The posAbilities Association of British Columbia in Burnaby, BC, is a nonprofit community living organization offering programs and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Shared Living, Employment Services, Supported Independent Living, Community Living, Behaviour Support Services, Community Inclusion, CLBC, Transit Training, Community Housing, EIBI, Social & Human Service Organizations, Community Integration, Youth Programs, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disability
Live. Learn. See. Communicate. These words not only serve as a company motto, but also resonates with every one of our clients because they represent the difference our products make in people's lives. For over 23 years, Aroga has strived to help our clients attain a measure of independence, and with our policy of lifetime technical support, price matching, and extended product warranties, we are Canada's premiere Assistive Technology retailer.
Sam Sullivan, founder of the Disability Foundation.The Disability Foundation and its affiliated organizations were founded by Sam Sullivan after he became teraplegic as a result of a skiing accident at the age of 19. The foundation provides opportunities for people with disabilities. It promotes the capabilities and talents of people with physical challenges, once barriers in the physical landscape have been overcome.The Tetra Society recruits technically skilled volunteers who have made more than 5,000 custom-made assistive devices for people with disabilities in locations throughout North America. ConnecTra Society serves as a connecting agency, linking people with physical disabilities to activities and programs . The Disabled Sailing Association has catalyzed the formation of 20 sailing programs throughout North America and has 140 of its specially designed sip and puff 16-foot sailboats in use throughout the world (and now has its own boat donation site and blog, Sailing is Freedom )
In the past you may have seen the Easter Seals Buses which began in 1947 when a handful of Lions Club members began using their own station wagons to transport children with disabilities to school. Our specially-equipped buses are leased to private agencies transporting children to hospitals, schools, treatment centers and recreational facilities in communities around the province.