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CWDO 7th Annual General Meeting, 2013

CWDO will be holding its 7th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 17, 2013 beginning at 7:30 PM in Auditorium 1, IDEAL Online Conference Center.

 

 

At the AGM, we will provide a report on our accomplishments for the past year, review our annual financial report and elect directors.

 

 

All members are cordially invited. We hope you can attend! The AGM meeting package includes:

 

 

If you wish to be considered for a position on the board, please submit your Nomination Form and e-mail it to CWDO at the e-mail address provided on the form.

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Welcome to Citizens with Disabilities - Ontario (CWDO)

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 is proud to be a full member of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities.

 

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OPWHL Wheelchair Hockey Athletes Gala

The OPWHL is hosting the first Awards Banquet & Gala to honour wheelchair hockey athletes in the Nation's Capital. The "Eric Jamieson Memorial Cup" will be presented to the championship team in addition to various individual player awards. There will be a silent auction and live entertainment.

Where: San Sala Marco, 215 Preston St.

When: June 23, 2013 - 5:30 pm

Cost: $40.00

Attire: Semi-Formal

Please visit the OPWHL website at www.opwhl.com for additional details or call 613-225-9204.

Boccia Regionals

On May 25th the Ottawa Odyssey Boccia Club will be hosting a Regionals event at the Ottawa Rehabilitation Center in the gym (505 Smyth Rd). This event is one of two in Ontario that will be used as a Provincial Qualifier for Provincials which will be held here in Ottawa in July.

Boccia is similar to Bocce Ball and lawn curling, though it has been adapted for athletes with Cerebral Palsy (and other disabilities) and is a Paralympic sport. If you want a bit more information on the sport:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boccia

We are looking for about 4-5 volunteers for this event. We need volunteers for time-keeping, updating the scoreboards, some set-up and helping to ensure that all athletes are on court at the appropriate time. The volunteers would be needed from approximately 8-5 pm on Saturday. Lunch will be provided. I understand that this is a big commitment, but it will be a great learning opportunity about the sport of boccia, and will also be a lot of fun :).

If you know of any HS students who need the volunteer hours for graduation (they would get about 10 hours for this event), or of any friends or family who might be interested , please feel free to pass this email on to them.

If you have any other questions about the event, please feel free to email Kristin Dorrance (kdorrance@hotmail.com), or Adam Dukovich (adamdukovichbc2@gmail.com).

Thank you,
The Ottawa Odyssey Boccia Club

Attendant Services Program 25th Anniversary

Carleton University would like to invite the media to attend the 25th anniversary of its Attendant Services Program, a special occasion to acknowledge and honour the Carleton Attendant Services community.

This program, unique in Canada, offers year-round assistance with activities associated with daily living, 24-hours a day, seven days a week, for students with physical disabilities. It continues to help build Carleton’s position nationally as an accessibility leader.

For more info and to register please look here < http://www1.carleton.ca/pmc/as25/ >

Disability and Dignity-Enabling Home Environments

Disability and Dignity-Enabling Home Environments: Key Messages from an Ontario Study.

This study investigated the adequacy of home environments as enabling or disabling places for adults with significant mobility disabilities living in Ontario. The results suggest that provincial policies and practices continue to focus narrowly on the basic physical needs of disabled people. Minimal consideration is given to how home environment is implicated in broader notions of citizenship, rights, dignity and social inclusion. The report outlines a framework of seven conditions for assessing the adequacy of home environments using social dignity as a guiding principle. A peer reviewed paper is also published in Social Science and Medicine: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22142787.

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Enhancing Accessibility in Post-Secondary Education Institutions

Enhancing Accessibility in Post-Secondary Education Institutions: A Guide for Disability Service Providers

This is a new, comprehensive guide on disability service provision and accommodations at colleges and universities in Canada. This Guide is now available on the NEADS website. You can locate the guide on their website in English at www.neads.ca/en/norc/eag/ and French at www.neads.ca/fr/norc/eag/.

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Rick Hansen 25th anniversary man in motion tour

to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the man in motion tour.  Rick Hansen is going across Canada.  Once again but this time he is inviting numerous individuals to run, walk or drive along side him.  Mr. Hanson created a contest where individuals with disabilities would be a medal bearer.   In order to win the grand prize participants would have to share stories of how they have made accessibility.  More inclusive in their town or city or create a video. Visit the Rick Hansen website For more information on the tour and when the tour is coming to your community.

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New book just published on Human Rights and Disability Law

Disability Rights Promotion International is thrilled to announce that the book, Critical Perspectives on Human Rights and Disability Law, co-edited by Marcia Rioux, has recently been published.

This book examines the changing relationship between disability and the law, addressing the intersection of human rights principles, human rights law, domestic law and the experience of people with disabilities. Drawn from the global experience of scholars and activists in a number of jurisdictions and legal systems, the core human rights principles of dignity, equality and inclusion and participation are analyzed within a framework of critical disability legal scholarship. This book breaks new ground in its consideration of the way in which human rights principles can be applied in law and policy to achieve positive outcomes for people with disabilities.

New Photo ID Card Now Available

Here is some exciting news that may spur some discussion. The McGuinty Government has given Ontarians the ability to apply for an official photo identification card at 21 Service Ontario locations across the province. This government ID card will make it easier for those aged 16 and above who do not have a driver’s license to open a bank account, make travel arrangements or perform other activities that require official ID.

To apply for this card you need to be an Ontario resident, and provide original identity documents with your legal name, date of birth and signature. It costs of 35$ it is valid for 5 years.

The 21 Service Ontario locations can be found here:

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/driver/photo-card/locations.shtml

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Meet the CWDO Board of Directors

Members of CWDO voted in new board members, and confirmed others, at the AGM held on June 11th.  Please go to our Board Member Bios page to learn more about the interests and backgrounds of our 20 board members.

 

 

 

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NEW! Members Speak Out

Read and comment on our members' blogs:

  • Mobility Plus Left Me Minus Mobility - member Fiona Watson's blog documenting her struggle to be accommodated on specialized transit.
  • "We asked CWDO's President, Terry Green, to write a blog.  "Keep it brief" we said.  Being a lawyer, he wrote a brief instead.  So we worked with him a bit. (Everyone is trainable.)   Find out what's on Terry's mindthis week."
  • Jeffrey Stark's Blog "Jeffrey's Soapbox" covers topics of technology, accessibility, adaptive technology and disability.

 

 

CWDO welcomes blogs from members.  Contact us if you are interested in writing one.

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Worth Knowing...

  • CWDO became recognized as Ontario's representative on the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) in June, 2009.  We're honoured and proud to represent our members at this national table.
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