The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has upheld a complaint against Canada post by Michelle Dawson, a former mail carrier in Montreal and—in the words of the October 6th Leader-Post—an “internationally known researcher and writer on autism issues.” The details are on Dawson’s The Autism Crisis blog; her post (and the comments) need to be read in full. I quote from the end:
…..this Tribunal decision, for all its faults with respect to the facts of the specific case, is instead a step in the right direction. It’s a step towards human rights for autistics in Canada, and towards all the …read more