COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group
The COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group (CDAG) is a Canadian federal government advisory body convened by Employment and Social Development Canada.
History
In April 2020, the Government of Canada announced the creation of the COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group to "ensure an inclusive approach to its pandemic response and overall decision-making."[1]
Members
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Krista Carr | Chair[2] | Inclusion Canada, Inclusion NB, Inclusion Canada Foundation, Inclusive Education Canada (IEC) |
| Bill Adair | Member | Spinal Cord Injury Canada, Canadian Cancer Society, Wellspring |
| Neil Belanger | Member | British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), Canada Post, Minister's Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction, Minister's Council on Employment and Accessibility, Registered Disability Savings Plan Action Group, Inclusion BC |
| Diane Bergeron | Member | CNIB Guide Dogs, CNIB Foundation, Government of Alberta, City of Edmonton |
| Bonnie Brayton | Member | DisAbled Women's Network Canada (DAWN), Minister's Advisory Council on Gender-Based Violence |
| Ellen Cohen | Member | National Network for Mental Health (NNMH), Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), Consumer/Survivor Development Initiative (CSDI) |
| Maureen Haan | Member | Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) |
| Hélène Hébert | Member | Réseau québécois pour l'inclusion sociale des personnes sourdes et mal entendantes (ReQIS) |
| Heidi Janz | Member | John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) |
| Rabia Khedr | Member | Disability Empowerment Equality Network Support Services, Muslim Council of Peel, Ontario Human Rights Commission, Race and Disability Canada (RDC), City of Mississauga |
| Michael J. Prince | Member | University of Victoria, Inclusion BC, Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) |
| Josh Vander Vies | Member | Versus Law Corporation, Equipment and Assistive Technology Initiative (EATI), Minister's Council on Employment and Accessibility, 2012 Summer Paralympics, AthletesCAN, Canadian Paralympic Committee |
Publications
External links
Employment and Social Development Canada. (2020, December 4). COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group will continue to help guide Government action on disability inclusion. Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20231206045538/https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2020/11/x2.html ↩︎
Employment and Social Development Canada. (2021, May 28). COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group member biographies. Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2024.05.13-004745/https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/disability-advisory-group/members.html ↩︎