We are very pleased to have held a successful 2010 United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Thursday, November 25, 2010.

For more information on this 9th annual celebration: UN Day Program | Media Alert

     

Here are some photos from the day.

A sign interpreter at work

The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister, HRSDC, guest speaker

Note taking

Presenters – from L to R – Sandra Carpenter (Centre for Independent Living in Toronto), Dr. Marcia Rioux (Disability Rights Promotion International), and Steve Estey (Council of Canadians with Disabilities) speaking on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Various Participants

John Lord, principal writer of Impact: Changing the Way We View Disability with Vince Miele, former IL Canada Board Member