Lorin MacDonald

Lorin MacDonald

Lorin MacDonald, JD, LSM, is a human rights lawyer and disability/accessibility advocate living in Toronto. Since 2020, she has been a nominee for Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in the Human Rights category, receiving the honour in 2021. In 2022, the Law Society of Ontario honoured Lorin with its Law Society Medal, and she was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.

Make human rights education mandatory for the legal profession

Make human rights education mandatory for the legal profession

Ensuring lawyers understand how new approaches to EDI impact communities will strengthen our profession

Expanding medical assistance in dying will have devastating effects on Canadians with disabilities

Expanding medical assistance in dying will have devastating effects on Canadians with disabilities

Medically assisted death should not be more accessible than appropriate supports

How the legal community can better support lawyers with disabilities

How the legal community can better support lawyers with disabilities

The new Canadian Association of Lawyers with Disabilities aims for better inclusion

Celebrating Rosalie Abella's legacy on disability rights

Her impact in this area informed my personal and professional advocacy success