laccompagnateur.org
 

Other sites of interest


Allergies

 


Bibliothèque et Archives nationales
The Grande Bibliothèque offers, free of charge, a range of services adapted to the needs of disabled persons. The services are aimed at fostering the integration of disabled users and facilitating their access to information, from both a physical and an intellectual standpoint. The services are for all persons with disabilities, adults and children alike.
http://www.banq.qc.ca

 
Carrefour familles
Carrefour familles is a web site filled with usefull information for families with a special section for disabled or handicapped children.
www.carrefourfamilles.com (French only)
 
Clinique pédiatrique de dysphagie et d'ergothérapie (for children with feeding problems)
Marie-Josée Tessier, occupational therapist
Telephone : (514) 235-5088
Fax : (514) 722-2384
E-Mail : mjterg@cam.org
 

Children's Wish Foundation
www.childrenswish.ca

 

Coop la 5e fourchette
This Coop is a catering service which integrates handicapped employees into its workforce.
www.la5efourchette.com (site in French only)

 

De Personne à Personne (Favoring communication between the deaf and the hearing)
www.depap.qc.ca/ (site in French only)

 

Handicapemploi
Are you seeking a job ? Are you looking for a new place of employment? Or, are you hoping to change your career to another sector ? This site will help you find a job where you will be able to use your full potential and expertise by taking into account your disability or the charateristics of your handicaps.
handicapemploi.com

 

Handicaps.ca - Petite enfance ressources
www.handicaps.ca/petite.enfance (site in French only)

 

Joujou Récup-R
Joujou Récup-R, is a work place for intellectually deficient persons working under the supervision of the Centre du Florès. The work consists of recuperating toys, no matter their condition, in the MRC of Deux-Montagnes and south of Mirabel.
www.cssmi.qc.ca/JOUJOU/ (site in French only)

 

La Magnétothèque
Since it was created in 1976, La Magnétothèque, a non-profit organisation, puts audio books, and other written documents in audio format, available to persons unable to read due to visual, physical or perceptive disability.
www.lamagnetotheque.qc.ca (site in French only)

 

Le Centre D’Apprentissage Pomme D'Api
Le Centre D’Apprentissage Pomme D’Api is a help center for troubled children and adolescents. The center provides multidisciplinary teams offering services such as: diagnostic evaluation, orthopedagogy sessions, language development programs, remedial teaching, help in school work, behavioral intervention, social skills development workshops, English workshops, preparation for private school admission and Ministère de l’Education exams.
During the summer, Pomme D’Api offers day camps for handicapped children and to those with learning disabilities.
Dannie Pomerleau (450) 654-8013
centrepommedapi@hotmail.com
www.cliniquepommedapi.com (web site in French only)

 

LEUCAN
LEUCAN is a non-profit organization which promotes greater well-being and healing amoung children with cancer.
www.leucan.qc.ca/index_en.asp

 

Maman pour la vie
Maman pour la vie is a web site filled with great information for children.
www.mamanpourlavie.com (French only)

 

Montreal Children's Hospital
www.thechildren.com/

 

Office des personnes handicapées du Québec
This site gives you information based on your child's disability, such as organizations and resources which may be of some help to you.
www.ophq.gouv.qc.ca/ (French only)

 

Petit monde
In the other sites of interest section (autres liens utiles) www.petitmonde.com/LiensUtiles/accueil.asp of this web site, you will find links to governmental sites, health, child-family, etc. (French only)

 

Photograph Zabel
Zabel has experience taking pictures of disabled children. She knows it is difficult to go to a studio, so she is willing to go at home or anywhere else to photograph.
www.zabelphoto.com (site in French only)

 

PIMO
PIMO's mission is to work in favour of and to promote the autonomy and social integration of people aged 18 to 65, inclusively, living on the Island of Montreal, whose mobility is limited due to a physical handicap.
www.pimo.qc.ca/index.html

 

Regroupement québécois du parrainage civique (RQPC)
Citizen Advocacy (parrainage civique) matches people who need help with volunteers. These volunteers provide emotional, practical or social support such as shopping, banking or simply sharing activities both enjoy.
parrainmarraine.com (site in French only)

 

Sainte-Justine Hospital
www.hsj.qc.ca/

 

Site Iintegration des Enfants Handicapés
On this site, you will find a forum as well as support for parents' of handicapped children.
http://groups.msn.com/231478 (French only)

 

Transportation - Special Needs
Transportation Special Needs - Laurentiens
www.citl.amt.qc.ca/ta/index.asp (French only)

Transportation Special Needs - Montreal
www.stm.info/English/t-adapte/a-index.htm

Transportation Special Needs - Quebec
www.rtcquebec.ca/francais/accueil.html (French only)

Taxis Coop Québec 525-5191
now offers adapted taxi services for wheelchair bounds clients. Taxis Coop Québec 525-5191 now has 5 adapted taxis, each able to accomodate 2 clients with there escorts.

Taxis Coop Québec 525-5191 trained its drivers with the collaboration of Transport Adapté du Québec Métro inc.
www.taxicoop-quebec.com/taxiadapte (French only)

Regroupement des usagés du transport adapté (Organization for customers of special needs transportation: Saint-Jérome area)
President: Mrs. Louisette Tremblay
Telephone: 450-431-6512
E-mail: ruta-mrc-riviere-du-nord@hotmail.com

Information on airline's special needs customers
www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/before/specialneeds.html
www.airtransat.ca/en/4_2.asp

Information on Viarail's special needs customers
www.viarail.ca/planner/en_plan_beso.html

 

Miscellaneous

  • Centre de l'épanouissement de l'enfant Pinocchio
    www.fondationpinocchios.com (French only)
     
  • Bail Mauricie
    Encourage the independance and integration of persons living with functional limitations by promoting and developing the concept of universally accessible and adapted dwellings.
    www.bail-mauricie.com (French only)
     
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    Child health information from Canada's paediatric experts.
    www.caringforkids.cps.ca
     
  • Éducatout.com - On-line magazine for families and children.
    www.educatout.com/english/
     
  • Handicap Montérégie
    The portal Handicapmontérégie.com is an open window to organisations for handicapped persons or for persons living with a mental illness in the Montérégie region.
    www.handicapmonteregie.com (French only)
     
  • Multi-Ethnic Association for the Integration of Persons with Disablilities
    www.ameiph.com/main_eng.html
     
  • Organization for the rights of persons living with a physical disability
    www.exaequo.net (French only)
     
  • Persons with Disabilities Online
    www.pwd-online.ca
     
  • Réseau Internet francophone vulnérabilités et handicaps
    www.rifveh.org/ (French only)