January 25, 2012
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities now have some of their most requested publications on self-help, CPP, disability benefits, and health available in Traditional Chinese and Punjabi.
chinese, CPP, developmental disability, Disability, Health, HIV/AIDS, Punjabli, self-help, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, British Columbia, Factsheets and FAQs, Manuals and guides
December 6, 2011
Your Legal Rights is a website of legal information for people in Ontario. This site has free, practical, and easy-to-find legal information produced by hundreds of organizations across Ontario and...
Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Health, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), legal information, Poverty Research, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, Gateways, Ontario
June 13, 2011
The Ontario Provincial Government has appointed a commission to review the income security system, including social assistance. The commission's mandate is to develop a plan to reform the system. As...
Disability, Government Policy, isac, Organizing, social assistance review, Welfare, Women, Manuals and guides, Ontario, Reports and documents
June 13, 2011
The Income Security Advocacy Centre is hosting video recordings of a symposium held by ISAC and the Social Assistance Action Committee in March 2011 on how the Social Assistance Review commission...
Disability, isac, ontario works, social assistance review, Unemployment, Welfare, Ontario, Multimedia, Reports and documents
June 13, 2011
ISAC and the Ontario community legal clinic system’s Social Assistance Action Committee (SAAC) held a roundtable discussion on May 30, 2011, to explore the issue of how assistance is delivered in...
Disability, Government Policy, isac, social assistance review, Unemployment, Welfare, Ontario, Reports and documents
June 13, 2011
This page at the Income Security Advocacy Centre provides information on and a link to, a letter sent to commissioners of the Social Assistance Review in Ontario, urging them to consider issues of...
Disability, isac, social assistance review, Unemployment, Welfare, Women, Ontario, Reports and documents
June 1, 2011
The Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) is a non-partisan, charitable organization operating in BC since 1966. SPARC BC focuses on social justice issues and works together with...
Disability, Ethnicity and Race, Homelessness, Housing, Poverty Research, Welfare, British Columbia, Organizations
May 30, 2011
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) is working with Woodlands School survivors for their struggle for justice and compensation. Woodlands School was a provincial residential...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
May 30, 2011
The Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance has replace its BCEA manual for a new kind of information provider, entitled, the MEIA Online Resource. You can also access the Ministry Reports and...
Children and Youth, Disability, Welfare, British Columbia, Government information, Reports and documents
May 30, 2011
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the Justice System website provides a resource for justice system professionals and others working to understand Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD...
Disability, Legal Research, Mental Health, Ontario, Organizations
May 30, 2011
"Being an advocate does not mean you have to quit your job, write big checks or rush to Washington D.C. It also doesn't mean you have to know everything there is to know about learning disabilities...
Children and Youth, Disability, Manuals and guides, United States
May 29, 2011
"The Hall is a place where people with disabilities can talk about rights. Rights is the word used to mean that things are fair for everyone. Sometimes there are laws to make things fair, but...
Alberta, Disability, General resources
May 29, 2011
Link Up Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities is a not-for-profit website with resources for people with disabilities looking for employment and employers looking to hire people with...
Disability, Unemployment, Workers' Rights, General resources, All of Canada
May 29, 2011
Information on Disability Assistance in BC. In order to recieve PWD assistance you have to fill in an application form, have a physician report completed by a doctor or medical practitioner and...
Disability, Welfare, British Columbia, Government information
May 29, 2011
IDEA Regina is a grassroots alliance dedicated to full citizenship for individuals with disabilities. The IDEA Regina website has a Rehabilitation Directory, an extensive list of disability links,...
Disability, Organizations, Saskatchewan
May 29, 2011
"WORKink is Canada’s largest Virtual Employment Resource Centre for Job Seekers with Disabilities."
Disability, Unemployment, General resources, All of Canada
May 29, 2011
An up to date website containing resources, news, statistics and more, focusing on the issues faced by women with disabilities.
Disability, Women, Ontario, Organizations
May 29, 2011
Persons with Disabilities Online is a huge database of links related to disability issues created in collaborative between Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers responsible for Social Services and...
Disability, Government information, All of Canada
May 29, 2011
The Volunteer Legal Advocacy Programs (VLAP) has provides advocacy resources. The booklets are intended to help members who are in need of information in the following areas: disability insurance,...
Disability, Legal Research, Reports and documents, All of Canada
May 29, 2011
BC 211 is British Columbia's directory of community, social and government services. Available online or by dialling 211, where staff are available 24/7 to assist those looking for services.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Government Policy, Homelessness, Housing, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
May 29, 2011
Gallery Gachet provides artists informed by mental health issues with opportunities to exhibit, curate, perform, read, teach and to develop their leadership skills.
