What is Respecting Rights Toronto?
Respecting Rights Toronto is a project at ARCH Disability Law Centre, funded by the City of Toronto and led by persons with intellectual of developmental disabilities. Respecting Rights volunteers work with lawyers and advocacy staff to teach people with disabilities about their legal rights.
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 in-person and virtual self-advocate meetings, presentations and workshops
- Work on projects to help change the laws for people with disabilities
Eligibility
- You must live in Toronto, Ontario and be 18 years old or older
- You must be able to commit to attending bi-weekly meetings, and volunteer for presentations, workshops and meetings
- You should be able to volunteer for in-person and virtual events
- 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