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Ghana project partner reveals newly constructed ramps to the school’s classrooms and administrative offices to the Canadian delegation

The Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) has a mandate dedicated to research, education, and information dissemination on disability issues.

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CCDS Small Grants Program

The CCDS Small Grants program was established in 2001 to facilitate involvement of new researchers and assist community-based disability-focused research initiatives in Canada.  Read More →

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Livable and Inclusive Communities

In 2010, the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies received approval from the Office for Disability Issues (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) to continue developing a model (Livable and Inclusive Communities Model) and set of tools that would assist in understanding the makeup of and processes required to create communities that are livable and inclusive for seniors with disabilities.  Read More →

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