Mini-Miracles Children's Clothing Mini-Miracles Children's ClothingA line of Special Needs Clothing for children ages 2-12. Special Clothing for Special Children! 1-250-478-6331(phone/fax).
Ability OnLine, Support Network for Kids Ability OnLine is a free internet community where children/youth with disabilities/illness and their parents can meet others like them, make friends from all over the world, share their hopes and fears, find role-models and mentors, and feel like they belong.
A Guide for Persons with Disabilities The Agency is responsible for ensuring that undue obstacles to the mobility of persons with disabilities are removed from federally regulated transportation services and facilities.
ALS Society of Canada The ALS Society of Canada endeavors to provide relevant and current information about ALS in an easy to understand format.
Alzheimer Society of Canada Founded over 25 years ago, the Alzheimer Society is a not-for-profit health organization dedicated to helping people affected by Alzheimer Disease.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Articles regarding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(AODA)
Society for Treatment of Autism Society for Treatment of Autism (STA) is an Alberta-based registered charitable organization providing comprehensive treatment and educational services for people with autism and related disorders. STA offers quality support, consultation and educational services for families and communities in Alberta.
Canada Benefits Canada Benefits is a unique service that Service Canada is proud to offer you. For example whether you need help getting back to work, temporary income support or skills training, Canada Benefits can help connect you with appropriate programs and services – truly a one-stop shop. Similarly, you will find information to help you with your housing and health needs whether you are a Newcomer to Canada, a Person with a Disability, an Aboriginal Person. And there's much much more.
Canada Pension, Disability Benefits The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit is a taxable monthly payment that is available to people who have contributed to the CPP and who are not able to work regularly at any job because of a disability. The CPP disability benefit is not designed to pay for such things as medications and assistive devices.
Canadian Guide Dogs Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB) is a national, non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1984 to assist visually-impaired Canadians with their mobility by providing and training them in the use of professionally trained Guide Dogs.
Independent Living Canada Independent Living (IL) is a vision, a philosophy and a movement of persons with disabilities. Born on California university campuses in the 1970s, the movement spread to Canada in the 1980s, and has since reached around the globe and changed the way people view and respond to disability.
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work Our mission is to promote and support meaningful and equitable employment of people with disabilities. As innovators and agents of change, we build partnerships, develop skills, share knowledge and influence attitudes.
Deaf Culture Centre The DEAF CULTURE CENTRE is a symbol of the Deaf community celebrating Deaf life. It is a public forum both historical and forward-looking. The DEAF CULTURE CENTRE is contemporary, a fun gathering place that is open to the public and rooted in the Deaf community. It provides education, culture, visual and performing arts.
Canadian Diabetes Association The goal of the Canadian Diabetes Association's web site is to become THE online resource for people with, and affected by, diabetes and for healthcare professionals treating those affected by the disease.
Canadian Down Syndrome Society The Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) is a vital resource linking parents and professionals through advocacy, education and providing information.
Canadian Dyslexia Association The mandate of the Canadian Dyslexia Association is to promote awareness of dyslexia, and to develop and implement specialized methods, to improve the quality of life of the estimated five million Canadians who have dyslexia.
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) is a consumer-based organization formed by and for hard of hearing Canadians. CHHA works cooperatively with professionals, service providers and government bodies, and provides information about hard of hearing issues and solutions.
Canadian Hearing Society The Canadian Hearing Society was incorporated in 1940 to impartially serve and support deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people, parents of deaf and hard of hearing children and to educate the hearing public.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is a national voluntary agency providing services to individuals across Canada to whom loss of vision is a central problem in personal and social adjustments.
Canadian Paralympic Committee The Canadian Paralympic Committee is a non-profit, private organization with 25 member sports organizations dedicated to strengthening the Paralympic Movement. The Canadian Paralympic Committee's vision is to be the world's leading Paralympic nation. Its mission is to lead the development of a sustainable Paralympic sport system in Canada to enable athletes to reach the podium at the Paralympic Games.
Canadian Spinal Research Organization The CSRO is dedicated to the improvement of the physical quality of life for persons with a spinal cord injury and those with related neurological deficits, through targeted medical and scientific research.
Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association In previous years, the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association has served as the national governing body for a wide range of wheelchair sports. Recently, the CWSA, in cooperation with Sport Canada, has pursued a policy of inclusion, which requires sports for athletes with a disability to be administered by the same national sport organization as its able-bodied equivalent.
L'Arche Communities in Canada The L’Arche Canada Foundation is a not-for-profit charity that raises funds on behalf of L’Arche Canada and is committed to transforming the lives of intellectually disabled people in communities across Canada.
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) is a national, non-profit voluntary organization which was founded in 1963 and incorporated in 1971. The organization's mission is to be the national voice for persons with learning disabilities and those who support them. LDAC is dedicated to a level playing field for individuals with learning disabilities to enable them to function as citizens with equitable opportunities and to develop to their chosen potential.
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is making a difference for people with MS and their families who must live with its unpredictability everyday of their lives.
Progeria Research Foundation In the summer of 1998, Dr. Leslie Gordon and Dr. Scott Berns found out that their son Sam, who was then 22 months old, had been diagnosed with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome ("Progeria"), commonly referred to as a "premature aging" syndrome. It quickly became apparent to Sam's parents that there was an enormous lack of medical information and resources dedicated to Progeria. They recognized that there was no place for these children to go for medical help, no place for parents or doctors to turn for information, and no source of funding for researchers who wanted to do Progeria research.
Rick Hansen Institute The Rick Hansen Institute is based at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre (BSCC), an 11,000 square metre, state-of-the-art facility that brings together specialists under one roof where they can collaborate to discover and implement novel treatments and approaches into improved outcomes, independence and quality of life for people living with SCI and their families.
Ronald McDonald Children's Charities of Canada Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada helps give sick children what they need most – their families
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work WORKink's mission is to facilitate communication and provide resources and information to enhance the equitable and meaningful employment of people with disabilities.
Tetra Society of North America While Tetra operates 45 chapters throughout North America, the services and talents of our 300-plus expert volunteers are available to everyone. Information on past projects is shared system-wide; expertise is shared and requests for assistive device projects can even be filled remotely if someone lives in an area not served by a Tetra chapter. Since inception, Tetra has completed 5,000 projects.
Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada The Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada is a non-profit charitable organization, which represents over a hundred Canadians who were born disabled as a result of the thalidomide drug, a drug prescribed in the late fifties and early sixties to pregnant women to relieve morning sickness.
The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Our mission is to help people with cystic fibrosis. We fund research towards the goal of a cure or control for cystic fibrosis, support high quality CF care, promote public awareness of cystic fibrosis, and raise and allocate funds for these purposes.
The Neil Squire Foundation The Neil Squire Foundation is a Canadian national non-profit organization committed to providing education, technology and career development for people with physical disabilities.
The Schizophrenia Society of Canada Founded in 1979, the Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC) is a national registered charity. SSC works with 10 provincial societies to alleviate the suffering caused by schizophrenia and related mental disorders.
War Amps of Canada A philosophy of "amputees helping amputees" has been the hallmark of The War Amps from 1918, when the organization was founded, until the present.
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