{"id":2426,"date":"2017-11-03T16:07:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T16:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvndy.ca\/?p=2426\/"},"modified":"2018-10-25T23:34:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T23:34:19","slug":"webcast-archive-review-of-canadian-disability-rights-legislation-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/2017\/11\/webcast-archive-review-of-canadian-disability-rights-legislation-saskatchewan\/","title":{"rendered":"Webcast archive: Review of Canadian disability rights legislation &#8211; Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I0UxEdExM48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of\u00a0<em>Euthanasia &amp; Disability<\/em>, Amy Hasbrouck, Christian Debray, and Taylor Hyatt discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review of Canadian disability rights legislation: Saskatchewan<\/li>\n<li>Scottish man with MS reconsiders assisted suicide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that this text is only a script and that our webcast contains additional commentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REVIEW OF CANADIAN DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGISLATION: SASKATCHEWAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hi everyone! We\u2019re back from our trip to Toronto for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition conference and ready to continue our series on provincial accessibility laws. Today, we\u2019re discussing Saskatchewan.<\/li>\n<li>Like British Columbia, Saskatchewan doesn\u2019t have a disability rights law, but the provincial government came up with its own accessibility strategy called \u201cPeople Before Systems\u201d in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeople Before Systems\u201d was based on consultations held in the spring and summer of 2014. Saskatchewan residents submitted comments via social media, through an online survey, at public meetings and focus groups, and in writing.<\/li>\n<li>The six major points addressed in the strategy are:\n<ul>\n<li>Putting People Before Systems;<\/li>\n<li>Safeguarding Rights and Safety;<\/li>\n<li>Increasing Economic and Social Inclusion;<\/li>\n<li>Building Personal and Community Capacity;<\/li>\n<li>Creating Accessible Communities; and<\/li>\n<li>Becoming an Inclusive Province.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under each of these categories are vague subheadings, like \u201cInclusion of Aboriginal People.\u201d or \u201cAccessing Personal Supports.\u201d \u00a0Some starting points have been noted, such as \u201cReview the range of supportive housing options and determine opportunities to expand and sustain [them],\u201d but they\u2019re just as vague. When will the review be done?\u00a0 How will \u201copportunities to expand and sustain\u201d supportive housing lead to actual accessible apartments and personal assistance services?<\/li>\n<li>The strategy uses the term \u201cpeople experiencing disability.\u201d In their explanation, the strategy\u2019s authors note that \u201cdisability\u201d is an interaction between the person and their environment.\u00a0 While obstacles to accessibility can be removed, the authors appear to believe that the individual\u2019s circumstances can also be changed. This kind of language suggests that all aspects of disability\u00a0are external, which isn\u2019t true.\u00a0For example, no matter how accessible\u00a0a store is, a person\u2019s need for a wheelchair doesn&#8217;t change. In this view, problems only seem to exist because disabled people\u00a0<em>complain about<\/em>\u00a0a lack of access, rather than because there are barriers.<\/li>\n<li>The authors also imply that because disability also affects non-disabled professionals and loved ones, these people have an equivalent understanding of what it means to be disabled in our society.\u00a0 Even though they may know quite a bit about our conditions, it\u2019s not the same as living with a disability\u00a0<em>all the time;\u00a0<\/em>their interests are not identical. \u00a0Thus, advisory bodies that allow for representation by \u201cdisabled people\u00a0<em>or their family members<\/em>\u201d will not have true disability leadership, because the interests of family members often conflict with those of people with disabilities<em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>This past February, local activists called the provincial government out on its lack of progress in implementing the plan. Though \u201cPeople Before Systems\u201d was published two years ago, Robin East of Barrier-Free Saskatchewan has told the Regina Leader-Post that nothing has been done and the plan has \u201cbeen collecting dust.\u201d It\u2019s easy to see why some Saskatchewan residents disapprove. The current plan contains a lot of ideas but lacks details and enforcement.<\/li>\n<li>The model legislation proposed by Barrier Free Saskatchewan follows that suggested in other provinces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SCOTTISH MAN WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RECONSIDERS ASSISTED SUICIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BBC News recently published the story of Colin Campbell, a Scottish man with MS who had planned to travel to Switzerland in June for an assisted suicide.<\/li>\n<li>The progress of Mr. Campbell\u2019s condition meant that he was no longer able to play sports, had to leave his job, and had difficulty leaving his second-floor apartment. He found the resulting isolation, and the frequency of severe illness that kept him in the hospital over winter, overwhelming. By April of this year, Mr. Campbell decided to go to Switzerland, since assisted suicide is illegal in Scotland. He appeared on a TV show discussing his desire to die.<\/li>\n<li>Rona Tynan, who also lives in Inverness and has MS, happened to be watching the show. She wondered whether Mr. Campbell had all the support he needed, and decided to get in touch with him. Ms. Tynan eventually arranged for Mr. Campbell to try a mobility scooter, which has helped him get around, thus easing his isolation. She was surprised that no one else had reached out to him, because his wish to die was very well-known.<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Campbell has since moved into an accessible apartment with personal assistance. \u00a0He is glad to have some \u201cbonus time,\u201d but wants to be \u201crealistic\u201d and hasn\u2019t \u201ccancelled\u201d his plan to go to Switzerland one day.<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Campbell said that \u201che had to pass six tests\u201d to make sure he wasn\u2019t being coerced into asking for assisted suicide. Yet this \u201csafeguard\u201d failed to prevent the &#8220;external pressure&#8221; of inadequate supports and inaccessible housing from contributing to his desire to die.<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Tynan has also had trouble getting the supports she needs. She told the BBC \u201cI have spent thousands on things like stair lifts and private care but still haven&#8217;t got a ramp.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>We often think of increased palliative care as the most obvious way to reduce demand for assisted suicide, but it is not enough. People with disabilities also need accessible housing, a liveable income and support services, which are just as hard to find.<\/li>\n<li>This story also shows the degree to which peer support is essential for disabled people to adjust to living with a disability.\u00a0 When non-disabled professionals attempt to offer support and information, they lack credibility because they don\u2019t have the experience, understanding, and empathy that come from living with a disability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n   ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThis week we are reviewing provincial disability rights legislation in Saskatchewan.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/2017\/11\/webcast-archive-review-of-canadian-disability-rights-legislation-saskatchewan\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Webcast archive: Review of Canadian disability rights legislation &#8211; Saskatchewan&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/2017\/11\/webcast-archive-review-of-canadian-disability-rights-legislation-saskatchewan\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Webcast archive: Review of Canadian disability rights legislation &#8211; Saskatchewan&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[73,121,192,249,118],"class_list":["post-2426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webcast-archive","tag-disability-rights","tag-euthanasia-disability","tag-legislation","tag-province","tag-webcast","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2426"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3514,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426\/revisions\/3514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}