In September 2019, “Building an Equitable Foundation: Removing barriers to access for people with mental health and substance use-related disabilities,” written by Kendra Milne and Amelia Hamfelt, was published by The Law Foundation of BC. This report focuses on subsidized and supported housing, disability assistance and WorkBC employment supports, all of which are important for building a foundation for wellness.
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Recommendation 1: The BC Human Rights Commission should audit the laws and policies governing the provision of social services to identify and eliminate accessibility barriers that prevent or dissuade people with mental health and substance use-related disabilities from obtaining the supports and services they are eligible for.-
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Recommendation 6: The Attorney General should create a legal means to consider tenancy and anti-discrimination rights under the BC Human Rights Code when they are raised before the Residential Tenancy Branch. This could include a process for the BC Human Rights Tribunal to issue interim orders once a human rights complaint has been filed and amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act that allow for an interim delay in a residential tenancy dispute when such an interim order has been issued.-
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