Respecting Rights is a project at ARCH Disability Law Centre led by persons labelled with an intellectual or developmental disability. ARCH is a free legal clinic that provides services to people with disabilities across Ontario.
Respecting Rights is looking to have 2-3 new self-advocates join our team. This is a volunteer position. You will need to interview for this position.
What do Respecting Rights Volunteers do?
- Attend planning meetings and teach others about their legal rights
- Help to create learning materials like PowerPoints and Information Sheets
- Co-host self-advocate meetings, presentations and workshops
- Work on projects to help change the laws for people with disabilities in Ontario
Eligibility
- You must live in Ontario, Canada and be 18 years old or older
- You must be able to commit to attending bi-weekly meetings
- You should have between 0-3 years experience in advocacy work
- You should be excited to learn and teach others about legal rights
- You must self-identify as having an intellectual or developmental disability
For more information on how to apply, email Jessica at jessica.field@arch.clcj.ca