Community Organizations

Connect with community organizations that can provide support to help people with SCI return to community life.

• Ability Society
  The mandate of the Ability Society of Alberta (ASA) is the provision of quality asset-based services for persons of all ages that are vulnerable or have special needs in the areas of assistive technology, early childhood development, employment, housing, education, seniors issues, community inclusion, community development and independent living both within Canada and internationally.
  

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• Alberta Disabilities Forum
  Alberta Disabilities Forum (ADF) formed as a coalition of 41 not-for-profit provincial disability organizations, whose members speak with a unified voice on cross-disability issues of concern for Albertans with disabilities.
  

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• BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
  The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities is a provincial, cross-disability advocacy organization. They aim to raise public and political awareness of issues that concern people with disabilities.
  

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• Canadian Disabled Individuals Association
  The Canadian Disabled Individuals Association (CDIA) was founded on behalf of all disability with the intent to create an inclusive, grass roots organization founded and driven by disabled individuals which is free from obligation and bias as a result of politics or specific interests.
  

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• Canadian Injured Workers Alliance (CIWA)
  The Canadian Injured Workers Alliance (CIWA) is a national network of injured workers groups that aims to support and strengthen the work of local, provincial, and territorial injured workers groups by providing a forum for exchanging information and sharing experiences.
  

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• Canadian Paraplegic Association (National)
  Similar in nature with CPA Ontario, the CPA National has offices across Canada to provide services (employment, information seminar, peer support etc.) to people with SCI.
  

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• CareCure Community
  An informative and up-to-date site with spinal cord injury-related information and forums, with a particular emphasis on cure research.
  

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• Community Resources (Alberta)
  This section applies specifically to Alberta but includes information that can be adapted for use in other provinces as well. There are also some national resources included in this section.
  

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• Disabled Womens Network Ontario
  Disabled Women's Network Ontario is a progressive, volunteer-drive,feminist organization promoting social justice, human rights & the advancement of equality rights through education, research, advocacy, coalition-building, resource development and information technology.
  

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• North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre
  The North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre is a non-profit, charitable, community based corporation. NSILC promotes the integration of people with disabilities and has a minimum of 51% of the people directly involved in the management and decision making have a disability of some kind.
  

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• Spinal Injuries Association Community Message Board
  This community message board is provided to enable persons with spinal cord injury to share all information on all aspects of spinal cord injury.
  

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• The War Amps
  A philosophy of "amputees helping amputees" has been the hallmark of The War Amps from 1918, when the organization was founded by amputee war veterans, until the present. Counselling, self-help, and practical assistance - along with appreciation of the history of this country - are common threads that have been retained more than 85 years later in the modern day organization that developed from their efforts.
  

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• United Spinal Association
  United Spinal Association is a national membership organization formed in 1946 by paralyzed veterans. Their mission is to improve the quality of life of Americans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D).
  

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