Calgary Concussion Awareness and Support

Community organization founded in 2016 to help raise awareness of concussions & how easily they happen; no longer hold monthly meetings; best to connect via Facebook page or YouTube Channel and access video library of all our presentations.

Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba

Each and every recovery journey is different. At the Stroke Recovery Association we provide programs, resources and support groups to help you find your way – and find what works for YOU. Our support groups are run by fellow stroke survivors which allows for a supportive, encouraging environment where survivors feel heard and understood. We offer programs throughout the week both in person and virtually, that offer physical, creative and social benefits. Our friendly and knowledgeable office staff are available to take your calls and emails with any questions you might have about our programs or any other stroke resources in the province.

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Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association

Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association provides services and support programs for people with acquired brain injuries and their families/supporters in the Fraser Valley of BC.

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Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods

Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods (CAN) is committed to equity, diversity, and accessibility. CAN recognizes that people with disabilities and/or chronic health conditions have multiple intersecting identities that affect their experiences and daily life. CAN represents and honours all identities by centering decolonization and using both an intersectional lens and disability justice framework.  CAN is dedicated to education, whether community members, government, businesses, organizations, and/or communities. Our material is adjustable to new learners or more experienced audiences and delivered in a variety of ways. We deliver workshops, including: Breaking Barriers, Crip Kindness, Disability Awareness, Disability Justice, Gender + Sexuality, Imposter Syndrome, and Queer + Trans History (BC and Canada). We do presentations for conferences, speak on panels, and participate on committees for a number of issues: accessibility, academic and/or medical ableism, disability awareness, streetscapes, transportation, poverty, 2SLGBTQIA+ issues, and privileges and oppressions.  CAN does consultation work, engaging collaboratively to find creative solutions to, and educate about, barriers within communities. Projects include: accessibility, transportation, advocacy, empowerment, disability awareness, poverty, 2SLGBTQIA+ (Queer) issues, disability justice, and more.  Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods empowers people with disabilities, builds community, enables people to advocate for themselves and others, celebrates diversity, and amplifies lived experience.

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Brain Injury Services of Northern Ontario (BISNO)

We have 30 Assisted Living spaces across 3 sites in Thunder Bay with 24hr/day staffing.  We provide Community Rehabilitation and Outreach services to approximately 300 people/year across North Western Ontario.   We provide individual and family counselling and people have some access to neuropsychology services.  We also support individuals with an ABI and co-occurring mental health issue, ten who have access to an RGI unit.  We partner with many community agencies as well as Home and Community Support Services North West to access professional services such as nursing, OT, PT, SLP and PSW’s.

Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley

The BIAOV is a The Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley is a non-profit organization that helps acquired brain injury survivors reconnect with their environment.  The Mission is to offer education, information, hope and support to persons with brain injury, their family members, friends, caregivers and professionals in the Ottawa Valley region.

Family Caregivers of BC

Family Caregivers of BC offers BC-wide services for family and friend caregivers providing unpaid care and support to people living with chronic disease, disability or frailty due to aging. Services include: BC Caregiver Support Line, with one-to-one emotional support, health system navigation, Brief Action Planning, information and referral, Caregiver Coach by referral; Support Group Facilitator Training, Online Caregiver Resource Center – a tools and resources website; Education and Learning webinars, recordings, e-learning and more. Also works in collaboration with community, health authority and government partners to include the family caregiver voice in health care policy and practice.

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Ontario Caregiver Organization

The Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO) exists to support Ontario’s 3.3 million caregivers; ordinary people who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour. We support caregivers by being their one point of access to information, so they have what they need to be successful in their role.