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The mission of the Disability Rights Fund is to support Disabled Persons Organizations in the developing world to take the lead in advocating for the human rights of persons with disabilities at local and national levels, utilizing the mechanism of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Our vision is of a world where persons with disabilities participate fully in society and enjoy equal rights and opportunities.

Help Ukrainians defend themselves. Providing supplies and support to everyday people fighting on the frontlines of Ukraine

After a skiing accident left him quadriplegic in 1979, Sam Sullivan decided to reach out to other people with disabilities to help them take more responsibility for their lives. Sam believed barriers preventing or limiting full participation in society by people with disabilities could be surmounted through action and effort on the part of the individual, with the support of their able-bodied counterparts. Sam's willpower and entrepreneurship brought into reality several of the objectives he originally set out to achieve. With determination, energy, ingenuity and sheer effort, he launched six non-profit societies, all representing the ideal of promoting full citizenship in the community. The activities and programs these societies offer help improve the lives of people with disabilities not only in Vancouver and B.C. but also across North America and around the world.

Founded in October, 2014, our mission is to provide Self Defense skills to promote empowerment and increase confidence, build on one's self-esteem and self-worth. Our primary focus in on the the members of our Santa Barbara Community who are under-served and under-represented (Seniors, At Risk Teens, Sight Impaired to Completely Blinds, Brain Injured, suffering from Cerebral Palsy and those who are physically/mentally challenged).

We are a consortium that was formed in 2003 to provide and administer a flight training program which will offer opportunities for persons of all physical abilities to experience the freedom of sailplane flying or soaring and to become educated in the operation and control of such aircraft, with a view to eventual certification where possible and practical. The Board of Freedom’s Wings Canada is made up of 2 representatives of each of the following organizations; The York Soaring Association, Youth Flight Canada, K. W. Access-Ability and two representatives from the community of persons with a disability at large.

Your donation will go towards our work for change. Our work includes: * Experienced disability advocacy for individuals and groups through our Advocacy Access Program * Programs and projects including: - Advocacy services - Emergency Preparedness - Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)assistance - Community Mentoring - Access to Personal Supports - Human right research - Accessible gardening/agriculture project at a long-term care facility * Workshops and training that build community capacity * Original publications in plain language: - Transition magazine - HIV/AIDS materials for people with disabilities - Self-help manuals about income supports for the disability community and advocates, including about Canada Pension Plan-Disability benefits - Our popular Help Sheet series about provincial disability benefits - RDSP multimedia * And collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders.

ARCH Disability Law Centre, is a community legal clinic with a volunteer board of directors, at least 50% of which are people with disabilities, and 11 paid staff. While based in Toronto, ARCH has an Ontario-wide mandate. In recognising the dignity and worth of people with disabilities, ARCH promotes the realisation of equal opportunities by people with disabilities, as well as their full participation in our society on individual and systemic bases. ARCH’s main activities include direct legal representation in Board-approved priority areas of law, test case litigation, summary advice and referral, public legal education and law reform. Lawyers who specialize in areas of law as they relate to disability provide free, confidential, legal advice and representation or referral to other sources of assistance.

The Victoria Disability Resource Centre provides information and resources, peer support, employment services, and skills development services to persons with disabilities.