Language and Communication and Canada

Canada: Canada's disabled citizens face ongoing challenges to their well-being, including barriers to language and communication, learning and training, and safety and security, says a new report. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The 61-page document, prepared by federal, provincial and territorial governments, notes that poverty rates among persons with disabilities in Canada remains a challenge, as does ensuring more disabled Canadians find work. Laurie Beachell, national co-ordinator for the Council of Canadians With Disabilities. Four years after the federal government ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Canada released its first report on Tuesday into how disabled Canadians are faring under that convention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.