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ARCH’s Youth Engagement Project

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ARCH Disability Law Centre is launching our Youth Engagement Project aimed at engaging diverse communities of youth and young adults (ages 18 – 34) with disabilities across Canada. This project is about disability rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), with a primary focus on the 2025 Concluding Observations to Canada of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We hope to reach youth and young adults who may not have had opportunities to take part in other advocacy projects and who may have intersecting identities and/or experiences of oppression.

We will be providing educational webinars and establishing a committee of young advocates.

We invite youth with disabilities to attend one of our four virtual webinars!

These webinars give information about the CRPD, the UN reporting process, and the importance of community-based treaty monitoring. Sessions will include virtual accessible handouts with additional information available in plain language, and in both official languages. Our webinars will be offered twice in English, one in French, and once in an arts-based plain language format. Please register for the webinar that is most accessible to you!

Register for our webinars here!

English Webinar – November 26, 2026 – 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time

Plain Language English Webinar – December 3, 2026 – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

Webinaire en français – Janvier 14, 2027 – 12:00 heure normale de l’Est

English Webinar – January 21, 2027 – 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

Alongside ARCH’s webinars, we are inviting youth and young adults to considering apply to the Young Advocates Committee on CRPD Engagement. This Committee will, with direct support from ARCH, will identify two priorities from the Concluding Observations and co-create an advocacy strategy on those issues. The Committee will meet, at minimum, monthly and will work together to advance the rights of people with disabilities in Canada. If you are interested in joining our Committee please complete this interest forum.
Fill out interest form



November 9, 2026