Government
Many resources and government programs which are created to help or support people with disabilities.
Office for Disability Issues (ODI), Government of Canada
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/disability_issues/mandate/index.shtml
The Office for Disabilities Issues, located in the Department of Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) is the lead agency within the Government of Canada for disability issues. Its mandate is to advance the Government of Canada’s Disability agenda in collaboration with partners. The goal is to remove barriers and to improve the social and economic inclusion of Canadians with disabilities by improving knowledge and understanding of disability issues; improving policy and program coherence; encouraging innovation through pilots/demonstrations of access and inclusion; and broadening partnerships and engagement.
People with Disabilities Online, Government of Canada
http://www.pwd-online.ca/pwdhome.jsp?lang=en
The Government of Canada’s “hub” for disability-related information at the federal level. From this site, you can access all government information on policy, programs and information.
The Ties That Bind
http://www.tiesthatbind.ca/
An Internet Documentary and Community Engagement Project
Meet the Jordan family. Chris has mulitiple disabilities. His aging mother and father face serious illness. The whole family must plan for an uncertain future.
We hope to inspire you through the stories on this site, provide information to learn more, create a place where you can take part and make changed in your own communities. This fully accessible site begins by telling the Jordan story but we hope that you will participate by telling your story, sharing your opinions and finding events in your neighbourhood.
Proposed mandate aimed at the integration and equality of disabled persons in all sectors of Canadian society.
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/CommitteeBusiness/CommitteeHome.aspx?Cmte=HUMA&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=38&Ses=1
Standing Committee on Human Resources Skills Development Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Online home of the above-mentioned committee.
