Our Mission:
The mission of the Canadian Access & Inclusion Project (CAIP) is to improve access and inclusion for people with disabilities in all aspects of Canadian society. We aim to do this by providing a diverse representation of relevant disability stakeholders to co-create key elements that will inform the development of relevant and behaviour-changing, federal accessibility legislation.
Minister Qualtrough's Perspective:
Listen to Minister Qualtrough talk about access and inclusion and her mandate to create new federal disability legislation on CBC’s The Current: http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/the-current/segment/10520891"
Our Partners:
The original 28 Partner Organizations involved in the Canadian Access and Inclusion Project are:
- Ability New Brunswick
- Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
- Active Aging Canada
- Barrier Free Canada
- Canadian Disability Policy Alliance
- Canadian Disability Participation Project
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind
- Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Canadian Spinal Research Organization
- Mental Health Commission of Canada (Withdrew from CAIP)
- Neil Squire Society
- Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtit Society
- Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN)
- Ontario Nuerotrauma Foundation
- Prospect Human Services
- Reach Canada
- Rick Hansen Foundation
- Rick Hansen Institute
- Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation
Spinal Cord Injury Canada (and 8 provincial counterparts):
- Canadian Paraplegic Association Manitoba
- Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
- Spinal Cord Injury Alberta
- Spinal Cord Injury Newfoundland and Labrador
- Spinal Cord Injury Prince Edward Island
- Spinal Cord Injury British Columbia
- Canadian Paraplegic Association Nova Scotia
- Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan
New Partners include: