The number of
unemployed deaf people and the rate of unemployment are increasing in Canada. Perhaps, this is also true in other countries. According to the Canadian Association of the Deaf, which has been employing and helping deaf people, about 20.6% are employed deaf Canadians, roughly 41.9% are the underemployed, and the rest or 37.5% are not employed at all. The real problem has something to do with patronization of hearing and lack of methodologies in education.
The Immigration Act of Canada prohibits people with disorder, disease, impaired health conditions, and disability from entering the country. The Act further states that these people might pose as threats to public safety and public health or may level the number of social and health services. The CAD strongly opposes such discriminatory acts against disabled people whom they believe have the abilities to work and
generate profit, thereby contributing to the economy.
While there are two generally accepted and used sign languages in Canada, other people or groups have created several signs. These signs, according to the CAD, are not actually signs, but systems. These "systems," which conform to a verbal communication, damage the real language. For the CAD, this is a sort of oppression which is cultural in nature. These are only some issues that taint the fairness of and equality properties of Canadian
Immigration Act.
