The OCASI Accessibility Initiative (AI) is a national bilingual project that aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of settlement sector professionals so that they are better equipped to serve newcomers with in/visible disabilities.
This toolkit has information and resources that speak to the specific struggles and needs of im/migrants and refugees with disabilities and d/Deaf newcomers.
This National Toolkit is for im/migrant and refugee-serving sector staff and volunteers across Canada working with racialized im/migrant and refugee women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities and D/deaf people.
This toolkit is designed to help frontline workers in settlement agencies and advocates introduce newcomers with disabilities to both the Disability Tax Credit and Registered Disability Saving Plan, explain the benefits of these programs, the eligibility criteria, and to guide