With generous funding from the Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island and The Law Foundation of Ontario’s Access to Justice Fund, CNIB has developed Know Your Rights – Prince Edward Island, a project that is designed to empower Prince Edward Islanders who are blind, partially sighted or Deafblind to better understand their rights, navigate the Prince Edward Island legal system and self-advocate to challenge discrimination.
Know Your Rights – Prince Edward Island 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 – PEI is specific to the barriers that Islanders who are blind, partially-sighted and Deafblind face on a day-to-day basis.
Acknowledgements
Know Your Rights – Prince Edward Island was made possible by the Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island 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:
- Aaron Gauthier
- Abigail Smith
- Alexandra Gosse
- Andrea Hewitt
- Carey Majid
- Ceili Randall
- Donna MacEwen
- Ginette Arseneault
- Jacob Hatfield
- Jim Maher
- Kathryn Smith-Fernandez
- Tarah Sawle
- Warren Peters