With generous funding from the New Brunswick Law Foundation and The Law Foundation of Ontario’s Access to Justice Fund, CNIB has developed Know Your Rights – New Brunswick, a project that is designed to empower New Brunswickers who are blind, partially sighted or Deafblind to better understand their rights, navigate the New Brunswick legal system and self-advocate to challenge discrimination.
Know Your Rights – New Brunswick is based on the Ontario pilot project developed in 2019 and funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario. While based upon the Ontario pilot, great care has been taken (through focus groups and consultations) to ensure that Know Your Rights – New Brunswick is specific to the barriers that New Brunswickers who are blind, partially-sighted and Deafblind face on a day-to-day basis.
Acknowledgements
Know Your Rights – New Brunswick was made possible by the New Brunswick Law Foundation and The Law Foundation of Ontario’s Access to Justice Fund, who graciously funded the project.
CNIB is incredibly grateful to McInnes Cooper and Pro Bono Students Canada for their dedication to the project and provision of legal research and writing.
Thank you to the Canadian Bar Association New Brunswick Branch for their partnership in delivering a Continuing Professional Development Program to legal professionals across Atlantic Canada.
The project was also made possible by a team of dedicated volunteers who contributed their time and expertise to provide valuable input, suggestions, and recommendations. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of:
- Andrea Hewitt
- Carey Majid
- Chris Borden
- Dawn Elias
- Emily Scholten
- Eric Lecompte
- Erik Stiller
- Matt Letson
- Hannah Russell
- Jim Maher
- Justin LeBlanc
- Matt Letson
- Nicolette Belliveau
- Parker Menzies
- Scott Rinehart
- Tarah Sawler
- Tom Creagh
- Peyton Carmichael
- Philippe Bouchard