The Canadian Disability Policy Alliance is a national collaboration of disability researchers, community disability organizations, and federal and provincial policy-makers, aimed at creating and mobilizing knowledge to enhance disability policy in Canada, and to promote equity and opportunity for disabled Canadians. The Alliance is funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council for a period of 5 years (2009-14).
“Our vision for Canada is a place where people with disabilities enjoy full participation and citizenship, supported by a coherent framework of legislation, regulation and programs.”
This vision is achieved through the Alliance’s mission:
United Voices
Researchers, consumers, policy makers, providers, educators, employers working together, across jurisdictions, across boundaries, across barriers.
Learning Collaboratively
Using collaborative, emancipatory research processes to produce context-relevant evidence through focused, interactive research cycles.
Creating Tools for Change
Knowledge translation used effectively to promote evidence-based policy.
To read about the Goals and Objectives of the Alliance click here.
