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Abilities Magazine

Summer 2009

Cover image: Summer 2009


Opinion

Raise Your Voice

This past June, the Government of Canada hosted a Roundtable Discussion on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
By Raymond D. Cohen

Accessibility

For your information

AODA Alliance seeks input - New Disability Police Office, NL - New life for Assistive Devices

Family Life

Let's Get Cooking

Image: Let's Get Cooking Kitchen Tips for Kids with Vision Disabilities
By Deborah Debord

Travel

Next Year in Israel

Image: Next Year in Israel Traveling the Holy Land with a disability
By Aaron Broverman

Health + Activity

Water Works

Image: Water Works The joys of outrigger paddling
By Wayne MacDonald

People

At the TOP of the World

Image: At the TOP of the World David Shannon and Chris Watkins prove there is no barrier to accessibility that is too great to overcome spent two days and traveled more than 10 kilometres over polar ice by sled to the geographic North Pole.

Products

Fashion Forward

Image: Fashion Forward When it comes to clothes and disability, one size never fits all. And though the fashion industry caters to most niches, mobility disabilities have always been overlooked – until now.
By Barbara Turnball

Social Policy

A Call to Action - U.N. Convention Update

Image: A Call to Action - U.N. Convention Update The new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was negotiated by the Ad Hoc Committee in record time. No United Nations human rights instrument has moved from the concept stage to the final draft as quickly as the CRPD. Many have asked: How and why did it happen so quickly?
By Steve Estey

People

In Conversation with Madeleine Meilleur

Image: In Conversation with Madeleine Meilleur The Canadian Abilities Foundation CEO, Raymond Cohen recently talked to Madeleine Meilleur, Ontario's Minister of Community and Social Services, about this progressive step.

Work + Money

Leading by Example

Image: Leading by Example Canadians with disabilities are becoming increasingly interested in financial literacy.
By Raymond D. Cohen

Organizations

Innovation + Diverse Human Capitol = Productivity Improvements


By Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Ontario

Organizations

CCD's Open Letter to Members of Parliament


By Council of Canadians with Disabilities

Organizations

Becoming a Human Rights Monitor


By Disability Rights Promotion International Canada

Organizations

Exciting News for Access 2 Entertainment Card Holders


By Easter Seals Canada

Organizations

ILC Showcases the Centre for Independent Living in Toronto


By Independent Living Canada

Organizations

MS Society Camp for Kids with MS


By Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Organizations

Life Stage Transitions Services


By Ontario March of Dimes

Organizations

Celebrating Paralympic Sport


By Canadian Paralympic Committee
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