March of Dimes Canada
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March of Dimes Canada, officially the Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled Persons, Canada) is a registered national charity established in 2005 by Ontario March of Dimes
, to provide community-based rehabilitation services and resources across the country to people with physical disabilities.
March of Dimes in Canada has no affiliation with the American organization
. Like its American counterpart, it began in 1951 with the Marching Mothers fundraising campaign to eradicate polio.
After vaccination programs
effectively eliminated the threat of the disease, mandates changed to offering programs and services for people of all ages with physical disabilities
, particularly in Ontario.
For many years various provincial organizations operated under the name March of Dimes as members of the Easter Seals March of Dimes National Council.
In 2005, however, Ontario March of Dimes
acquired the exclusive right to use 'March of Dimes' in Canada, and now operates March of Dimes Canada as a national subsidiary. It no longer has any affiliation with Easter Seals Canada.
March of Dimes Canada continues to work with polio survivors through Polio Canada, a national support network for people suffering from post-polio syndrome
, or the late effects of polio.
It is also attempting to establish Conductive Education
programs across the country, which Ontario March of Dimes imported to Canada from Europe in the 1990s.
Ontario March of Dimes
Ontario March of Dimes is a Canadian charitable organization which provides programs and services to people of all ages with physical disabilities in Ontario. Its headquarters are in Toronto...
, to provide community-based rehabilitation services and resources across the country to people with physical disabilities.
March of Dimes in Canada has no affiliation with the American organization
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.-Organization:...
. Like its American counterpart, it began in 1951 with the Marching Mothers fundraising campaign to eradicate polio.
After vaccination programs
Polio vaccine
Two polio vaccines are used throughout the world to combat poliomyelitis . The first was developed by Jonas Salk and first tested in 1952. Announced to the world by Salk on April 12, 1955, it consists of an injected dose of inactivated poliovirus. An oral vaccine was developed by Albert Sabin...
effectively eliminated the threat of the disease, mandates changed to offering programs and services for people of all ages with physical disabilities
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
, particularly in Ontario.
For many years various provincial organizations operated under the name March of Dimes as members of the Easter Seals March of Dimes National Council.
In 2005, however, Ontario March of Dimes
Ontario March of Dimes
Ontario March of Dimes is a Canadian charitable organization which provides programs and services to people of all ages with physical disabilities in Ontario. Its headquarters are in Toronto...
acquired the exclusive right to use 'March of Dimes' in Canada, and now operates March of Dimes Canada as a national subsidiary. It no longer has any affiliation with Easter Seals Canada.
March of Dimes Canada continues to work with polio survivors through Polio Canada, a national support network for people suffering from post-polio syndrome
Post-polio syndrome
Post-polio syndrome is a condition that affects approximately 25–50% of people who have previously contracted poliomyelitis—a viral infection of the nervous system—after the initial infection. Typically the symptoms appear 15–30 years after recovery from the original paralytic attack, at an age of...
, or the late effects of polio.
It is also attempting to establish Conductive Education
Conductive education
Conductive Education, or CE, is an educational system that has been specifically developed for children and adults who have motor disorders of neurological origin such as cerebral palsy. It is based on the premise that a person who has a motor disorder may not only have a medical condition...
programs across the country, which Ontario March of Dimes imported to Canada from Europe in the 1990s.