like, who should be involved, what information should be collected, how that information should be shared and what supports they might need to take part in the Commission's monitoring work.</p> <p>Almost 3,000 people took part in this engagement process, and a majority identified as having a disability.</p> <p>We know that not everybody was able to take part in this process. But we will continue to engage with as many people as we can. Diverse ideas and views will make the monitoring process better.</p> <p>The information below summarizes what people shared during the public engagement process. This information is very important. It will guide how the Commission does its work and makes plans. It will help us know what to monitor and how. If you would like to learn more about what we heard, please click on your preferred format below.</p> <div class="accordion" role="tablist"> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Quick facts</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <ul> <li>People shared that their top three issues or areas of concern are: <ul> <li>Poverty</li> <li>Housing</li> <li>Work and employment</li> </ul> </li> <li>66% of participants in the online survey said that they are interested in being involved in our monitoring work, but people also said that they need more information and support to be able to do so.</li> <li>86% of participants in the online survey feel Canada is doing a poor job promoting the rights of people with disabilities and 83% feel Canada is doing a poor job protecting the rights of people with disabilities.</li> <li>54% of participants in the online survey think the Convention will have a positive effect on the lives of people with disabilities.</li> <li>People said they want to learn more about what the Convention means for people with disabilities, as well as how it affects their daily lives.</li> <li>People said that they want different kinds of disabilities and experiences represented in the monitoring work.</li> <li>People shared that staying informed and up to date on the monitoring process is the top role they could see themselves playing.</li> <li>People felt that advocacy groups have an important role to play in monitoring, but that it is also important to listen to individual voices.</li> <li>People said that the most useful and impactful output of information would be to share stories of people with disabilities.</li> <li>People shared that they would like to see information presented in a variety of ways, and that all communications should be fully accessible to everyone.</li> </ul> </div> </details> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Executive Summary: Easy read</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <p>This report provides an easy read summary of the findings from the engagement process. It is a short version of the important points that we heard from people. This report has been translated and tested by People First of Canada's plain language team. Self advocates from across the country provided their input, expertise, and experience to help make this report more accessible through plain language. It includes graphics as well as text. It can also be read with a screen reader.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/monitoring-disability-rights">Executive Summary in HTML</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/sites/default/files/2021-12/nmm_executive_summary.pdf">Executive Summary as a PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Full Report: Plain Language</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <p>This report provides a plain language summary of what people shared during the public engagement process. This report has been translated and tested by People First of Canada's plain language team. Self advocates from across the country provided their input, expertise, and experience to help make this report more accessible through plain language. The report is available in PDF format and in HTML format with Sign language videos and closed captioning. It can also be read with a screen reader.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/resources/publications/what-we-did-and-what-we-learned-monitoring-disability-rights">Full report in HTML with ASL and closed-captioned videos</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/sites/default/files/2023-03/NMM_Final_Outcome_Report_ENGLISH.pdf">Full report as a PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Infographics: With image description</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <p>These infographics provide a visual overview of some of the key findings from the online survey. The infographics come with an image description.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/resources/infographics">Infographics</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>      <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-md-push-4 col-lg-push-3"> <div class="panel-body">     <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h3 id="section_3_2">Taking action</h3> <p>One thing came through loud and clear in our engagement process: People want real action that will make a difference in their day-to-day lives.</p> <p>In order to do this, the Commission, in its role as the NMM, has developed an Action Plan. This Action Plan is directly informed by what people told us in our public engagement process in 2020. This is where people from across Canada provided their views on both what we should monitor and how we should conduct our monitoring work. The Action Plan is an evergreen document that will evolve over time and with input from partners.</p> <p>The Action Plan establishes that the top three priorities of the NMM are poverty, housing, and work and employment.</p> <p>It also provides broad direction on how the NMM is going to do its monitoring work, which includes who should be involved, what information will be collected, how that information should be shared, and what supports might be needed for others to take part in the monitoring.</p> <p>If you would like to learn more about the Action Plan, please click on your preferred format below. The Action Plan includes Sign language videos and closed captioning. It can also be read with a screen reader.</p> <div class="accordion" role="tablist"> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Read the four (4) key areas of the Action Plan</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <ul> <li>Advocate: We are committed to supporting advocacy efforts for all people with disabilities. This includes facilitating opportunities for change, and holding people and governments accountable for real action on issues that impact people with disabilities.</li> <li>Empower: We are committed to supporting and empowering people with disabilities so that they are able to participate in monitoring activities in an accessible and inclusive way.