Mobility Equipment
- Provide free loans of equipment to clients
- Assess and advise on appropriate equipment
- Provide classified advertising for used equipment through quarterly newsletter - "The Log"
- Participation in the arrangement of financial assistance for necessary equipment
- Provide donated equipment to people with disabilities in Third World Countries
Housing
- Provision od lists outlining the posible availability of accessible housing
- Locate affordable, accessible housing
- Completion of home assessments and access funding for renovations
- Provide advocacy and consultation to government and private sector on accessible housing
- Co-ordinate housing opportunities for persons with high level disabilities
- Maintain a directory of contractors and architects knowledgeable in accessibility issues
Transportation
- Assess and advise on vehicle needs and adaptive devices
- Referrals to driver training
- Provide advocacy and consultation for accessible transit
Legal Services
- Maintain a directory of available legal services
Advocacy and Public Awareness
- Lobby and advocate for changes to government policies affecting persons with disabilities
- Promote public awareness of abilities and needs of persons with disabilities throughout Nova Scotia
Financial
- Assess financial needs and referral to funding services
- Provide personal budgeting and financial management counselling
- Review clients' financial situation to ensure they are receiving all funding sources to which they are entitled
Injury Prevention
- Develop strategies to reduce the incidence of serious injuries in high risk activities such as diving, skiing and contact sports
- Assist communities to develop and implement projects that reduce serious injuries
- The SClP (Spinal Cord lnjury Prevention) Program is a joint partnership between CPA (NS), the Nova Scotia Head lnjuries Association and the Queen Elizabeth II Health Centre
Recreation and Leisure Activities
- Provide information on recreation and leisure activities and opportunities
- Provide travel information
- Co-ordinate special events
lndependent Living and Home Support
- Maintain a directory of home support agencies
- Co-ordinate creative housing opportunities for individuals with specialized home support needs
- Provide names of medical professionals who specialize in spinal cord injuries and other mobility impairments
- Provide information on physiological and other aspects of disabilities
- Develop Self-Managed Attendant Care Program
- Co-ordinate placements for "K-9 Partner" dogs with suitable clients
Canadian Paraplegic Association (NS)
Supported by
Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre
Technical Resource Centre