Episode 5 – Disabilities in our Communities

Recently, the Canadian government introduced “An Act to Ensure a Barrier-free Canada (Accessible Canada Act) to fulfill its mandate to introduce federal accessibility legislation. This legislation will have impact on Indigenous communities. However, what does disability mean to our communities and how will it impact our communities. For example, some buildings have platform lifts or ramps leading to the outside of buildings, but are they built to code. The concept of disability means different things to different communities.

In this podcast we are talking with Mr. Neil Belanger (Maluu’m Amxsiwaa) the Executive Director of the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS). Neil will tell us how persons with disabilities are impacting our communities especially the homes where they live.

Interview:

• Mr. Neil Belanger (Maluu’m Amxsiwaa), Executive Director, British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society