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Relevant Organizations

Published May 9 2023, 03:55

The Organizations on this page are relevant to the issue of access in work integrated learning. They were identified when our team conducted an environment scan in 2021 and added to over the course of our work from 2021-2023. The purpose of this list is to support networking and collaboration.

If you are an organization listed on this page please let us know if we have or have not described you in an appropriate way. If you would like to be listed on this page please contact us at actinsite@gmail.com.

Sector: Public, Private, Non-profit/Volunteer, or Inter-sectoral
Focus Area: The domain that the organization seeks to influence
Scope: Local, Provincial, National, USA

Abilities to Work

“We are a not for profit organization focused on accessibility and inclusion. We support persons with disabilities in finding their future by connecting them with opportunities in employment, education or training.” Offers services for pre-employment training, job coaching, job retention. Also offers accessibility audits for employers and businesses.

URL: https://www.abilitiestowork.ca/

Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility

Scope: Provincial

Keywords: Post-secondary education, Employment, Resources for students, Resources for employers/placements, Government ties

Relevant to CtA:

Action Areas:

Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource, <!–
  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness,

    Able York

    “At least thirty years old, Able York is a York University student organization that is committed to creating and maintaining a barrier-free society in the form of disability awareness, accessibility, inclusion, equity, equality, accountability, legal activism and mobilization.”

    URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/able-york/about/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility, Higher education, and Student Organization

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Student group, Post-secondary education, Disability awareness/Public education, Resources for students

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change,

    Accessibility Institute

    “We bring together expertise, resources, and leadership into collaborations with individuals and organizations on initiatives that span across key areas of societal impact, in education, research, employment, policy, technology, services, and community engagement.”

    URL: https://carleton.ca/accessibility-institute/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Higher education and Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Disability awareness/Public education, Resources for educators, Resources for employers/placements, Employment

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change,

    Accessible Campus

    “The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) is a membership organization of Ontario’s 20 publicly funded universities and the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC),” this is their website on accessibility resources. Website offers: information on Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, barriers to accessibility, accessible event and conference planning, how to interact with persons with disabilities, resources to help educators and administrators create accessible learning environments and meet the requirements of the AODA.

    URL: https://www.accessiblecampus.ca/

    Sector: Inter-sectoral

    Focus Areas: Higher education and Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: Provincial

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Disability awareness/Public education, Resources for employers/placements, Resources for educators, Resources for access professionals

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource, <!–
  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness,

    Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students (APUS)

    “APUS advocates on behalf of students facing barriers to post-secondary education. We take a broad approach to this issue, focusing not just on physical accessibility but mental health and wellness, gender neutral spaces and financial accessibility… As an organization, APUS advocates on behalf of students to make the three campuses of the University of Toronto more accessible. If you encounter or are aware of specific barriers to access, please contact us.”

    URL: https://www.apus.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Higher education, Disability/Accessibility, and Student Organization

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Student group, Post-secondary education, Resources for students, Income/Finances, Focus on policy

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Mobilizing public support and getting on the agenda
    • –> Mobilizing public support and getting on the agenda, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities

    “The Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities is a not-for-profit, social networking and support organization for physicians in Canada hoping to connect with one another.” Mission includes: “To take a leadership role in influencing clinical education and research in matters pertaining to both patients and physicians with disabilities. To act as a vehicle to inform and educate the public at large regarding the many facets of disabilities. To be proactive in effectively influencing policies and laws affecting all people with disabilities.”

    URL: https://www.capd.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Healthcare, Disability/Accessibility, and Higher education

    Scope: National

    Keywords: Disability awareness/Public education, Focus on policy, Healthcare

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)

    “Our mission is to help those we work with be inclusive, free of prejudice and discrimination – and to generate the awareness, dialogue and action for people to recognize diversity as an asset and not an obstacle.” “Our leadership came together from the corporate world and public institutions with a shared goal of helping employers celebrate diversity and difference with a model that blends social impact and proven business tactics for inclusive work environments that mobilize the potential of individuals – and of teams.”

