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Bill 128, Disability Pride Month Act, 2023

Collard, Lucille

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EXPLANATORY

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The

Bill proclaims the month of July in each year as Disability Pride Month.

Bill 128 2023

Act to proclaim the month of July as Disability Pride Month

Preamble

Ableism

has been prevalent in the history of Ontario. Exclusion, discrimination and

violation of principles of basic dignity have been the norm for disabled people

for much of this province’s history.

proclaiming July as Disability Pride Month, Ontario is prioritizing the need to

listen to the disability community when addressing their needs and priorities.

Disability Pride Month is about recognizing the important contributions of

Ontarians with disabilities and the place of disabled people in Ontario’s

diverse society.

July

is Disability Pride Month because the work of Canadians with disabilities

resulted in the Accessible Canada Act that came

into force on July 11, 2019.

Ontarians

with disabilities have historically been extremely marginalized and regarded as

a burden on a society rather than as free, independent and inherently valuable

citizens. Ontarians with disabilities have been disproportionately relegated to

poverty and denied access to both public and private spaces.

Twenty-two

per cent of Canadians live with a disability, and this number is expected to

rise. Canadians with disabilities are an essential and valuable part of the

fabric of Canadian society. These Canadians face barriers in employment,

housing, provision of services, bodily autonomy and reproductive rights, as

well as other problems related to poverty and discrimination. These barriers

can be worsened when combined with discrimination on the basis of intersecting

identities such as race, gender, class, indigeneity and age.

Disability

is not only an identity, but also a community with a diverse culture all their

own to be proud of and celebrated. Disability culture is about visibility and

self-value. Disability Pride Month is a time for recognizing these facts and

listening to people with disabilities.

Therefore,

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Disability

Pride Month

The

month of July in each year is proclaimed as Disability Pride Month.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Disability Pride Month

Act, 2023 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

June 7, 2023

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

June 7, 2023

First Reading

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First Reading

June 7, 2023

Carried

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