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Advocacy and Navigation

Services that provide information, support, personal advocacy help, and navigation services for people with physical, intellectual, mental, or other health challenges.

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Helps with complaints related to a person's disability that occurred while travelling on the national transportation system. Includes:
  • Airlines operating within, to, or from Canada
  • Rail, ferry and bus carriers that operate between provinces or territories or between Canada and the United States
  • Airports, rail stations and ferry terminals located in Canada
  • Services that are integral to the transportation services provided by a carrier or terminal located in Canada
Complaints are assessed and may be dealt with through facilitation, mediation, adjudication or arbitration.
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Provides support with advocacy, including:
  • Support to fill out Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) application and other income security applications
  • Self-advocacy resources
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Adults with intellectual disabilities (protégés) are paired with a volunteer advocate who:
  • Offers friendship and support
  • Meets regularly
  • Helps to make sure their partner's needs are heard and realized
  • Watches to make sure their partner's rights are respected
  • Crisis advocates are available to be partnered with individuals going through particularly difficult times
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Connects individuals with autism or an intellectual disability, and their caregivers, with information and resources.

Resources available include:
  • Video guides on scholarships, funding, relationships and general health issues
  • Webinars
  • Peer support and advice videos
  • Lending library: borrow free books, audiobooks, and ebooks
  • Live chat with staff
Email via website
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Staff are available to assist families and individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder to prepare for meetings with professionals, government, and schools involved in the diagnosed individual's care and education. Services include:
  • Providing families with information
  • Helping prepare families for meetings
  • Attending meetings with families as needed
Types of meetings where support may be required include:
  • Working with staff at a diagnosed child's school
  • Applying to government/other agencies for respite support
  • Other situations specific to a person's autism spectrum diagnosis where support is required
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Provides a four virtual workshop series that focused on the tools, information, and support to navigate their children's transition to post-secondary school and beyond.
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Provides confidential telephone and email support to Individuals who are blind or partially sighted as well as their friends and family to help access the right programs and services such as support groups, and assistive technologies.


Email directly through website

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Members of the public who have been impacted by hearing loss can email to seek information on topics including:
  • General information about hearing loss
  • Advice, personal support and referrals
  • Information about services that may be helpful
  • Share personal experiences around hearing loss
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Provides support and services to families of people living with intellectual disabilities. Includes:
  • Staff visits families to provide information and assess individual needs
  • Helping connect families to services and supports in the community
  • Parent support networks and parent-to-parent connections
  • Assisting families in planning meetings with supports such as schools, government and non-profit agencies
  • Helping families work together with professionals involved in their loved one's care
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General information online as well as definitions of types of learning disabilities.
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