    URL: https://www.ccdi.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Diversity, equity, inclusion

    Scope: National

    Keywords: Employment, Disability awareness/Public education, Resources for employers/placements

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness,

    Canadian Disability Participation Project (CDPP)

    “The CDPP is an alliance of university, public, private and government sector partners working together to enhance community participation among Canadians with physical disabilities.”

    URL: https://www.cdpp.ca/

    Sector: Inter-sectoral

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility and Higher education

    Scope: National

    Keywords: Employment, Government ties

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness,

    Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health

    “Our mission is to help Ontario’s colleges and universities enhance their capacity to support student mental health and well-being.” Offers resources for knowledge sharing, training, toolkits, resources, events and forums.

    URL: https://www.campusmentalhealth.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Higher education and Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: Provincial

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Resources for educators, Resources for access professionals

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    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.”

    URL: https://www.cwdo.org/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: Provincial

    Keywords: Disability awareness/Public education

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building,

    CommunAbility

    “CommunAbility is a virtual space that harnesses the power of online and social media technology to enable students with disabilities, and others in post-secondary education, to connect in ways seldom experienced in the current environment.”

    URL: https://www.communability.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Higher education and Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: National

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Resources for students

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness,

    Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)

    “Unites advocacy organizations of people with disabilities to defend and extend human rights for persons with disabilities through public education, advocacy, intervention in litigation, research, consultation and partnerships.” Some of their priorities include poverty alleviation and disability-related supports, which they seek to achieve “through law reform, litigation, public education and dialogue with key decision-makers.”

    URL: http://www.ccdonline.ca/en/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: National

    Keywords: Disability awareness/Public education, Income/Finances, Focus on policy, Government ties

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change, <!–
  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building,

    Critical Disability Studies Student Association (CDSSA)

    “We are an organization composed of students in the Critical Disability Studies (CDIS) program at York University, Toronto. Our aim is to create spaces where disability researchers, artists, and activists can connect, collaborate, and share their knowledge.”

    URL: https://yorkcdssa.wordpress.com/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility, Higher education, and Student Organization

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Student group, Post-secondary education, Resources for students, Disability awareness/Public education

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change,

    Docs with Disabilities

    “Docs with Disabilities initiative uses research, education, and sharing of stories to drive change in perceptions, disability policy, and procedures in healthcare education.” “Our aim is to build more inclusive educational environments for trainees with disabilities and increase representation of disabled providers in the healthcare workforce.”

    URL: https://www.docswithdisabilities.org/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Healthcare, Disability/Accessibility, and Higher education

    Scope: USA

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Employment, Disability awareness/Public education, Focus on policy, Healthcare

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    Employees with Disabilities Community Network

    “TMU’s Employees with Disabilities Community Network includes faculty and staff with visible and non-visible disabilities. Through their mutual support, members provide a diverse perspective of their experiences of living and working with disabilities.”

    URL: https://www.torontomu.ca/equity/community-networks-committees/employees-disabilities-community-network/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility and Higher education

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Disability awareness/Public education

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    Episodic Disabilities Network

    Created to “advance federal policy, programs, legislation and regulations as required to allow Canadians living with an episodic disability to engage fully in the workplace and to remove barriers to income support programs created by the episodic nature of the disability.”

    URL: https://www.episodicdisabilities.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: National

    Keywords: Employment, Income/Finances, Focus on policy

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    Experiential and Work Integrated Learning Ontario

    “EWO is a provincial non-profit comprised of post-secondary, publicly-funded institutions in Ontario that offer Co-operative Education, Work-Integrated & Experiential Learning.” “We are comprised of 29 member institutions from Ontario’s Universities and Colleges with 290 members.”

    URL: https://www.ewo.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Higher education

    Scope: Provincial

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Work-integrated learning

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)

    An agency of the Government of Ontario. One of their top priorities is access to postsecondary education, and they cite low-income and disability as some of the major factors preventing it.

