Citizens With Disabilities �
About CWDO
Citizens With Disabilities � Ontario incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in May, 2005.
Our Vision
Citizens With Disabilities � Ontario (CWDO) is committed to the rights of all persons to participate fully in the civil, cultural, economic, political and social life of their communities.
Our Mission
Citizens With Disabilities - Ontario (CWDO) actively promotes the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of persons with disabilities through community development, social action, and member support and referral. Our primary activity is public education and awareness about the social and physical barriers that prevent the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in Ontario.
CWDO has a number of board members,
located all across
CWDO is proud to be an Full Member of the Council of Canadians With Disabilities.
How CWDO Operates
CWDO�s first and most powerful way of
connecting with our members all across
Ontario is through this website.
Members can contribute to CWDO�s position papers,
presentations, research and advocacy work on our website.
Check out links wherever input is requested.
CWDO organizes its work and priorities
through a number of committees.
A great deal of discussion takes place between meetings by
email.
Committees are as active as their members. Committee
meetings are held in virtual space on the
IDEAL Conference
Centre.
Our supporters make the IDEAL Conference Centre free
for CWDO business.
Our board of directors meets monthly, in
the
IDEAL Conference� centre. The board is governed by CWDO�s
By-law and has established a Code of
Ethics and Operating
Protocols.
Members� Code of Ethics and Operating Protocols
Our Bylaw
The Bylaw of the organization was approved at CWDO's 2008 Annual General Meeting.
Annual General Meetings
Citizens With Disabilities � Ontario
(CWDO) hosted its 4th Annual General Meeting on
Our Annual General Meetings are held in virtual space, in the IDEAL Conference� meeting centre. We held our First Annual General Meeting in June 2007.
CWDO�s Accomplishments
Our accomplishments are listed in our Accomplishments Report provided at each Annual General Meeting.
- CWDO Accomplishments Report 2009-10
- CWDO Accomplishments Report 2008-09
- CWDO Accomplishments Report 2007-08
How We are Funded
CWDO is currently a not-for-profit organization. We are in the process of applying for registered
charitable status, as we are very active in educating
politicians, governments at all levels, and the general
public about what matters to our members.
Membership is free.
However, some members contribute financially
to CWDO, if they can. Join the growing list of
organizations that are supporting
the work of Citizens With Disabilities - Ontario.
We received start-up funding through the
Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD).
We are proud to be the Ontario representative
at CCD, since June, 2009.
Advertisers pay a fee for their promotion
on our website. CWDO tries to ensure that our advertisers
and/or their products and services exemplify CWDO�s mission.
Please support our advertisers by visiting their links.
Volunteer board members and other supporters donate
their time, talents and sometimes their cash to further
CWDO�s goals.
Last Updated June 18, 2010