Shop for the Cause with We-Care.com
The Canadian Abilities Foundation and We-Care.com are pleased to announce a unique way for you to shop and support our efforts working for people with disabilities across Canada.
In these challenging economic times, when we need your help the most, it's a way to turn the diapers, contact lenses, and cell phone plans you need - not to mention travel and financial services - into donations to the Canadian Abilities Foundation.
Now, when you shop at more than 600 online merchants, a percentage of your purchase can support our work - with no extra cost for you. All you need to do is click through our www.caf.we-care.com and then shop from the merchants you use every day - directly from their websites. It's effortless giving.
Our partnership with We-Care.com not only makes these donations possible; it also provides you with coupons and special offers that save you money. We-Care.com even offers a free plug-in - a safe browser extension that ensures your donations count even if you forget to visit our marketplace. It's quick and easy to use, so please visit our new marketplace at http://www.caf.we-care.com.
A fabulous fundraiser in support of people with developmental disabilities
This year Surrey Place presents the Sound of Music on November 27th at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Please join us for a wonderful evening of theatre, reception and silent auction.
The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is pleased to announce the 3rd National Spinal Cord Injury Conference and the 16th Interurban Spinal Cord Injury Conference to be held as one national event on Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: Innovation, Impact and Future Directions at the Hilton Toronto Hotel on November 6, 7, 8, 2008.
REGISTRATION is open! Early Bird Deadline - October 10, 2008 Come to Toronto this fall to learn from leading experts about the latest developments in research and clinical practice pertaining to spinal cord injury rehabilitation. The program agenda will feature over 40 internationally-acclaimed speakers, including: Dr. Michael G. Fehlings, Dr. Luc Noreau, Dr. Armin Curt, Dr. Serge Rossignol, Dr. John Steeves, Dr. Brian K.Kwon and many more... Benefit from interactive workshops and over 80 poster displays! Join us to exchange knowledge with other professionals and participate in a national dialogue about what it means to live with a spinal cord injury.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by The Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The conference is approved for up to 21.5 hours of CME. For conference details including: speakers information, program agenda, venue location, registration link and brochure please go to www.sciconference.ca For more information about this conference, please contact Toronto Rehab's Conference Services at 416-597-3422 ext.3693 or by email: [email protected]
Harmony Movement
is a not-for-profit organization that works with schools, youth groups, and community organizations to promote diversity and combat all forms of discrimination. This year's Harmony Award Banquet will honour retired Lieutenant-General and Senator Roméo Dallaire for his courage and determination to remove the stigma so commonly associated with mental illness and mood disorders. The award gala will be held on November 6 at Premiere Ballroom in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and will be co-chaired by Raymond Cohen and Arlene Perly Rae. For further information please contact [email protected] or Lesley Cohen at 416-385-2660.
Employment Now! Diversity Planning for Inclusive Employment Conference October 5-7, 2008 in St John's NL
In the development of a framework for a National Employment Delivery Strategy, the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) is holding its annual conference, Employment Now! Diversity Planning for Inclusive Employment, to discuss and move the Employment Equity agenda forward in Canada. Employment Now! will bring persons with disabilities and a wide range of leaders in employment and disability issues together to discuss:
- Attitudinal Barriers
- Advancing Workforce Inclusion
- Identifying Employment Opportunities
- Improving Organizational/Business Readiness.
Québec... accessible to all: Tourism and the disabled
Québec is going to great lengths to ensure that its tourist sites are more accessible to people who have restricted physical abilities. Its territory may be big, but that’s no reason to place limits on where travellers with reduced mobility can go or to deprive them of the countless natural and cultural sites for which Québec’s tourist regions are known!
Forum this Fall in Toronto
A National Forum on "Defining a Rights Based Framework: Advancing Inclusion of Students with Disabilities" is being planned by the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agenices' (CASHRA) to take place in Toronto, September 25-27th 2008.
This national event will feature well known speakers and resource persons from across Canada. Individuals and organizations with an interest in disability issues, human rights or education will find this a unique opportunity to address important issues facing Canadians as well as the international community.
The lead sponsor of the Forum is CASHRA (Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies) with other partners:
-The Canadian Education Association
-The Canadian Association for Community Living
-ARCH Disability Law Centre
-Ryerson University, School of Disability Studies
The IntimateRider offers sex ability for gentle motions, intriguing positions
and stronger relationships. The IntimateRider is designed by a C6-7 quadriplegic
to provide a natural fluid motion to enhance sexual relations with your
partner. Experience sexual performance like never before on this small swing
chair that glides with only minimal upper body movement. Personalize the
IntimateRider with a selection of colorful slip-covers and optional transfer kit.
The RiderMate is the perfect companion for added support and comfort. Fashionable
Rider cushions match the slip covers and provide a boost in all the right places.
Learn more by visiting www.intimaterider.com .
This American website is a resource centre that aims to ease the overwhelming
process of accessing web-based information by collecting quality information
specific to health care questions. Unlike traditional search engines, The Healing
Project serves as a personalized patient guide that offers professionally
screened web pages. The Healing Project is currently developing "Voices Who Care,"
an online social network designed to connect the patient community by providing
individuals with a forum where they can meet online.
Scarborough Centre for Employment Accessibility Events
Funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario,
Toronto District School Board's Scarborough Centre for Employment Accessibility
(SCEA) is a self-service Employment Resource Centre that provides employment
assistance to all job seekers, including Persons with Disabilities. Visit
SCEA's website for a list of events.
Georgian College Part-time Therapeutic Recreation Program Information Sessions
In May and June Georgian College will be holding information sessions for people
interested in its Postgraduate Therapeutic Recreation program, which starts in
September 2008 in Toronto. The sessions will be held at Rm. EG21 at Sunnybrook
Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON. To attend one of these
information sessions, please RSVP to ,
indicating which session you will be at: Wed., May 28, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.;
Thurs., June 12, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
New Guide About Raising a Kid with Special Needs
Lisa Bendall, former managing editor of Abilities, has just published her second book. "Raising a Kid with Special Needs: The Complete Canadian Guide" (Key Porter Books) is a complete, comprehensive and friendly new guide for parents raising a child with disabilities. In clear language, Lisa presents a step-by-step guide to getting past the "special needs" and on to the business of living. For more info, visit amazon.ca, or check out Lisa's new website .
Access to Recovery Spreads Awareness About Substance Abuse
Access to Recovery is a national project by the Canadian
Association of Independent Living Centres (CAILC) in partnership
with the Canadian Abilities Foundation that focuses on people
with disabilities and substance abuse. CAILC has spoken with both
consumers and substance abuse service providers about how it
can help increase the level of support available to people with
disabilities who are seeking help with their substance use.
Read the full story for the Access to Recovery project.
Access 2 Entertainment
The Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada and the National Advisory Council of Disability Organizations have developed a program that will provide discounted admission to the support person accompanying a person with a disability to member movie theatres across Canada. Visit the following link to find out more: http://access2.ca.
Advertising
Abilities Magazine
A fabulous fundraiser in support of people with developmental disabilities
