ABOUT THE ACC - Our Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors and Partners:
- The Lindsay Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
- The Lindsay Rehabilitation Hospital
- L’Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec
- L’Association québécoise des intervenants auprès des personnes amputées
- The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
The Lindsay Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
The creation of the ACC has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Lindsay Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation.
Foundation funding enabled the ACC to establish links with the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) and to acquire the rights to implement a Peer Visitor Program in Canada.
In March 2006, the Foundation generously provided a three-year grant to support the ACC in its developmental phase. The Foundation continues to fund participation in training sessions and conferences, in order to develop new services for individuals who have undergone limb loss. Without the benevolent support of the Lindsay Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, the creation of the Amputee Coalition of Canada (ACC) would not have been possible.
Lindsay Rehabilitation Hospital
Lindsay Rehabilitation Hospital The institution has greatly contributed to the development of the Amputee Coalition of Canada (ACC), as well as to our Peer Visitor Program. Their administrative support has enabled the ACC to establish an office infrastructure, human resource, to benefit those who have experienced limb loss.
LRH continues to recognise the importance of the ACC, and provide support for all aspects of its development.
IRPDQ
Since 2005, L'Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec has played a significant role in the development of our Peer Visitor Program. This organisation generously financed a pilot project, as well as a research project, which evaluated client satisfaction of our services since 2005. L'IRPDQ continues to play an active role in promoting regional peer visitation, particularly in the Québec City and North Shore regions.
AQIPA
AQIPA (L'Association québécoise des intervenants auprès des personnes amputées) played a key role in establishing links with the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA). The Association also provided generous funding for the translation of peer training manuals and played a central role in establishing the Peer Visitor Program in Quebec. In September 2006, the Peer Visitor Program was officially launched at the sixth Biennial AQIPA Conference in Montreal. AQIPA continues to provide ongoing support for the development of this program throughout the province of Quebec.
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
The Peer Visitor Program was initially developed in the United States by the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA). This organisation generously authorized the translation and use of all of its training materials in Canada and played an important role in the first peer training session held during the 2006 AQIPA conference. The ACA continues to play a supportive role by welcoming us to their annual conferences and by establishing new programs in the United States. |
