Links To Canadian Disability Sites

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• Employabilities - EmployAbilities� mission is to promote and enhance employment and learning opportunities for persons with physical disabilities. This site is about helping people with physical disabilities find work.
  http://www.employabilities.ab.ca/



• Epilepsy Canada - Epilepsy Canada is the only national non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support research of all aspects of epilepsy, and to create awareness and understanding about epilepsy through educational programs. On this site there is information on epilepsy, epilepsy research programs, and educational materials.
  http://www.epilepsy.ca



• Epilepsy Toronto - Comprehensive and interactive resources for people living with epilepsy and their families.
  http://www.epilepsytoronto.org



• Equal Opportunity - There is employer information, information for employees and job seekers with disabilities. This site is a key component of the Ontario government�s equal opportunity plan, which encourages everyone (employers, employees, and government) to work in partnership to build workplaces where merit is the basis for employment decisions.
  http://www.equalopportunity.on.ca/



• Erinoak - Provides a coordinated range of family-centered habilitation/rehabilitation and support services to children and young adults with physical disabilities.
  http://www.erinoak.org



• Ethno Racial People with Disability Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO) - The purpose of this organization is to promote awareness of the needs and concerns of ethno racial people with disabilities. Mostly a discussion of their own projects, for example, a human rights booklet and education project, Violence Against Women with Disabilities Prevention Education Program publications; "Including Us", "We Are Visible" "Ethno Racial Women on Health Care". There is a statistics page on ethno-racial people with disabilities.
  http://www.ryerson.ca/erdco



• Euthanasia and Biotechnology - Personal homepage of Dr. Gregor Wolbring. The site includes article and discussion of science, ethics and disability.
  http://www.thalidomide.ca/gwolbring



• Family Alliance Ontario - Membership and Alliance information. An interesting Forum section.
  http://www.family-alliance.com



• Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) - Provides detailed information on the Federal Student Work Experience Program and the procedure to which to apply to these programs.
  http://jobs.gc.ca/fswep-pfete/student/index_e.htm



• Fighting for Fairness - This website was launched as part of an effort to reform the disability tax credit (DTC), which allegedly discriminates against people with mental health disabilities. This initiative has since been supported by organizations representing a wider range of disabilities, whose members have also been disallowed the DTC based on its eligibility criteria. Visit the site for more information and action.
  http://www.disabilitytaxcredit.com



• Fondation D�Aide Directe � Sida Montreal - This is a bilingual site. The FDD�s mission is to bring financial and material support to people who are living in poverty and are HIV positive. There is information on volunteering, donating, and contact information on this site. There is also information on their services, and there are publications on the site.
  http://pages.infinit.net/fadsm/



• Fresh Start Cleaning Services - Psychiatric survivor owned and operated business.
  http://www.freshstartclean.com



• Glenn Crombie Centre for Disability Services, Cambrian College - The Glenn Crombie Centre features specialized testing, assessment and personal care rooms along with alternative learning methods and the newest computer, interpreter and visual aid equipment to assist reading, comprehension, writing, and tutoring at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. It is the catalyst for creating academic and career opportunities for people from all walks of life and from a variety of local, provincial, national and international locales.
  http://homepages.cambrianc.on.ca/snrrc/



• Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET) - GLADNET, the Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network is an initiative of the Vocational Rehabilitation Branch of the International Labour Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The network brings together research centers, universities, enterprises, government departments, trade unions, and organizations representing disabled persons, all committed to the common goal of advancing competitive employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities.
  http://www.gladnet.org/



• Government of Saskatchewan - Special Education Unit - The Special Education Unit of Saskatchewan Education is in place to support and assist Saskatchewan school divisions in their role of providing appropriate programming and support services to children and youth with exceptional needs. The Special Education Unit provides support to students with exceptional needs by providing a policy framework, funding recognition, programming support, and administrative services.
  http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/k/pecs/se/index.html



• GraduateResumes.com - GraduateResumes.com provides free career search, a resume wizard, relocation tools, free e-mail, scholarship search, and a career center.
  http://www.graduateresumes.com



• Halifax County Schools - Down Syndrome Computer Project - A study on the effect of computer use on the language, memory and literacy abilities of children with Down syndrome in the Halifax County Schools.
  http://fox.nstn.ca/~nbarkhou/ResMarch.html



• Hambruch Consulting - Golden is a small town nestled in the Rockies, a one and a half hour drive west(90 miles) of Banff, Alberta. Remote, yes, but you can enjoy many different activities or just relax in the serenity of the mountains. My name is Chris Hambruch. I am disabled from the effects of Multiple Sclerosis. I ambulate with the use of forearm crutches and use a four wheeled scooter for longer distances. I have developed this site to provide information to disabled travellers to the Rockies and its surrounding area.
  http://www.rockies.net/~access



• Handidactis Inc. - Contact information for this not-for-profit organization. They teach people who do not have disabilities to work with people who do have disabilities.
  http://pages.infinit.net/handidac/HANDIDACTIS1.html



• Health and Prevention Social Research Group (GRASP) - On this site you will have access to contact information, research reports, and information on grasps research programs, and more. This site is bilingual.
  http://www.grasp.umontreal.ca/

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