The New Society Institute (formerly IRIS) provides policy research and social development leadership.
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ALT Graphic of logo and text. Text reads: The 6 Challenges Are Coming! Regulating the Digital Domain
ALT A screen of 6 people. 3 on top and 3 on the bottom. Including a white woman wheelchair user with various tech to assist with breathing and controlling wheelchair and computer; a white woman with glasses; a person doing ASL; a South Asian woman; a person with glasses; a racialized person wearing headphones. They are all part of a zoom panel
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ALT A woman with Down syndrome sitting at a cafe and working on her laptop. Text reads "Did you know? Article 12 of the UNCRPD states that 'parties shall recognize that persons with disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life.'"
ALT An asylum seeker is confronted by an RCMP officer as he crosses the border into Canada from the United States in 2017. Every year, Canada’s immigration and refugee asylum system detains thousands of people who are seeking protection or a better life in this country, write Michael Bach and Carlos Ríos-Espinosa — and people with disabilities often fare the worst. PAUL CHIASSON / THE CANADIAN PRESS
ALT Text-based image of the first paragraphs of a press release. Inclusion Canada logo at the top of the image. A screen-reader friendly version of the release is available at the link in the tweet.
