Hear Entendre Québec

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Hear Québec is the only non-profit registered charity dedicated to supporting the anglophone community in Québec affected by hearing loss. Our mission is to enhance the well-being of individuals through a variety of programs and services focused on Support, Resources and Referrals, Awareness and Accessibility, and Skills development. Services include: peer-centred support through both in-person and online support groups, along with fun activities that foster connection. Hear Québec is committed to providing reliable, up-to-date information through magazine, website, and one-on-one support and personalized guidance, helping individuals navigate hearing health resources and connect with professionals. 

Agir tôt program

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The Agir tôt program is for children aged 0 to 5 and their families. It aims to identify indicators of developmental difficulties in children so that they can be directed to the right services quickly. The objective of the program is to support developing children’s full potential and facilitating their start in kindergarten.

The Agir tôt program’s services are free and offered on a voluntary basis. The program is accessible in all integrated health and social services centres (CISSS) and integrated university health and social services centres (CIUSSS) in Quebec.

Uni-Diversity

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Uni-Diversity was founded in 2020 by Laurie Mitchell. Laurie is a Special Care Counsellor and Developmental Services Worker with over 25 years of experience in the field.

Using a holistic professional approach including knowledge from her personal involvement as a mother to neurodiverse children and caregiver to her father who has Alzheimer’s, equips Laurie to provide support, consultation and education around meeting the diverse needs of those who require assistance as well as those in the role of parenting, educating, or caring for someone else. Many existing services do not necessarily consider the basic humanity and natural neurodiversity of people, which is fundamental for identifying and meeting needs. Uni-Diversity’s services are designed to help untangle unique and/or complex situations by finding the root of any issue or need, and then addressing it through coaching and consultations that will help produce action for real change. Laurie’s approach is intended to be different; offering services that consider the person providing a support or service as much as the person receiving it, and aim to be an effective and change-inducing process that builds understanding as well as skills, for both the supporter(s) and the individual(s) requiring support.  

Quebec Association for Equity and Inclusion in Postsecondary Education

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Quebec Association for Equity and Inclusion in Postsecondary Education (AQEIPS) works to support students with disabilities pursuing post-secondary education throughout Quebec. We aim to foster equity and inclusivity by hosting social events, providing support to students and advocating for their rights. 

Blue Spark Developmental Center

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Blue Spark works with children ages 1 – 12 with a variety of diagnoses and learning challenges, including but not limited to: autism spectrum disorders (ASD), ADHD, learning difficulties, developmental delays, speech and language delays, challenging behaviours, and social skills deficits. They offer Applied Behaviour Analysis services, occupational therapy, social skills groups, integration and shadowing support, support for challenging behaviours, and parent training and coaching.

Centre Action

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The mission of the Action Centre is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for adults with physical disabilities so that they have access to and may participate in a variety of educational, social, cultural, and recreational programming in a community setting. It is also to raise general awareness about the needs and rights of adults with physical disabilities. 

Vehicle Adaptation Program for Persons with Disabilities

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Financial assistance for the adaptation of a vehicle to enable a person with a disability to drive it or have access to it.

Taxi Para-Adapté

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Available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week in and around the island of Montréal. Clients can track the taxi vehicle fleet in real time.

STM Paratransit Program

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Door-to-door public transit service by reservation only for handicapped persons who are liable to encounter barriers in performing everyday activities.

STM Companion Card – Accessibility for the Visually or Intellectually Disabled

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Provides free travel for the person who accompanies individuals with a visual or intellectual disability while they use the STM’s bus and métro transit system.