{"id":11239,"date":"2024-02-15T15:39:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/?page_id=11239"},"modified":"2024-02-29T15:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:14:07","slug":"ecrob-project-legal-outreach-for-the-disability-of-mcs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/ecrob-project-legal-outreach-for-the-disability-of-mcs\/","title":{"rendered":"ECRoB Project Legal Outreach for the Disability of MCS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ECRoB Project Legal Outreach for the Disability of MCS<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DESCRIPTION AND AGENDA<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop: <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>Accessible justice and human rights for persons with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date: February 29, 2024<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time: 5:00 PM \u2013 7:30 PM EST<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link to register:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZYpdeivpzotE9YaZS3FsWZFXPP6MjIHz_ut<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION & LSQ INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click on the button below to watch the interview with our esteemed panelist<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SPEAKERS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please click on the link below to learn more about our legal project, speakers, partners, and upcoming legal events across Canada:<\/span><\/span><\/span> https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/legal-events-across-canada\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DESCRIPTION<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is this event for?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the increasing prevalence of MCS and the barriers people with MCS experience accessing legal support, this event is for all legal professionals to assist in removing barriers, providing appropriate support, and improving access to justice and human rights. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the event:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People with MCS face many barriers to accessing justice because the disability is not well known. They are our family members, colleagues, neighbors, and friends. Each one is entitled to the same rights and protections as everyone else. However, many individuals with disabilities continue to face stigma, exclusion and barriers that hold them back from succeeding in our society. The event reflects ongoing efforts to become a better, more accessible, and inclusive society, and offers the possibility to discuss legal aspects related to access to justice, in order to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion within the legal profession. The presentation will cover both the medical and legal aspects of MCS, including lived experience of the condition and human rights specific to each province across Canada. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have requested the participation of the Canadian Law Societies in these events. The project\u2019s first partnership with a regulating body of legal practitioners began with the Law Society of Ontario in delivering an event on May 31st, 2023, titled National AccessAbility Week 2023. The recording of that program is available here: <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>Law Society of Ontario \u2013 ARCH Archived Webcast<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> The event reached over 1000 participants, including legal professionals.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by the Environmental Health Association of Quebec (EHAQ), the Environmental Health Association of Canada (EHAC), in partnership with the ARCH Disability Law Centre, La Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration des organismes de personnes handicap\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec (COPHAN), Indigenous Disability Canada\/British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), NB Lung, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities and Spinal Cord Injury Canada, this event will focus on providing insights into the current state of the law regarding MCS, with an emphasis on human rights issues and legal resources available for people with the disability of MCS.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WORKSHOP AGENDA<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:00 PM <\/b><\/span><\/span>– 5:15 PM INTRODUCTION<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michel Gaudet<\/b><\/span><\/span>, Executive Director, Environmental Health Associations of Qu\u00e9bec and Canada (EHAQ, EHAC).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andr\u00e9 Pr\u00e9vost<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Strategic Counselor and <\/span><\/span><\/span>C<\/span><\/span><\/span>oordinator<\/span><\/span><\/span>, La Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration des organismes de personnes handicap\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec (COPHAN).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawyer Philippe Andr\u00e9 Tessier<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> – President<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse Qu\u00e9bec <\/span><\/span><\/span>(Human Rights Commission Qu\u00e9bec)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group 1<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:15 PM – 5:45 PM<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawyer Julius Grey<\/b><\/span><\/span>, Grey Casgrain Avocats <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respecting individual rights and freedoms <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawyer Patrick Martin-M\u00e9nard<\/b><\/span><\/span>, M\u00e9nard, Martin, Avocats<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promoting and respecting people’s health rights<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawyer Pierre-Luc Fr\u00e9chette<\/strong>, R\u00e9seau qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois des OSBL d’habitation

The normative framework of housing policies and its impact on the inclusion of people with MCS and on indoor air quality in residential living environments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:45 PM – 5:55 PM <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>LIVED EXPERIENCE<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n