MEDIA ADVISORY: Striking Canadian Hearing Services workers info picket outside of Accreditation Canada

Striking Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) workers will hold an informational picket outside of Accreditation Canada’s Ottawa office today.

With the strike by CUPE 2073 members in its tenth week, Deaf clients sharing painful stories of being isolated without services, and CHS seemingly in no rush to end the disruption, workers are calling into question CHS’ status as an accredited organization.

When Julia Dumanian became CEO, she brought with her a medicalized lens on Deafness from her time in the hospital sector – and a focus on accreditation that’s not common among social services organization. CHS loudly champions their “Exemplary Status” with Accreditation Canada despite ample testimony from Deaf clients and Deaf organizations that the agency is not living up to its mandate.

That is the message workers will deliver outside of Accreditation Canada’s office.

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