</li> <li>Collaborate: We are committed to building and fostering relationships with people with disabilities and organizations that advocate on their behalf. This includes seeking out diverse rights holders and those who we may not have yet engaged with, to ensure that our monitoring work is informed by as diverse a perspective as possible.</li> <li>Communicate Results: We are committed to making sure that the results of monitoring are available and accessible to everyone. We also recognize the importance of ensuring that the monitoring work contributes to real change for people with disabilities.</li> </ul> </div> </details> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Action Plan: HTML with ASL and closed-captioned videos</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/action-plan-monitor-the-rights-people-disabilities">Action Plan in HTML with ASL and closed-captioned videos</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Action Plan: PDF</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/sites/default/files/2021-12/nmm_action_plan.pdf">Action Plan as a PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>      <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-md-push-4 col-lg-push-3"> <div class="panel-body">     <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2 id="section_4">The right to housing for people with disabilities</h2> <p>Access to adequate housing is a human right. It means more than just having a place to live. It means being able to live in dignity. For people with disabilities, it also means getting to choose where to live. It means having a home that is accessible. It means having supports to live independently.</p> <p>But the reality is that people with disabilities continue to face many barriers to housing. This needs to change.</p> <p>We are working with the <a href="https://www.housingchrc.ca/en">Office of the Federal Housing Advocate</a>. Together, we are monitoring the right to housing for people with disabilities in Canada. We want to know how well Canada is doing in this area. What are the housing situations of people with disabilities? What types of barriers do people face? What could help make things better?</p> <h3 id="section_4_1">Learning from people with disabilities</h3> <p>In 2022, we met with people with disabilities, their families, and caregivers. We asked them about their housing situations. They told us about barriers they face.</p> <p>Read our report to learn more about what people told us: <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="00580396-c1a1-4b86-b845-cb308044773e" href="/en/resources/publications/what-we-learned-housing-people-disabilities" title="What we learned: Housing for people with disabilities">What we learned: Housing for people with disabilities</a>. Read more about these ideas for solutions in our <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="eb6ba215-4adc-44dd-944d-5ab36595ca12" href="/en/resources/publications/the-right-housing-people-disabilities-calls-action" title="The right to housing for people with disabilities: Calls to action">calls to action infographic</a>.</p> <h3 id="section_4_2">Monitoring framework</h3> <p>We created a system to monitor the right to housing for people with disabilities. It is called our <a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/resources/monitoring-the-right-housing-people-disabilities">Monitoring Framework</a>. We created it with people with disabilities and experts.</p> <p>Our framework looks at the housing situations of people with disabilities. It lists the information we will collect and study. The framework helps to know what information should be monitored in eleven key areas. For example, we are collecting information about people with disabilities who live in institutions. We are also looking at the accessibility of housing.</p> <p>This information will show where Canada needs to improve. We will use this information to advocate for change. We will share our results to help monitor whether governments in Canada are making progress on their human rights obligations.</p> <p>Read more in the <a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/resources/monitoring-the-right-housing-people-disabilities">Monitoring Framework on the Right to Housing for People with Disabilities</a>.</p> <h3 id="section_4_3">Results</h3> <p>The early results show that people with disabilities face many barriers to housing. They did worse in every area of inadequate housing and homelessness than people without disabilities.</p> <ul> <li>People with disabilities were four times more likely to experience <b>homelessness</b>, and more likely to become homeless <b>due to violence</b>.</li> <li>They are more likely to live in <b>unaffordable</b> housing.</li> <li>They are almost two times more likely to live in <b>core housing need</b>.</li> <li>Many people don’t have the <b>physical aids</b> they need in their homes.</li> <li>A lot of information is missing about the housing situations of people with disabilities. This makes it hard to track progress over time or know what barriers exist.</li> </ul> <p>These results are a starting point. More work is needed to address these issues.</p> <p>Learn more about our results: <a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/resources/monitoring-the-right-housing-people-disabilities#results">Monitoring the right to housing for people with disabilities – Results</a>.</p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>      <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-md-push-4 col-lg-push-3"> <div class="panel-body">     <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2 id="section_5">Our work at the United Nations</h2> <p>We are Canada's national human rights institution. That means we protect, monitor, and promote human rights in Canada.</p> <p>Canada has agreed to follow international human rights laws. We track how well Canada is following these laws.</p> <p>If Canada does something that could harm the human rights of people in Canada, we speak out on these problems.</p> <p>Our work involves monitoring human rights, including disability rights in Canada.</p> <p>One way we do this is by sharing information with the United Nations. Here are some examples.</p> <h3 id="section_5_1">United Nations Committees</h3> <p>We share information with the committees listed below. These committees are made up of experts from around the world. They look at how well countries are following international laws.