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The Ties That Bind film is available on DVD and VHS.
You can purchase copies by going to www.planinstitute.ca.

Announcing…The Ties That Bind National Tour! Visiting 15 cities across Canada, the tour will assist families to plan for the future of their relatives with disabilities. Click here for details.Adobe Reader required

The Belonging Initiative - a newly formed national initiative committed to nurturing belonging and ending isolation of people with disabilities. Click here for more details.



NEW DISCUSSION: Do you think that parents should be able to put money into a disability savings plan? Added July 12, 2006

NEW ARTICLE: An article about how we can make a difference despite the obstacles. Added November 25th, 2005

NEW LINK: DisabilityNow: News from the United Kingdom Added October 28th, 2005

NEW EVENT: PLAN offers information meeting for doing "Will and Estate" planning. Find out how to contact them here. Updated July 11th, 2006

NEW COMMUNITY PARTNER: Philia: Dialogue on Citizenship Added September 2nd, 2005

NEW STORY: Disabled parents are parents too! Added June 17th, 2005

NEW BOOKS: An extraordinary and moving book about the transformative power of family and community. Added July 11th, 2006

This deeply personal story is an inspiration to all parents and relatives who have a family member with a disability. Added July 11th, 2006

NEW POLL: How do you work on being more tolerant? Added August 12th, 2004

NEW ACTION: Learn how you can take six actions toward making change. Added June 13th, 2004

NEW WORKSHEET: Create a map of friends by using the Web of Friendship worksheet provided by PLAN. Added April 15th, 2004



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