5. SHIFT FROM MEDICAL TO SOCIAL MODEL, OR IDEAS FOR ACTION TO MAKE THE CRPD A
REALITY IN CANADA
CLOSE INSTITUTIONS AND
ASSURE A HOME IN THE
COMMUNITY
OPPORTUNITIES IN
EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
SUPPORT QUALITY LIVING IN
THE COMMUNITY
ERADICATE POVERTY FOR
PEOPLE WITH ID AND THEIR
FAMILIES
FAMILY ASSISTANCE SUCH AS
TAX BREAKS, RESPITE,
CAREGIVER BENEFITS, PAID
LEAVE, EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY
SECURE CHILD RIGHTS AND
SUPPORTS
ENSURE DECISION MAKING
RIGHTS BY ESTABLISHING OF
SUPPORTIVE LEGISLATURE
ENSURE PROTECTION FROM
EXPLOITATION, VIOLENCE AND
ABUSE
ENSURE RIGHT TO
EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC
SUPPORT AND AWARENESS
AVAILABLE EDUCATION AND
TRAINING WITH INCLUSIVE
PRACTICE
SUPPORT LIFE STYLE
CHOICES, RECREATION AND
CULTURE
ACCESSIBLE HEALTH AND
PERSONAL CARE
9 out of 10 people with ID are living in poverty – only 3 in 10 employed.
750 000 people with ID in Canada -
he CRPD was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2006. Canada signed the CRPD on March 30, 2007, ratified in Canada in March 2010.