tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post4798498392691941065..comments2024-02-20T17:48:55.571-05:00Comments on Freedom Through Truth: An Ontario Disability Discrimination Case That Never HappenedMichael Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-24298272854044177182009-10-19T09:27:48.212-04:002009-10-19T09:27:48.212-04:00Anonymous:
Your comments warranted a separate pos...Anonymous:<br /><br />Your comments warranted a separate post, which I have put up this morning.<br />http://freethroughtruth.blogspot.com/2009/10/to-hrc-or-not-to-hrc.html<br /><br />I may not agree with you, but I value your comments, and have chosen to give you the opportunity to express your thoughts here on my blog.<br /><br />If you have specifics of a case where the HRT is doing a good job for your friend, I will publish it, and will protect the name of the Claimant, if desired.<br /><br />As a disabled person, I am interested in the trials, tribulations and ultimate triumphs of other disabled persons.<br /><br />Thank you for your timeMichael Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-38660106940409713842009-10-18T22:48:46.214-04:002009-10-18T22:48:46.214-04:00mbrandon8026,
Asserting your rights is a far cry...mbrandon8026, <br /><br />Asserting your rights is a far cry from becoming a victim and I would argue It is empowering. The Duty to Accommodate only extends so far. And if you simply can't work then of course they cannot accommodate you.<br /><br />I am stunned that you, as a disabled person could be anti-HRC(now HRT) they advocate on behalf of individuals who are routinely discriminated against in all aspects of society, especially employment. I am working with a woman who has a disability and was fired for taking 6 month Medical Leave of Absence to receive treatment and to recuperate...yes fired for being disabled. Instead of rolling and 'living her life' she is standing up for her rights and demanding to be treated fairly. This women works with people with disabilities, and so do I, and find her determination inspiring. She is standing on principle. And this process is gruelling when you have the issues to deal with that she has. The way you talk of it being gruelling for the Respondents makes me think that you were one. I am glad it is exhausting to those who would strip the rights and dignity from the disabled Canadians.<br />I would think that someone with a disability would condemn the businesses and individuals who rob others of their Human Rights. Keep in mind that HRC stands for Human Rights Commission or as it is now referred to the Human Rights Tribunal. Instead of targeting them for trying to protect Canadians from Human Rights Violations why not call out the people who are continuing to discriminate against the disabled and other groups. <br /><br />Don’t Shut Up....Stand UP!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-5579657605651263772009-10-16T16:51:10.141-04:002009-10-16T16:51:10.141-04:00There is no gruelling humsn rights investigation p...There is no gruelling humsn rights investigation process for the Complainant. It is only gruelling and expensive for the Respondent.<br /><br />I have a disability. Today, I cannot leave my house because of it. With my disability it is not practical for places of work, or institutions to accommodate me. I don't need them to accommodate me, and I do not need to play victim because they don't or can't. I don't even intend to tell them that I am disabled.<br /><br />I would rather live my life as free as I can than be a victim. <br /><br />To think that the government is any "victim's" friend is a fallacy. The HRCs run a sausage making machine, not a justice machine, and it stacks up rights as it makes them up and as it chooses, so that my rights as a disabled person would trump my rights as a Christian. I refuse to give them the chance.Michael Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-9405486997481822022009-10-16T16:03:30.818-04:002009-10-16T16:03:30.818-04:00It is great that this women eventually found a gre...It is great that this women eventually found a great place to be employed. However, the purpose of a human rights investigation is not limited to that individual (the young women in this case). Instead it involves all members of society, those who have a disability and those who would discriminate against them. <br /><br />I do believe that each indivdual should do what is best for them but feel the ones that should be applauded are the ones who are willing to go through that grueling human rights investigation process to hold people accountable for discrimination. <br /><br />This article seems to suggest that rolling over rather than standing up is what is the way to go...to that point I would have to disagree.<br /><br />But I would still agree with the last line "Good for you, Lizzie"!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com