Our Mission
The Disability Partnership aims to create a provincial network of organizations that serve persons with disabilities who are united in the goal of ensuring Nova Scotia is accessible to all.
To accomplish this goal, the organization brings together the disability community, private and public sector entities, fostering collaboration with a particular emphasis on four main priority areas: Education and Training, Communication, Capacity Building, and Informing Policy.
The Partnership acknowledges the crucial contributions of organizations that have played a pivotal role in reaching this stage.
As a facilitator of collaboration among its members, the Partnership does not diminish or disregard the efforts of partner organizations like the Disability Rights Coalition or the Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunities.
Rather, the Disability Partnership serves as a foundational support for all disability service organizations in the province.
The primary purpose is to assist these organizations in working collectively to strengthen community unity and drive essential transformations, ensuring that individuals with First Voice perspectives can fully participate in a Nova Scotia free from barriers.
Governance Documents
2019 – The Disability Partnership Strategic Plan
2023-2025 – The Disability Partnership Terms of Reference
2023-2025 Operations Advisory Team
Achievements of the Disability Community
2010
Independence and Inclusion as Equal and Contributing Citizens: A Disability Strategy for Nova Scotians (the Disability Strategy), various authors
2013
Choice, Equality and Good Lives in Inclusive Communities: a Roadmap for Transforming the Nova Scotia Services to Persons with Disabilities Program (the Roadmap), various authors
2014
Human Rights Complaint, filed by the Disability Rights Coalition
2017
The Accessibility Act was passed in and the Accessibility Directorate was created to oversee the implementation of the Act
2021
In 2021, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decided that the Province of Nova Scotia has been and was continuing to systemically discriminate against people with disabilities
2023
An Interim Consent Order between the Province, the Disability Rights Coalition, and the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission was established, creating a five year plan for the government to end systemic discrimination against people with disabilities
2023
Premier Tim Houston issued what has been called an historic apology to the disability community on behalf of the Province of Nova Scotia