    URL: https://www.heqco.ca/

    Sector: Public

    Focus Areas: Higher education

    Scope: Provincial

    Keywords: Government ties, Post-secondary education, Income/Finances, Focus on policy

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change,

    Inter-University Disability Issues Association (IDIA)

    “Provides a forum for professionals working in the accessibility offices of Ontario universities to share ideas and problem-solve together.” “Our goal is to make the educational environment at our respective institutions accessible to all students.”

    URL: https://www.idia.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Higher education and Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: Provincial

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Resources for access professionals

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building,

    MDisability

    “MDisability is committed to providing opportunities for training, research, and education, which contributes to culturally compassionate, person-centered primary care and increased representation of PWD.”

    URL: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/programs/mdisability/transforming-medical-education/docs-disabilities-podcast

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Healthcare, Disability/Accessibility, and Higher education

    Scope: USA

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Employment, Healthcare

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)

    “Mandate to support full access to education and employment for post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities across Canada.” “Our work as an organization focuses on three core Strategic Program areas: Student debt reduction, Student experience in class and on campus, Student and graduate employment”

    URL: https://www.neads.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Higher education and Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: National

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Employment, Resources for students, Income/Finances

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    ODSP Action Coalition

    “The ODSP Action Coalition is a province-wide coalition led by people with disabilities on ODSP, with allies including community disability agencies, anti-poverty groups & individuals, legal workers, health care professionals, policy experts and other NGOs.”

    URL: https://www.odspaction.ca/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility

    Scope: Provincial

    Keywords: Income/Finances, Focus on policy, Disability awareness/Public education

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change, <!–
  • Mobilizing public support and getting on the agenda
    • –> Mobilizing public support and getting on the agenda,

    Students for Barrier-Free Access

    “Students for Barrier-free Access is a non-profit University of Toronto student levy organization that represents disabled students.” They carry out a number of activities, including a strong focus on campaigns and advocacy.

    URL: https://uoftsba.wordpress.com/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Higher education, Disability/Accessibility, and Student Organization

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Student group, Post-secondary education, Disability awareness/Public education, Resources for students, Income/Finances

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Mobilizing public support and getting on the agenda
    • –> Mobilizing public support and getting on the agenda, <!–
  • Policy change
    • –> Policy change, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    TMSU Student Access Collective

    “The Student Access Collective is one of the Equity Service Centres of the Toronto Metropolitan University Students’ Union. The Collective works with the TMU community to fight ableism, audism and sanism both on and off campus. This is done through education, advocacy initiatives, and campaigns, and facilitating a drop-in space for students. In addition, the Collective holds social events throughout the year for students with disabilities and community members.”

    URL: https://yourtmsu.ca/services/esc/access/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility, Higher education, and Student Organization

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Student group, Post-secondary education, Resources for students, Disability awareness/Public education

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    University of Toronto Accessibility Awareness Club

    “An accessibility club that fosters monthly discussion about disability issues and aims to spread awareness.”

    URL: https://sop.utoronto.ca/group/accessibility-awareness-club/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility, Higher education, and Student Organization

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Student group, Post-secondary education, Resources for students, Disability awareness/Public education

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building, <!–
  • Education and awareness
    • –> Education and awareness, <!–
  • Create a new tool or resource
    • –> Create a new tool or resource,

    WILAA Community of Practice

    “We are a community of practitioners supporting WIL sharing resources to support students navigating accommodation and accessibility processes. We aim to promote knowledge sharing to build skills that pre­-emptively address accessibility and accommodations in WIL.”

    URL: https://wilaacop.org/

    Sector: Non-profit/Volunteer

    Focus Areas: Disability/Accessibility, Higher education, and Healthcare

    Scope: Local

    Keywords: Post-secondary education, Work-integrated learning, Healthcare

    Relevant to CtA:

    Action Areas:

    Tactical Approaches: <!–

  • Relationship building
    • –> Relationship building,

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