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We are one of only 5 schools in Canada that trains guide dogs for the blind. We are the second organization in the country to train dogs specifically for children with autism. We also train service dogs for people with a variety of physical challenges such as cerebral palsy, spinal chord injuries and more. Unique to Dogs with Wings is our in home training program. Our mobility trainers travel to the client's home to establish routines of home, work and school. We are the only school that trains this way, all others have the client travel to the school and live in residence for up to 28 days.

SevaChild originated and manages one of India’s fastest growing humanitarian networks. We specialize in providing life-sustaining micronutrients to well over 1,000,000 children each year. Our goal is to eradicate the presence of vitamin A deficiency disorders throughout all of India by ensuring that at-risk children are supplemented with the vitamin A that is necessary to protect them from serious illness, blindness and even death. SevaChild is a 501 (c)(3) public nonprofit organization in the United States, and a Section 8 company (not for profit under the Companies Act, 2013) in India. Our international headquarters is in Los Angeles and our Indian headquarters is in Mumbai.

ErinoakKids is Ontario’s largest children’s treatment centre, serving over 13,500 children and youth with physical and developmental disabilities, autism, and communication disorders as well as children who are deaf or blind. Our goal is to help each child we serve to build on his/her unique strengths, and to maximize opportunities for independence, health and well-being. We also help families as they meet the challenges of everyday life. Serving Halton, Peel, Dufferin – and for some of our services – Waterloo and Wellington – ErinoakKids has more than 650 staff and 8 sites from which we provide a comprehensive array of medical, therapy and support services that help children and their families.

The Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf (GVAD) is an organization of the Deaf, hard-of-hearing, Deaf-Blind, parents of deaf children, hearing people and friends. Everyone is welcome to apply for membership. There are many categories of membership, which cover different age groups and types of supporting roles. Founded in 1926 as the Vancouver Association for the Deaf Adults (VADA), GVAD is the oldest advocacy organization for people with disabilities in British Columbia. Through the years, the association has had a number of name changes and locations within the city of Vancouver. It was finally incorporated under the BC Societies Act as the Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf in 1980. It is currently located in the Kitsilano area of Vancouver and continues to pursue its goals and objectives: serving the Deaf community members in the Greater Vancouver region.

The TRAILBLAZERS Tandem Cycling club has been in operation since Summer 1987. The TRAILBLAZERS Board of Directors and organization membership is largely blind and vision impaired persons. Members and volunteers arrange through our Ride Convener impromptu to recreational rides. In addition, scheduled group rides, orientations, day and out of town weekend trips are integral events in our club, as are social events such as Bar-B-Q's and banquets. Some of these scheduled rides include fund-raising for other charities, such as Ride for Rouge and the Becel Ride for Heart. Safety is always a concern and orientation sessions are provided for new members and volunteers. All of our tandems are well maintained and tool kits are provided at the storage sights for small repairs. For more extensive adjustments or repairs we send bikes out to a qualified mechanic.

Community Recreational Initiatives Society (CRIS) operates out of Kelowna, BC, providing outdoor and wilderness opportunities for adults and children with disabilities in the Okanagan and beyond. CRIS is dedicated to assisting people with physical and mental disabilities to participate in and enjoy firsthand the true experience of the outdoors by enabling them to access local and remote hiking trails, lakes and backcountry areas through the use of specially adapted tools and equipment. Programs vary from an hour to several days, depending on the participants and their desires. CRIS daily programs include Adaptive Hiking (hiking, trailriding & camping), Adaptive Paddling (canoeing & kayaking) and Tandem Cycling (with BC Blinds Sports and our own recumbent trikes). Programs are offered in local and provincial parks and waterways. In addition to the daily programs, CRIS offers overnight and multiple-day trips to remote wilderness regions.

Our Values: 1. RESPECT for the dignity and goodness of each person as a unique creation. This organization will demonstrate flexibility in its dealings with those we serve. 2. RESPECT for the capacity of each of us to embrace the challenge of human existence. We encourage those we serve to take responsibility for their own lives; we try to empower by assisting them to make informed choices for themselves. 3. A FIRM CONVICTION that out of poverty comes creativity, new life and growth. We reach out, recognizing that the poor are not in need of 'fixing', 'saving' or 'rescuing'. Growth comes from journeying with those we serve, not in doing for them. 4. The importance of EDUCATION as the key to change. Education takes many forms. Those who are malnourished most of their lives often have special needs; secondary school, university, apprenticeships, as well as special education for severe learning disabilities such as deafness and blindness are all strategies we pursue.

PROPAGATE VEDIC SCIENCE, PROMOTE WORLD PEACE, PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR BLIND AND UNDERPRIVILEGED TRIBALS, PROVIDE FOR FOOD BANK, CANCER AND OTHER HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMS, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS PROGRAMS AND VETERINARY CARE.