Art and Culture, Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia, Organizations
May 29, 2011
The Disability Research Information Page (DRIP) was launched by the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) for centralized access to all CCSD disability research information.
Disability, Organizations, All of Canada
May 27, 2011
The following are the titles of the five advocacy booklets available online or through MSS:
(A PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader is required)
ADVOCACY
COMMUNITY AND LEGAL RESOURCES
MS AND HUMAN RIGHTS...
Disability, Human Rights, Legal Assistance, Seniors and Elders, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
May 25, 2011
The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC) created fact sheets that are available for download. They include a summary of the Ombudsman's report into systemic unfairness at the...
Disability, Government Policy, Human Rights, Welfare, British Columbia, Factsheets and FAQs
May 25, 2011
As British Columbia's cross-disability advocacy organization this website provides information about their projects and publications.
Disability, British Columbia, Organizations
May 25, 2011
The website of a self-help support society formed in the firm belief that Cerebral Palsied (CP) adults are the only experts on their own needs and aspirations. The VCP is controlled and operated...
cerebral palsy, Disability, British Columbia, Organizations
May 25, 2011
The Action Committee of People with Disabilities' website has an "Ask an Advocate" section, which allows advocates to dialogue.
Disability, Organizations, All of Canada
May 25, 2011
Supports And Services For Adults And Children Aged 5 - 14 With Disabilities In Canada: An analysis of data on needs and gaps is a report released by the Canadian Council on Social Development. This...
Disability, General resources, All of Canada, Services
May 25, 2011
BCANDS provides a variety of support services and resources to help B.C.'s aboriginal people with disabilities, and others associated with the disabled.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Disability, British Columbia, Organizations
May 25, 2011
Citizen Advocacy is a non-profit organization which assists people with disabilities living in the Ottawa-Carleton area.
Disability, Ontario, Organizations
May 25, 2011
In co-ordination with other organizations, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative pursues accessibility of the web for people with disabilities through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines,...
Disability, Technology, world wide web, Campaigns and initiatives, International
April 12, 2011
Social assistance policy manuals are an important source of detailed information about such questions as initial and ongoing eligibility, the treatment of assets and income, how benefits are...
Alberta, Disability, social assistance, social assistance, Welfare, welfare manual, welfare policy, welfare policy, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Government information, Nunavut, Manuals and guides, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, All of Canada
April 11, 2011
The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre is a non-profit society that advances the interests of groups that are generally unrepresented or underrepresented in issues of major public...
consumer advocacy, consumer law, consumer rights, credit, debit, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, disability rights, factsheets, farmworkers rights, Homelessness, Human Rights, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), Legal Research, PLEI, Tenants' Rights, Utilities, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, Factsheets and FAQs, Organizations, Research and education, Services
March 11, 2011
The Community Resource Database is a way to find information about activities, volunteer groups, services and supports that are available in your local community.
Many of the listings are available...
community living, development disabilities, Disability, services, British Columbia, Directories, Services
March 8, 2011
The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition facilitates the elimination of poverty in the Yukon through awareness, advocacy and action. Our members are an action-based team who partner with other community...
anti-poverty, Disability, food bank, Foodbanks and Food, Homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, Organizing, Poverty Research, services, shelters, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Welfare, Organizations, Yukon
January 12, 2011
LawNet Alberta is a portal or collection of links to law-related information and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Albertans. Our purpose is to create an educated...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Alberta, Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Family, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, justice, Legal Assistance, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), legal issues, LGBTQ, portal, Prisoners' Rights, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, Directories
January 12, 2011
LawNet Canada is a portal or collection of links to law-related information and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Canadians. Our purpose is to create an educated public...
Aboriginal and First Nations, charter rights, civil law, criminal law, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, family law, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), Prisoners' Rights, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Workers' Rights, Directories, All of Canada
December 14, 2010
This site, now over ten years old, has an amazing amount of links and is updated on a weekly basis. Everything you need to know about government policy, welfare rates, social policy, poverty...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Disability, Family, Foodbanks and Food, government, Government Policy, Housing, Human Rights, Poverty Research, Seniors and Elders, social policy, social research, statistics, Unemployment, Gateways, All of Canada
December 9, 2010
People First is an organization that was formed because some of the people in our communities felt that they were not considered as people first. They felt that they were talked about, talked to,...
Disability, Organizations, All of Canada
November 25, 2010
The Whole Life and Learning Disabilities in Adult Literacy website is a project of the “Whole Life Approach to Learning Disabilities in Adult Literacy Settings” project, based at Literacy BC in...
Aboriginal and First Nations, adult literarcy, advocacy, Disability, Education, Mental Health, Technology, British Columbia, Programs and courses, Research and education
