b'ACCESSIBILITY/DISABILITYan environmental scan, surveys andwell-being and care for First Nationsto identify the need for resources summary reports. On February 22,citizens with disabilities, and to developfor regional capacity building and 2018, a national webinar was held todecisive options to move forward ato advocate for FNPWD and First inform and gather the views of Firstwholistic Continuum of Care for FirstNations governments. Bill C-81, the Nations citizens, service providers,Nations, by First Nations. Accessible Canada Act, attained royal administrators and more to provideAFNs advocacy work continues toassent on June 21, 2019. The AFN is input and recommendations located ataddress the existing and growingworking to support further discussion the following links: inequities for FNPWD and Firstwith FNPWD, their families and FirstLivestream.com/afn/events/8046176 Nations governments to establishNations governments on Bill C-81 and equitable programs and services.how it may impact First Nations. Livestream.com/afn/accessSignificant in this development isA priority in this advocacy work has The AFN has initiated a discussionthe focus on centring the disabilitybeen to include and amplify the voices with several federal departments,dialogue on human rights, whichof FNPWD and First Nations regions, including Indigenous Services Canada,was further advocated in the AFNsgovernments, service providers and Health Canada, the Public Healthsubmitted key interventions to theprogram administrators. The needs Agency of Canada, and ESDC onUnited Nations Special Rapporteur onare great. The AFNs accessibility the needs and gaps in care. At thethe Rights of Persons with Disabilitieswork has helped to bring attention AFN Annual General Assembly 2019,(UNSR) in April 2019. The AFN willto decades of inequalities faced Chiefs supported a national resolutionbe monitoring the full release of theby FNPWD and First Nations to work on a Seven GenerationsUNSRs report scheduled for fall 2019.governments in accessing equitable Continuum of Care Framework. ThisFurther to this, the AFN providedprograms and services on disability support by Chiefs is instrumentala written submission on Bill C-81 tomatters, including centring the in identifying needs and gaps inthe Senate Standing Committee ondisability dialogue on human rights. supports and services, capacitySocial Affairs, Science and Technology,Next is the work that must take place and infrastructure that impact theto raise concerns about the Bill andtogether on solutions.www.afn.ca 97'