Surviving Huronia: Action against the institutionalization of people with disabilities
The Disability and the Law Portfolio of the Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) will be hosting an event commemorating the survivors of the Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia, Ontario. Huronia was the oldest and largest institution for people with intellectual disabilities in Canada.
Originally known as the "Orillia Asylum for Idiots", Huronia was operated by the Government of Ontario from 1876 to 2009. In 2009, Huronia survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the government for systemic abuse and neglect.聽The parties reached an out-of-court settlement in 2013.
Les demandeurs principaux, Marie Slark et Pat Seth, accompagn茅s de聽leur tuteur 脿 l鈥檌nstance, Marilyn Dolmage, discuteront de leur exp茅rience au centre聽Huronia. Ils aborderont aussi聽les d茅fis qu'ils ont rencontr茅s en intentant聽une action juridique contre le聽gouvernement聽d鈥橭ntario. Roberto Lattanzio, avocat pour les聽droits des personnes handicap茅es et directeur ex茅cutif du ARCH Disability Law Center 脿 Toronto, ainsi que M茅lanie B茅nard, co-fondatrice de Qu茅bec Accessible,聽pr茅senteront et聽animeront聽la discussion. La聽conf茅rence聽sera suivie d鈥檜ne courte r茅ception.
This event was made possible thanks to the generous financial support of the Rathlyn聽Foundation Student Activities Endowment Fund, ARCH Disability Law Centre and the SSMU Equity Fund.
La salle est accessible pour les personnes en chaise roulante.