Following the Kuala Lumpur Joint Statement on Disability Management issued at IFDM 2016 in Malaysia, which set out a framework of values, at IFDM 2018 held in Vancouver, Canada, October 15-17, 2018, the Canada Declaration was put forth as a practical agenda leading to demonstrable improvements, clarifying the duties of governments, employers, unions and other relevant stakeholders, providing support where needed, and putting government money to work in ways that reduce poverty and unemployment of workers with a disability.
It identifies barriers that still face workers with a disability and sets out Goals going forward.
To read the full text of the IFDM 2018 Canada Declaration, please click on the following link:
IFDM 2018 Canada Declaration