Easter Seals (Canada)

In Canada, Easter Seals is a group of charitable organizations which provide opportunities for children with physical and/or mental disabilities. Founded in 1922 by a group of ten Rotary Clubs, it sought to emulate the success of the American Easter Seals program. In 1945, the first Canadian Easter Seals were introduced in Alberta. Today, licensed agencies work across Canada to provide programs and services to over 40,000 children and their families.

The best-known services are the camp programs. There are 12 camps across Canada providing camp opportunities to over 4600 children with physical and/or mental disabilities, including cerebral palsy, autism, muscular dystrophy, and spina bifida. These camps provide children with opportunities to do activities such as: sledge hockey, archery, arts and crafts, music and drama, campfires, accessible High Ropes, camping in a tent, and swimming. Camps are provided to children at little or no cost to the families. Easter Seals also provides services such as mobility aids, adaptive computers, communication aids, and wheelchair-accessibility modifications to vehicles and homes.

The Access 2 Entertainment Card is a partnership with Cineplex Entertainment that provides either a free or a discounted ticket for a support person accompanying someone with physical disabilities. It is valid at most movie theatres in Canada and at many museums, art galleries, zoos, historical sites, and aquariums. There were more than 200,000 uses of the card in 2013.

This card is a partnership with Via Rail, Greyhound and Coach Canada which is intended for people with disabilities who require assistance from support personnel while traveling. The card applies the same discount the holder receives to the support person who accompanies them at the time of travel

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