Nova Scotia Disability Rights are Human Rights
“Expert Monitor Finds Province’s Remedy Implementation to be ‘Gaining Traction’ but with Significant Work Still to Do” -DRC
Human Rights Remedy: Second Monitoring Report Released (August 1, 2025)
The Independent Expert Monitor who is responsible for both verifying and assessing the Province’s compliance with its obligations under the Human Rights Remedy, has just released his Report after two years of the Remedy.
Here is a redacted copy of the DRC’s submissions to the Expert Monitor-Year Two concerning the Province’s compliance with the Annual Report.
The Disability Rights Coalition is calling for strong Provincial Government action to catch up on legally-binding deadlines in the Human Rights Remedy regarding the Disability Support Program.
Media Coverage of Nova Scotia’s Government Failure to Meet Human Rights Remedy Timelines
The Disability Rights Coalition is Disappointed in the Province’s Failure to Meet Human Rights Remedy Timelines. Read the Press Release here:
Disability Rights Coalition Annual General Meeting.
Please join us to review the legal Remedy over the past year and give your input for Year 2. Your voice counts!
Thursday 26 September, 2024
6pm to 8pm
Club Inclusion, 2652 Joseph Howe Drive, Halifax
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85274640237?pwd=GJyxpSh4YuSzvPP9WRlPQIR3zqdeTp.1
Light refreshments will be served.
Accessible washroom/quiet area available
Global News: Nova Scotia lagging behind on disability support commitments: researcher.
The pages below will introduce you to the recent Human Rights Case in Nova Scotia:
This is the documentary The Freedom Tour of Nova Scotia (1:11 hours)
Media Coverage of EH Human Rights Complaint
The case is a legal discrimination complaint about the Province’s failure to treat people with disabilities in a way that ensures that all persons with disabilities are supported to live in community.
