Cultural Adequacy
Do people with disabilities have housing that allows them to express their cultural identities?
The way housing is designed can affect people's cultural practices and traditions. For example, it can affect how people cook and store food. It can affect how they develop languages and have ceremonies. It can also affect their access to community supports, childcare and Elder care.
- Goal: People with disabilities have housing that allows them to express their cultural identities.
- International law sources:
- United Nations General Comment on the Right to Adequate Housing
- Declaration onthe Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
Outcome indicators
- Percentage of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people with disabilities who have housing that meets their cultural needs
- Description: This looks at First Nations, Inuit and Métis people who have housing that meets their cultural needs. For example, Labrador Inuit have told the Federal Housing Advocate about housing that doesn’t support their cultural practices, like hunting and fishing.
- Results: Not available. This data is not currently collected through national or provincial / territorial surveys. We are advocating for better data collection and transparency in this area.
- Percentage of racialized people with disabilities who have housing that meets their cultural needs
- Description: This looks at racialized people who have housing that meets their cultural needs.
- Results: Not available. This data is not currently collected through national or provincial / territorial surveys. We are advocating for better data collection and transparency in this area.
- Percentage of newcomers with disabilities who have housing that meets their cultural needs
- Description: This looks at newcomers who have housing that meets their cultural needs.
- Results: Not available. This data is not currently collected through national or provincial / territorial surveys. We are advocating for better data collection and transparency in this area.
- Percentage of Deaf people who have housing that meets their cultural needs
- Description: This looks at Deaf people who have housing that meets their cultural needs.
- Results: Not available. This data is not currently collected through national or provincial / territorial surveys. We are advocating for better data collection and transparency in this area.
Policy effort and resource indicators
In development