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Access to entertainment: www.access2.ca

- The Access 2 Entertainment program helps businesses provide quality customer service to customers with disabilities.

Autism Society of British Columbia: www.autismbc.ca/index.php

  - Promotes community inclusion and provides support to people with autism and their families.

  - Phone: 1.888.437.0880

Anxiety Disorders Association of British Columbia: www.anxietybc.com

- A non profit organization working to increase awareness about anxiety disorders; promote education of the general public, affected persons, and health care providers; and increase access to evidence-based resources and treatments.

BC Paraplegic Association: www.bcpara.org

- Facilitates improved quality of life for persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities and works to ensure access to medical equipment and supplies, treatments, physical training, counselling, job placement, accommodation, education, vocational training sports and recreation.

- Phone 1.877.924.3611 

BC Special Olympics: www.specialolympics.bc.ca

- Special Olympics BC (SOBC), a registered charitable organization, has provided high-quality sports programs and competitions to meet the needs and interests of individuals with intellectual disabilities, enriching lives, and celebrating personal achievement through positive sport experiences. 

Canada Mortgage and Housing: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca 

- Canada Mortgage and Housing Offers assistance to homeowners to modify dwelling intended for occupancy by low income persons with disabilities.

Canadian Abilities Foundation: www.abilities.ca

 - The CAF convenes a forum for the exchange of information to promote an inclusive society and provide inspiration and opportunity for people with disabilities.

 Canadian Down Syndrome Society: www.cdss.ca

- Ensuring equitable opportunities for all Canadians with Down syndrome, making sure all Canadians with Down syndrome have the right supports to give them the same opportunities as everyone else.

Community Living BC: www.communitylivingbc.ca

- CLBC is a provincial crown agency mandated under the Community Living Authority Act, delivers supports and services to adults with developmental disabilities and their families in British Columbia.

Family Support Institute: www.familysupportbc.com 

- Strengthens and supports families faced with the extraordinary circumstances that come with having a family member who has a disability.

Kinsmen Rehabilitation Foundation:  www.orw.ca/source/income/kinsmen.htm

- Assists fixed and limited income people with disabilities by providing technology that allows them to live at home wherever possible.

Learning Disabilities Association of Canada: www.ldac-acta.ca

- LDAC is the national voice for persons with learning disabilities and those who support them. LDAC accomplishes these goals through public awareness about the nature and impact of learning disabilities, advocacy, research, health, education and collaborative efforts.

Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada: www.muscle.ca/national/home.html

- Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s dedicated volunteers and staff across the country raise funds and work hard to support the independence and full participation of Canadians with neuromuscular disorders, fund research to find a cure and improve the quality of life of people with neuromuscular disorders, assist our clients to participate in the decisions that affect them, and collaborate with others for social change.

National Association for the Dually Diagnosed: www.thenadd.org  

- NADD is the leading North American expert in providing professionals, educators, policy makers, and families with education, training, and information on mental health issues relating to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

National Organization for Rare Disorders: www.rarediseases.org

- NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service.

Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of BC: www.sbhac.ca 

- Improving the quality of life of all individuals with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families, through awareness, education, research and advocacy, and to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects

Travel Assistance Program: www.health.gov.bc.ca/tapbc/index.html

- TAP is available to eligible B.C. residents who are required to travel outside their home community to obtain non-emergency, physician-referred specialist medical care

Vancouver Foundation: www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca

- Vancouver Foundation helps people give back to the communities they care about, in a way that is simple, convenient and lasting