</p> <ul> <li><b>Human Rights Committee</b><br /> (read our latest report – <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ea59d122-de66-4eac-8731-fd84facade97" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-human-rights-committee" title="Submission to the Human Rights Committee">Submission to the Human Rights Committee</a>)</li> <li><b>Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights</b><br /> (read our latest report – <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ea7bd72c-8664-4889-a0f7-0a044a763a20" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-committee-economic-social-and-cultural-rights" title="Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights">Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights</a>)</li> <li><b>Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination</b><br /> (read our latest report – <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="77420816-66ed-4760-a479-b936f952bce0" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-committee-the-elimination-racial-discrimination" title="Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination">Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination</a>)</li> <li><b>Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women</b><br /> (read our latest report – <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6709cc98-0065-47dd-9174-b056a9564da1" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-committee-the-elimination-discrimination-against-women" title="Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women">Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women</a>)</li> <li><b>Committee against Torture</b><br /> (read our latest report – <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="150fbe3a-fec6-4189-aed0-86853d4fb70e" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-committee-against-torture" title="Submission to the Committee against Torture">Submission to the Committee against Torture</a> and read our <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5eb57991-ae4b-4b04-965e-6bd5436f7291" href="/en/resources/publications/chrc-and-oci-open-letter-calling-canadas-ratification-the-opcat" title="CHRC and OCI - Open letter calling for Canada's ratification of the OPCAT">open letter calling for Canada to ratify OPCAT</a>)</li> <li><b>Committee on the Rights of the Child</b><br /> (read our latest report – <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6abb23ea-1125-4543-9fae-5c14dbd4aaaf" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-committee-the-rights-the-child" title="Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child">Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child</a>)</li> <li><b>Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</b><br /> (read our latest report – <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="380acbec-c6e0-4b75-a4d1-80108cfc722a" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-committee-the-rights-persons-disabilities" title="Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities">Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a>)</li> </ul> <h3 id="section_5_2">Human Rights Council</h3> <p>We share information with the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Council promotes and protects human rights around the world. Here are examples of the tools it uses to do this.</p> <ul> <li><b>Universal Periodic Reviews:</b> The Council and other countries review Canada about every four years. They look at how well Canada is protecting human rights. This process is called the “Universal Periodic Review”. We share information during this process.<br /> (read our latest report – <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="781fd8e4-6947-435a-8459-137226e0ac2d" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-united-nations-human-rights-council" title="Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council">Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council</a>)</li> <li><b>Special Procedures:</b> The Council chooses independent experts to monitor human rights issues. That includes experts that are called “Special Rapporteurs”. They visit countries and report on human rights. We share information with these experts. For example, we share information with the <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-disability" rel="external">Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a>. We also shared a <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ee03c074-48a7-4e14-aaca-9cd5aa2721b3" href="/en/resources/publications/submission-the-working-group-experts-people-african-descent" title="Submission to the working group of experts on people of African descent">Submission to the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent</a>.</li> </ul> <h3 id="section_5_3">Other human rights organizations</h3> <p>We engage with national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from other countries around the world through:</p> <ul> <li>The Global Alliance of NHRIs and its regional network, the Network of NHRIs of the Americas.</li> <li>Other networks of NHRIs such as the Commonwealth and the Francophonie.</li> </ul> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>      <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-md-push-4 col-lg-push-3"> <div class="panel-body">     <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2 id="section_6">Resources and more information</h2> <div class="accordion" role="tablist"> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Learn more about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <ul> <li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/345108/easy-read-un-convention.pdf">Easy-read version of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSUro1UBralqTsNQk0i2I1IQu5PywC3CV">ASL version of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2.html">The full text of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a></li> <li><a href="https://archdisabilitylaw.ca/advancing-the-un-crpd/">ARCH Disability Law Centre's resource on advancing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Learn more about the Commission's work on the Accessible Canada Act</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <p>One of the Commission's new roles is to implement and administer the Accessible Canada Act. The Accessible Canada Act is a new law in Canada that creates rules for improving accessibility for people with disabilities.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.accessibilitychrc.ca/en">Accessible Canada Act</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> <details class="acc-group block in-view"><summary aria-posinset="1" aria-selected="false" aria-setsize="44" class="wb-toggle tgl-tab wb-init wb-toggle-inited" data-toggle="{"parent": ".accordion", "group": ".acc-group"}" id="wb-auto-1" role="tab" tabindex="0">Submit a human rights complaint to the Commission</summary> <div aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="wb-auto-1" class="tgl-panel" role="tabpanel"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/complaints/make-a-complaint">Learn more about submitting a human rights complaint to the Commission</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>      <div class="panel panel-default mrgn-bttm-0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div 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