CPA's Mission Statement
To assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self reliance and full community participation.
CPA offers six core services with peer support being the founding principal of the association. CPA delivered peer support assistance to over 10,000 individuals and their families last year through 48 offices nationwide.
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| Total Access Magazine | | The spring issue of Total Access magazine is out just in time for the launch of SCI/CPA Awareness month. There is renewed life each spring, and renewed optimism as spinal cord injury awareness is buzzing, particularly on...More |
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 | | | New and Improved! | | Our Message Board has recently undergone some changes, in order to improve the Forum for our users. Check out the changes, designed to reduce spam and improve usability by clicking on the blue "Message Board" tab on the ...More |
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| Self Advocacy Training Program | | This Self Advocacy Training Program has been designed and written for you under a federal government grant from Social Development Partnerships Program. It is designed to help you be a better advocate for yourself when y...More |
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| Our History | | The Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) was founded in 1945 by a group of paralyzed WWII veterans who were determined not to spend the remainder of their life in hospital. Their efforts resulted in improved medical and...More |
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| Life Interrupted | It’s all about YOUTH. Got a spinal cord injury? How about a resource that’s for youth, by youth – no adults allowed?
Life Interrupted is a new manual for youth with SCI. It’s written by people between the ages of 12 and...More |
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 | | | The Complete Incomplete Resource | Finding that information on incomplete injury is scarce? CPA has a comprehensive resource dedicated to incomplete SCI.
Here's a CPA resource to answer the tough questions that surround incomplete SCI. Incomplete Spinal ...More |
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 | | | Fire Safety for People with Disabilities | A fire safety training kit for use in public education sessions geared towards people with disabilities and seniors has been developed and is now available for distribution.
Fire and life safety issues are one of those ...More |
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| Total Access magazine | | It's fun and useful to get information off the web but... we have a great "paper" resource for you: Total Access magazine. We've worked hard to create this, readable and attractive information source for people with spin...More |
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| Opening Doors to Rehabilitation Study Program | | Originally produced for the orientation and training of staff, CPA has further developed this six-part program with manual for use as a tool by all professional counsellors who work with clients with mobility impairments...More |
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 | | | CPA Then and Now | | When John Counsell and his friends got together 60 years ago to form CPA, lightweight metal wheelchairs were hot new technology and no public services existed for people with SCI. Today, all that has changed, but the nee...More |
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 | | | Winning Advertising Campaign | Goodgoll Vendramin continues to receive international awards for the poster campaign created for the Canadian Paraplegic Association.
CPA's Road, Stairs, and Escalator ads created by Goodgoll Vendramin takes top honours...More |
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| CPA Privacy Statement | | The Canadian Paraplegic Association’s National Office has spent the past 60 years cultivating strong relationships with our donors, volunteers, and employees. Tremendous care goes into maintaining the integrity of these ...More |
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| Peer Support | CPA's National Peer Support Program continues a tradition more than half a century in the making.
“Members helping members” through peer support is a philosophy that has been passed down through hundreds of Canadian Par...More |
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| CPA Core Service Areas | Peer Counselling and Support
CPA offers “someone who’s been there” and can act as a mentor and role model to encourage and sustain clients through the challenges they face. Rehabilitation Counselling
Professional counsel...More |
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