From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
The Ontario Human Rights Code is the law in Ontario. This legislation was written to provide comprehensive human rights protections for all people in Ontario.
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
In this activity, students explore the concept of discrimination and gain an appreciation of its complexity.
Break the class into small groups, and have each group develop its own definition of discrimination. At this point, they should not have seen the definition in the Glossary.
Remind them to think about the points raised in the Preamble.
Ask them to consider questions like:
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
If there’s time, students can re-do the human rights quiz and compare their answers with those from their first attempt. Discuss their answers to the quiz. Provide information as required to ensure that everyone understands the concepts shown in each situation. The story and discussion points for each situation appear below. You may wish to read or have students read from these discussion points.
Make sure that the Preamble and the charts listing the social areas and prohibited grounds covered by the Code are posted prominently in the classroom.
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
The case studies in the Students' handouts section can be approached in two ways. The first is a forum discussion of each of the case studies. The second has students role-play at a human rights tribunal hearing. Using both approaches will give students a more complete understanding of how the Code is applied.
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
This section includes ideas for other curriculum areas, like role-play techniques in drama classes. Where appropriate, additional references have been provided, but many of the resources are already in this package. For example, to do role-plays during dramatic arts activities, use the case studies in the Students' handouts.
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
Ableism: attitudes in society that devalue and limit the potential of persons with disabilities. People with disabilities are assumed to be less worthy of respect and consideration, less able to contribute and take part, and of less value than other people. Ableism can be conscious or unconscious and is embedded in institutions, systems or the broader culture of a society.
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
More often than not, disadvantage arises from the way in which society treats particular individuals, rather than from any characteristic inherent in those individuals.[1]
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
This activity is based on “Taking the Human Rights Temperature of Your School” which was adapted from the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[4]
You can evaluate your school’s human rights climate using criteria derived from both the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (the Declaration) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code). The questions here are adapted from both of these sources.
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
The Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code) provides protection from discrimination in five areas of our lives. It states that every person has a right to freedom from discrimination in the following areas, known as social areas:
From: Teaching human rights in Ontario - A guide for Ontario schools
As part of a government program, Darlene, a grade 12 graduate, got a job with a local garden nursery. She was to help Mr. M., the owner, tend plants and shrubs, place orders and serve customers.
Mr. M's first review of Darlene's work showed that she was performing all her job duties exceedingly well. It was obvious that Darlene liked the work.
