ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ASSISTIVE DEVICES FUNDING PROGRAM

We would like to advise you that the OFCP Assistive Devices Funding Program has now added 'Car Seats' to the Approved List of Equipment for Funding.  Applications for this item will follow the ADFP Guidelines and will require an authorization by a Health Professional. 

For application and guidelines please click here or call our office for additional information.

OFCP 62nd Annual Conference

OFCP would like to invite you to our 62nd Annual Conference which will be held at the Toronto Airport Marriot Hotel from October 16 - 18, 2009. This year's theme is "Aging with CP... but Where?".

To view brochure and detailed information about speakers,
please click here.

If you would like to attend OFCP conference, REGISTER NOW.

For instructions how to use online registration, please click here.

OFCP Supports Cerebral Palsy Research

Networks of Centres of Excellence in Brain Development, a research group based at the Child and Family Research Institute in British Columbia, are in collaboration with the World Health Organization. They are in the process of conducting a research project regarding the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as it relates to children and youth with motor impairments, specifically cerebral palsy (CP).

The OFCP has offered our support to this collaborative research project and would like to invite interested individuals to participate in their survey

Please click here for additional information about the project and related survey.

Assistive Devices Funding Program Announcement

We would like to inform persons with cerebral palsy, and associated organizations in the province of Ontario that we are now accepting applications for funding for the purchase of equipment. This financial assistance program, which starts again on September 1, 2009, is available to persons of all ages with cerebral palsy in the province of Ontario who hold a valid Ontario Health Card.

The OFCP launches its first Online Workshop on June 22, 2009

The OFCP and Ottawa Foyers Partage-ComputerWise, a member group of the OFCP, invite you to join us in Ottawa on June 22nd from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. to learn about the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and Planning for the Future. To learn more about this event and how to register please click here.

OFCP - A Member of Neurological Health Charities Canada

The Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy is a member of Neurological Health Charities Canada. The Neurological Health Charities Canada (NHCC) is a collective of organizations that represent people with chronic, often progressive, neurological and/or neuromuscular diseases, disorders, conditions and injuries in Canada. NHCC's role is to provide leadership in evaluating and advancing new opportunities for collaboration specific to advocacy, education and research projects, related to brain health. For more info, click here.

Doctor to be Honoured at OFCP 62nd Annual Conference

At our upcoming 62nd Annual Conference, the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy wishes to recognize the contribution of a doctor who is providing exemplary medical service to persons with cerebral palsy. We invite individuals and families of persons with cerebral palsy to nominate a physician whom they believe should be honoured in the following way. For more info, please click here.

Medical Student Bursary Award 2009

OFCP will award a Bursary to a medical student enrolled in a physician training program in Ontario. For more info, please click here.

2009 Cerebral Palsy Golf Classic

This year's tournament is on June 10th and is being held at the very prestigious and challenging Rattlesnake Point Golf Club in Oakville.

For registration info, click here.

For the prize and auction material list, click here.

For sponsorship info, click here.

24th Conference for People Who Provide Support Services for People with Disabilities

The OFCP will be hosting its 24th Annual Conference for people who provide support services for persons with a disability. The conference will be held May 13-15, 2009 at Geneva Park near Orillia. Mark your calendars!

To view brochure, please click here.

To register online, please click here.

Disability Income Tax Update 2008 Tax Year

To read about the Registered Disability Savings Plan, Registered Educational Savings Plans, Tax Free Savings Accounts, the Caregiver Amount, the Disability Amount, and the Disability Tax Credit Certificate as well as information about Re-Filing for taxes that should not have been paid, click here.

In Memoriam

Mona Winberg
President of the OFCP (1972 - 1974)

Mona will be remembered by many for her dedication to the work of the Federation. In her welcome to the 1969 OFCP Conference in Toronto, Third Vice-President Mona Winberg pointed out that, in essence, everyone had an impossible dream, and to achieve this dream we all need support, encouragement and independence. She quoted the late Robert Kennedy:

“I dream of things that never were and ask, ‘Why not?’ ”

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre calls you...

OFCP would like to invite you to participate in a study organized by the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. The study is regarding “how motor disability influences employment in adults with cerebral palsy”.
For more information on how to participate, please click here.