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.

Among the issues discovered so far in the project, its research found that there needs to be:

• a greater level of accessibility within treatment facilities and recovery options.
• more information and resources available about accessibility and disability-related issues in general.
• a detailed list of places people can go for help with substance abuse and help with disability-related concerns.

In October 2006, at the CAILC Annual General Meeting, representatives from each ILRC will participate in a training session that will help them present information and tools to consumers in their local area about substance abuse and issues that go along with it. This will help spread awareness and knowledge about the issue of substance abuse among people with disabilities. For more info about the project, visit the National Projects section of the CAILC website. Also check out the latest edition of the project communique!