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CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice · June 3 · 23 min

#116 | Justice Without Barriers Series - Disability, Accessibility, and the Courts

Universal accessibility should be the norm — so why does it remain the exception? In this episode, Sarah Rowe, Legal Counsel at CIAJ, speaks with the Honourable Justice Joshua B. Hawkes of the Court of Appeal of Alberta about the lived realities of people with disabilities within the justice system and the legal profession. Drawing on his own experience as a person living with a disability, Justice Hawkes reflects on the biases, institutional barriers, and day-to-day challenges faced in environments rarely designed with all realities in mind. Together, they explore what accessibility truly means — not only in theory, but in practice — and consider how lived experience can reshape our understanding of inclusion, equity, and the role of institutions. Guest The Honourable Justice Joshua B. Hawkes, Court of Appeal of Alberta Host Sarah Rowe, Legal Counsel, CIAJ

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Universal accessibility should be the norm — so why does it remain the exception?

In this episode, Sarah Rowe, Legal Counsel at CIAJ, speaks with the Honourable Justice Joshua B. Hawkes of the Court of Appeal of Alberta about the lived realities of people with disabilities within the justice system and the legal profession.

Drawing on his own experience as a person living with a disability, Justice Hawkes reflects on the biases, institutional barriers, and day-to-day challenges faced in environments rarely designed with all realities in mind.

Together, they explore what accessibility truly means — not only in theory, but in practice — and consider how lived experience can reshape our understanding of inclusion, equity, and the role of institutions.

Guest

  • The Honourable Justice Joshua B. Hawkes, Court of Appeal of Alberta

Host

  • Sarah Rowe, Legal Counsel, CIAJ

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