More than 2,000 lawyers in Ontario self-identify as having a disability, data shows Julia Knope, CBC News
Posted: Sep 26, 2023
Peer Support Network for Lawyers Living with Disabilities website.
The Ontario Bar Association has launched a first-of-its-kind initiative called Peer Support Network for Lawyers Living with Disabilities, where lawyers can connect and share their lived experiences in a safe and confidential space. (Submitted by Ontario Bar Association)
As a lawyer living with a disability, a single mother, and a caretaker to someone with a disability, Kelly McDermott says achieving work-life balance can be challenging.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, it became near-impossible.