Perhaps you or a friend have only just started living with a disability. Perhaps you've had your disability for years. Either way, in this special Disabilities section, EnableLink offers you resources, news and articles about the particular disability of interest to you! Check out our list of specific disabilities to find information and resources about the disability you're interested in.

• Journey into Hope - A support Group for people living with disabilities by people with disabilities. Using Dreams, Story-telling and other techniques, this therapeutic group provides an opportunity to dialogue about those issues that deeply affect each person who lives with a disability. Some of these issues are: Hope, Confidence, Self-awareness, Self-esteem and Meaning. PLACE: The CNIB Headquarters, 1929 Bayview Ave, Toronto. DATES: Wednesday, April 3 to May 8 inclusive. [6 weeks]. TIME: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. COST: $100.00 payable at time of registration. STAFF: Harvey and Ellen-Jane are both graduates of the Institute for Psychotherapy & Emotional Bodywork and together have been practising psychotherapists in the GTA over the past 20 years. Both are living with disabilities: Ellen-Jane is a stroke survivor/caregiver and Harvey has MS. They see their disabilities as giving them unique insight into and a deep-felt empathy for the inner life and needs of people with disabilities. For further information contact: Harvey Hall at 416.766.8144/ Ellen-Jane Rose at 416.510.2893 or e-mail: [email protected].
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• Direct Funding Lets You Manage Your Attendant Services. Do you have a physical disability? Do you use or need attendant help? Would you like more control, flexibility and choice in your life? Self-managed attendant services may be for you! There are still spaces available in the Direct Funding program at this time. Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, this innovative program enables adults with physical disabilities to become employers of their own attendants. (Attendants assist with routine activities of living, such as dressing, grooming and bathing.) You would receive monthly funds to manage expenses within an individualized budget. The maximum service amount is 6 hours per day and it is higher for full-time ventilator users. Overnight coverage is also possible using flat rates. See Direct Funding for more details.
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• Disability WebLinks is a new online resource of government departments, agencies, boards, and commissions for people with disabilities. It provides information on a variety of topics including accessibility, employment, financial support, rights, tax programs and much more: www.disabilityweblinks.ca
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• The Canadian Abilities Foundation's newest publication Making A Difference by author Daryl Rock, profiles Canadians with disabilities who have made significant contributions to their communities. Read about these exceptional Canadians and order your copy today!
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• Would you like to share your disability story? How did you acquire it, or how was it diagnosed? What did you learn from the process? What have you gone through because of it? Do you think your experience would help others with the same disability? Send your story to us at [email protected]. We will post some of these experiences in an upcoming Personal Stories section on EnableLink!

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