reachAbility's Links to Organizations
This page is your portal to a comprehensive listing of organizations that is continually growing.
Also included is a link to reachAbility's regional programs that are listed by Province.
Organizations
- Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL)
- "is a Canada-wide association of family members and others working for the benefit of persons of all ages who have an intellectual disability."
- Canadian Association of Independent Living (CALIC)
- Canadian Association of Independent Living is a national umbrella organization which consists of local Independent Living Centres (ILAC) across Canada. Promoting and enabling the progressive process of persons with disabilities taking the responsibility for development and management of personal and community resources.
- Canadian Disabled Individuals Association (CDIA)
- providing a voice on behalf of all disability as well as education of our community and the public.
- Canadian Injured Worker
- A national network of injured workers - groups and forums for exchanging information and sharing experiences, to try to ensure that the injured worker's human rights are protected and respected. Includes contact details of provincial groups.
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- Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
- "promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness."
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind provides services to people for whom loss of vision causes social adjustment problems. This site has a digital library and other services.
- Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) National Site
- whose aim is "to assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self reliance and full community participation."
- Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA-NS) Nova Scotia
- ...Core Services offer: Peer Support; Rehab Conselling; Vocational/Employment Services; Community Advocacy; Case Management/Service Coordination; Information Services...
- Community Special Needs Alliance (CSNA)
- Community Special Needs Alliance exists to provide an opportunity for individuals and community organizations to advocate collectively for appropriate support on behalf of children, youth and adults with special needs and their families.
- Easter Seals Canada
- "operates as a network of provincially licensed members that deliver programs and services to children with physical disabilities in their community."
- EnableLink
- "Linking persons with disabilities to a world of resources" with articles, Canadian links, disability definitions, disability organizations and a message board.
- Entrepreneurs With Disabilities Network (EDN)
- Provide services, support and advice for persons with disabilities on starting their own business.
- Laing House
- providing youth & family support, programs, and community education for youths (17-24) living with serious mental illness.
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- Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC)
- The Learning Disability Association of Canada is a charitable organization that has a chapter in every province and territory of Canada. The organization is dedicated to advance the legal rights, employment, social development, education, and general well-being of people with learning disabilities.
- Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)
- Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network exists to support families, develop a safe, secure and quality future for their relatives with a disability.
- reachAbility
- reachAbility is a charitable organization providing educational programs about disability and human rights issues to persons with disabilities, lawyers, social service providers, and other interested people, as well as legal referral services.
- Team Work Cooperative Ltd & the Workbridge Association
- Offer specialized employment services for persons with disabilities.
- Victoria Disability Resource Centre
- Helping people "with all types of disabilities lead independent lives - under their control and by their choice." PART OF CALIC
- Web-4-All
- "is a system for easily configuring multi-user public access computer workstations."
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