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RDSP CALCULATOR
www.plan.ca
Canada is the first country to offer a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), which will be available on December 1, 2008. Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN), the organization that proposed and researched the RDSP, has an online calculator to help people with disabilities and their families plan their approach to this financial tool – you can try different scenarios and see the projected value of an RDSP.

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LET’S TALK ABOUT IT
www.letstalkaboutit.ca
An initiative of Schizophrenia Magazine, a Canadian publication for people with schizophrenia, the goal of this campaign is to get Ontarians talking about mental illness and taking action to improve access to new drug therapies. At this site, you can read and share stories, find facts and resources, and send an email to the Minister of Health.

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IT’S ABOUT ABILITY

www.unicef.org/media/files/PDF(2).pdf
This terrific 24-page book- let, available as a free PDF, explains the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to young readers. It was created by Victor Santiago Pineda, president of the Victor Pineda Foundation, who has a disability himself. Illustrated with children’s artwork, the booklet discusses why the convention is needed, and how rights become real.
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KALEIDOSCOPE MAGAZINE
www.udsakron.org/kaleidoscope.htm
This award-winning publication has a creative focus that examines the experiences of disability through literature and the arts. Its content challenges stereotypical, patronizing attitudes about disability.


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