Library and Academic Services: Disability and Community Support: Websites

Canadian Websites

Canadian Disability Policy Alliance
The Canadian Disability Policy Alliance is a national collaboration of disability researchers, advocates, and policy-makers, aimed at creating and mobilizing knowledge to enhance disability policy in Canada. The Alliance was funded by SSHRC Community University Research Alliance.
Council of Canadians with Disabilities
CCD is a national human rights organization of people with disabilities working for an inclusive and accessible Canada.
Government of Canada: Understanding Disabilities
This guidance will help federally regulated entities understand the planning and reporting requirements set by the Accessible Canada Regulations. They also contain additional tips, best practices, and resources that may inspire entities to go farther in eliminating barriers to accessibility.
Inclusion Canada
National federation working to advance the full inclusion and human rights of people with an intellectual disability and their families. Inclusion Canada leads the way in building an inclusive Canada by strengthening families, defending rights, and transforming communities into places where everyone belongs.

Manitoba Websites

Community Living Manitoba
Our mission is to promote and support the inclusion, self-determination and empowerment of people with intellectual disabilities in Manitoba’s communities.
Inclusion Winnipeg for People with Intellectual Disabilities
To enhance the lives of people living with an intellectual disability, support families, and advance their human rights and inclusion in the community.
Province of Manitoba. Community Living DisABILITY Services
Community Living disABILITY Services (CLDS) offers a range of day and residential services aimed at providing adults with a mental disability the opportunity for independence in a community setting to the extent possible for each individual.

Websites

TalkSense
The Special Needs Website.
Information, advice, downloads, and free giveaways are yours to be found among these pages.
Autistic self advocacy network
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a nonprofit organization run by and for autistic people. ASAN is a national grassroots disability rights organization for the autistic community.
Inclusive Futures
A group of specialists working to ensure people with disabilities are included in development
Society for Disability Studies
(...) SDS aims to highlight the strength of our collective work and the importance of bringing multiple voices together to co-construct the future of disability studies across multiple landscapes (...)

How to evaluate websites

There is an endless supply of information to be found online, but determining what information is accurate and credible is sometimes difficult. Knowing how to effectively evaluate information found on the web is imperative for credibility; this will ensure your assignments use accurate, current, and relevant information.

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