Web and Digital Accessibility

  Jason King, our Program Coordinator has spoken up about Web and Digital Accessibility. It is great to see the focus is still on creating a more accessible Ontario for 2025. Read more about the article here.  

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Chex Daily Show

Chex Daily Show Caley Bedore came to interview some of our members who were at the Peterborough Axe Club.  This activity was part of the regular scheduled Active Together program and it was covered by the media because of the timing which coincided with National Access Week.  In the video segment, Caley discusses the what… Continue Reading Chex Daily Show

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National Access Week In Peterborough- The Peterborough Examiner

National Access Week in Peterborough aims to change attitudes on accessibility By Jessica Nyznik, The Peterborough Examiner Tuesday, May 30, 2017 1:59:05 EDT AM John McNutt, Council for Person with Disabilities chair, front, and Michael Skinner, CEO and president of the Innovation Cluster, participate in an experiential program at the launch of National Access Week… Continue Reading National Access Week In Peterborough- The Peterborough Examiner

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Fleming Rec and Leisure class, Active together Ambassadors and TIMS Coordinator after a successful Time in My Shoes program delivery on March 6, 2017

TIMS at Fleming College with Rec. & Leisure students!

On March 6, 2017, approximately 30 Recreation and Leisure students at Fleming College had the opportunity to participate in a Time In My Shoes (TIMS) program designed specifically for them.  They had the opportunity to navigate their school using vision simulation goggles and learning how to act as a sighted guide; they used wheelchairs to… Continue Reading TIMS at Fleming College with Rec. & Leisure students!

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Restore and Renew Yoga instructors: Lisa and Stephanie.

Gentle Chair Yoga

Are you intimidated by yoga because you can’t get to the floor with ease due to injury, inflexibility, disability or age? If so, Gentle Chair Yoga may be for you! The Council for Persons with Disabilities is hosting a Gentle Chair Yoga Class through Restore and Renew Yoga from January 12th, 2017 to February 16th,… Continue Reading Gentle Chair Yoga

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CPD's Joyce Fee and Jason King accept OTF plaque from MPP Jeff Leal

CPD receives 3 year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for TIMS program

On Thursday December 17, 2015, local MPP Jeff Leal stopped by the holiday lunch for Council for Persons with Disabilities to share the exciting news that it had received a $227,300 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Funds from the grant will be used to hire a Community Outreach Coordinator, to help bring in peer… Continue Reading CPD receives 3 year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for TIMS program

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Photo of Andrea Dodsworth proudly displaying her Holnbeck Award with her husband Marc.

Andrea Dodsworth – 2015 Holnbeck Award Winner

Andrea Dodsworth has been a long time volunteer with community organizations such as the Council for Persons with Disabilities (CPD), the Kawartha Participation Projects (KPP), and the YWCA.  Andrea also  sits on numerous committees like the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the transportation and built environment committee and is always ready to provide her input on any… Continue Reading Andrea Dodsworth – 2015 Holnbeck Award Winner

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National Access Awareness Week! May 24-30, 2015

National Access Awareness Week (NAAW) falls this year between May 24 – 30, 2015 and is an opportunity to bring together, in a spirit of partnership, organizations related to persons with disabilities, businesses and governments to affect meaningful changes in the daily lives of persons with disabilities. NAAW was initially conceived by Rick Hansen, following his… Continue Reading National Access Awareness Week! May 24-30, 2015

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