One act to facilitate = Integrate into society

According to the Act 69, since December 17, 2006 the policy states that all public and governmental are to wheelchair accessible. Buildings are to accommodate changes in order to fit the standards of installing ramps, widen doorframes and/or elevator accessibility to other floor levels. In my opinion, as a community it is important to encourage integration for the physically impaired. In order to make this process occurs, builds may need to adapt and make changes to allow for the inclusion and integration to being. As a community, we are able to come together and focus on the needs of others. To lowering the water fountains or place in automatic door systems to assist individuals in their daily living is a small gesture that can change and facilitate adaptation for individuals. 

Reference:

An Act to secure handicapped persons in the exercise of their rights with a view

to achieving social, school and workplace integration (2011). Retreieve march 20, 2011 from,

http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=/E_20_1/E20_1_A.HTM 

From tragedy to inspiration – Determined to make a difference.

Easter Seals  has provided help and assistance to ‘‘individuals with disability and special needs  and their families, live better lives for nearly 90 years’’(2009). By offereing a wide range of services to assist individuals with disabilities, Easter Seals  brings focus to life challenges and bring forth achievable personal goals. This all started in 1907, when Edgar Allen loses his son in a streetcar accident, due to having a lack of available medical services to save his son. This drives Allen to sell his business and raise money to better equip hospitals which lead him to founding the first organization of its kind known as the National Society for Crippled Children.  In 1934, the first ‘Easter Seal’ appears in the U.S. and the movement comes to Canada in Alberta 1945 followed by British Columbia in 1946 and Ontario in 1947. It is incredible how one organization can make an impact on a world wide basis. This is the milestone of the organizations and services being offered to individuals with disabilities, which has made a tremendous impact on how we view these individuals and how we have come to better understanding diverse disabilities. One person can make a difference in many other individual's lives even after nearly a century!

Reference: 

Easter Seals (2011). Retrieved March 20, 2011, from 

http://easterseals.ca/english/ (Canadian Version)

http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_homepage (American Version)

A physical constraint or limitation will NOT hold me back… I can do anything if I put my mind to it!

The Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA) has proven that a wide range of sports can be done even if an individual is wheelchair bound. CWSA in collaboration with Sports Canada has brought into focus a ‘‘policy of inclusion, whereby sports for all, including both athletes with a disability and able-bodies athletes are administered through the same organization’’ (CWSA, 2008). This has set a new standard as to how sports are being played. In my opinion, if an individual is equipped with the proper materials that allows them to manoeuvre easily on a given court then there is no reason to restrict a person from their passion for playing sports. 

Reference: 

CWSA (2008). Retrieved March 20, 2011, from   http://www.cwsa.ca/en/site

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