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Presentations

The Role of intermediaries in England by Joyce Plonikoff and Richard Woolfson

Recorded presentation, March 24, 2017, Toronto.

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Communication Intermediaries

Disability Groups

Legal Resources

Supporting Organizations

Please contact us at admin@cdacanada.com if you would like to add your organization to our list of supporters.

The following organizations support CDAC’s belief statement and our work:

ALS Canada

March of Dimes Canada

Canadian Association for Community Living

The Facilitation Leadership Group

International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)

United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC)

Speech-Language and Audiology Canada

Parkinson Canada

Rick Hansen Foundation

Brain Injury Canada

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

ISAAC Denmark

ISAAC Norway

Ontario Centralized Equipment Pool

New Brunswick Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologist (NBASLPA)

New Brunswick Premier’s Council on the Status of Disabled Persons

City of Victoria

Greater Moncton Association for Community Living

Autism Resource Centre, Moncton

The Aphasia Institute

Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia

Disability Alliance BC

Pooranlaw Professional Corporation

Kilometres for Communication

Blissymbolics Canada

Hand over Hand

City of Surrey

Citizens for Accessible Neighbourhoods (BC)

Richmond Centre for Disability

Inclusion BC

Stroke Recovery Association-BC

Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation

Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults

BC Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

Social Planning and Research Council of BC

BC Centre For Ability

Canucks Autism Network

Coalition of Persons with Disabilities Newfoundland and Labrador

Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (C.I.L.T.)

Breaking the Ice

Moncton Employment & Training Services, Inc.

Belief Statement

We believe that people with speech and language disabilities have a right to equal access to goods and services.

This means that a person must be provided with supports they may require to:

  • Understand what others are saying
  • Have others understand their messages
  • Have extra time and opportunities to communicate
  • Use their preferred methods of communication
  • Communicate in face-to-face interactions, over the telephone, at meetings and at public events
  • Read and understand written materials
  • Sign documents, take notes and complete forms

We believe that:

  • The accessibility requirements of people with speech and language disabilities must be acknowledged in accessibility legislation
  • Communication is about receiving and giving information in face-to-face interactions, over the telephone, at meetings and public events, as well as reading and writing
  • Training in accessibility must include information on how to communicate with people who have speech and language disabilities
  • Essential services such as healthcare, emergency services, police, legal and justice services must have specific policies and practices to ensure effective communication with people who have speech and language disabilities
  • In critical communication situations, a trained communication intermediary may be required to assist people with speech and language disabilities to convey their messages as accurately and authentically as possible.

Contact us if your organization wants to support this statement by emailing us at: admin@cdacanada.com

Please note CDAC is solely responsible for all aspects of its work.

Click here to see a list of organizations that support this belief statement.