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Welcome the October 2011 Issue!

Elections Ontario Update

On September 13th, under the umbrella of the Ontario Spinal Cord Solutions Alliance, a Call for Response was sent to the Ontario PC, Liberal and NDP parties. Each party was asked to respond to Alliance recommendations provided in the letter they received. The priority issues identified were attendant services wait times and access to primary care. ... read more

Breaking Down the Barriers: Strategies for Independent Living!

Another fabulous Membership Forum! Learn tools for addressing systemic barriers through a fun, interactive format! ... read more

CPA Ontario TV - Episode One

Watch as CPA Ontario shows you seated self defense, the Barbara Turnbull Golf Open, an information session on pain and other great segments. ... read more

Hey…Where’s My Bus? A Profile of Advocacy in Action

Nathan Hauch gives a first-hand description of how Ottawa community members took a transportation issue for a ride! Strength in numbers helped change happen! ... read more

Check Out Wheelchair Relay Challenges Video Footage

Thousands of people participated in the Wheelchair Relay Challenges across the province. See some great footage of race days and promotional videos. ... read more

2011 Centennial Flame Research Award

The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities is calling for applications for the Centenial Flame Research Award, which is given to a researcher with a disability each year. ... read more

Study on Self-Care Behaviours of Individuals and their Families with Traumatic SCI

Reasearch participants are needed for a telephone interview of approximately 60 minutes on self-care behaviours. Individuals with traumatic SCI and their family members are asked to be involved. ... read more

Exciting research study: Youth, SCI, and Employment

Participants Needed! Studies have shown that physical disabilities may affect different areas of life, including work. However, the focus of these studies has been on middle-aged and older adults and little is known about the experience young adults living with spinal cord injury who are transitioning to adulthood.  This is an unfortunate gap in the research, since young adulthood is when we tend to start carving our career path and developing the skills to be successful at work. ... read more
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