SECTIONS
| General resources |
| Housing |
| Equipment / Clothing |
| Recreation |
| Transportation |
| Travel |
| Tax Credits <---------------- New ---- |
| Publications |
| Websites - Polio |
| Websites - Handicaps |
ACTIVITIES
1. Swimming pools in Montreal (PDF) <------------------------------------ New --------
This swimming pools directory was carried out by Polio Quebec Association, in collaboration with Post-Polio Clinic. This directory gives information about swimming pools' accessibility in Montreal, for people with physical disabilities (or not). We invite you to share us information about swimming pools in your area, all-over the Quebec.
Pools' accessibility (Montreal) (in french)
2. Centre communautaire Radisson
Offers educational and cultural activities to adults with restricted physical ability.
http://centreradisson.org/
3. Centre d'intégration à la vie active (CIVA)
Offers swimming, wheelchair basketball, theatre, painting, outings, bocccia, etc. Adresse : 525 Dominion, bureau 330, Montréal, QC, H3J 3B7. Tel. : 514-935-1109. Membership : 25$/yr.
http://www.civa.qc.ca/
4. Viomax
Offers a room of physical conditioning entirely accessible for people in wheel chair and people with reduced mobility.
http://www.viomax.org/
5. Vision sur l'art Québec
Promotes the development of the creativity and the artistic talents of people having physical limitations and needs.
http://www.vsaq.org/
ACTIVITIES - ASSOCIATIONS
6. Association québécoise pour le loisir des personnes handicapées (AQLPH)
Defends and promotes the rights and the interests of handicaped people in the access to the various forms of recreation. Gathers associations in all the areas of Quebec.
http://www.aqlph.qc.ca/
It offers a search engine listing activities by area. Only in french.
http://www.aqlph.qc.ca/info_region.asp
COMPANIONSHIP - ESCORT
7. West Island Citizen Advocacy
Matches people in Montreal's West Island who need help with volunteers
http://www.westislandcitizenadvocacy.com/index.php
8. The Tourist and Leisure Companion Sticker (TLCS)
TLCS gives the companion of a person of a least 12 years old with a permanent disability or mental health problem free access to tourist, cultural and recreational sites.
http://www.vatl-tlcs.org/