This year, your support of CDF means much more than a donation. It’s a statement: that in Canada, disability does not determine capability. That the full diversity of disability — visible and invisible — deserves a voice, respect, and leadership.

Why We Exist

In Canada, more than 6.2 million people identify as having a disability — mobility, sensory, cognitive, mental-health, or unseen. Yet the national disability sector remains fragmented — divided by diagnosis, region, and legacy models.
CDF exists to bring that 6 million + strong community together: to unify individuals, organizations, technology, and leading practices, and to shift the narrative away from neediness toward capability and leadership.

What Your Gift Enables

When you give to CDF before December 31, you help:

• Forge national, transformative conversations that transcend provincial lines and diagnosis silos — giving voice to those who’ve been isolated or invisible.

• Deploy cutting-edge strategies, inspired by international best practice, to make real systemic change in inclusion, accessibility, and support.

• Promote a model of disability rights built on respect, not pity — where disabled people are leaders, innovators, and decision-makers, not just recipients.

• Fund research and communications that influence public policy, social norms, and corporate practices — so that workplaces, transit systems, and communications truly respond to disability as part of human diversity.

Why Now Matters

Year-end is a unique moment. Many donors reflect at this time on their values and the legacy they wish to leave.
Your gift isn’t “just another donation.” It is a strategic investment in the future of the disability movement in Canada.

Be Part of a Movement

You don’t just support CDF — you join a community of Canadians who believe that disability is part of human diversity — a community committed to respect, innovation, and inclusion.
When you give today, you play a role in shifting mindsets across workplaces, public policy, technology, and culture.

Your Gift In Action

Here’s how specific levels of support translate into impact:

• $500: Seeds a national online dialogue bringing together people with lived experience from coast to coast to share their voices and vision.

• $1,500: Funds new research that informs accessible-communications standards, helping Canadian businesses lead in inclusive design.

• $5,000 +: Powers a cross-Canada initiative to unify provincial disability groups, driving system-wide change in policy, employment, and supports.

Join Us

As the year comes to a close, please make your gift to CDF.
Donate now to bring Canada’s disability community together, uplift leadership, and build a future where disability truly does not matter.