Disabilities emerged as a government policy issue in Canada during World War I for two main reasons. One reason was that many Canadian soldiers were returning home injured. What was the other main reason?
1) Public hearings by the House of Commons Subcommittee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities were being held.
2) The World Health Organization had expanded the definition of disability.
3) Rapid industrialization was creating many work-related injuries.
4) Canada wanted to honour its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.