ABLE2: Support for People with Disabilities
160,000
people living with disabilities in Ottawa
72%
of Canadians experience some type of barrier to accessibility
Over 50 years
of empowering people with disabilities to build lives of meaning and joy.
About
ABLE2 is a charitable organization in Ottawa with programs and services that empower persons of all ages across the disability spectrum and their families to build lives of meaning and joy.
Established in 1974 as Citizen Advocacy Ottawa, the organization rebranded as ABLE2: Support for People with Disabilities in 2020 to better reflect its evolving mission and broader scope of work. In 2024, ABLE2 celebrated its 50th anniversary.
By including ABLE2 in your Will, you can ensure that people with disabilities in our community continue to receive the tools, choices and connections. Your gift will help nurture growth and development, facilitate independence, reduce barriers and vulnerability, and improve mental and physical health for persons living with disabilities in the Ottawa community.
Leave a legacy today, and share ABLE2’s vision of a more inclusive community where every person, regardless of ability, is seen as able, important, and valued.
Our Impact
ABLE2’s programs and services have been vital in ensuring that every person, regardless of ability, is seen as able, important, and valued and has opportunities to live a fulfilling life.
- Matching Program: Reduces loneliness and isolation and improves overall health and well-being by matching volunteers one-on-one with individuals with disabilities.
- Reach Legal Referral Services: Connects individuals facing legal challenges with volunteer lawyers, mediators and paralegals for free consultations, resources, and education, to assert their rights.
- Housing Support Program: Works with individuals who want to gain independence and find safe and accessible housing in the community while helping them develop the skills they need to thrive independently.
- Fetal Alcohol Resource Program: Provides tailored support, tools, resources, and advocacy for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and their families.
- Funding Brokerage: Helps individuals manage their government and social funding to gain financial capacity and independence.
You can read more stories of impact here.
How your gift will be used
Do you hope to leave the world a better place than you found it? You can make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities through your estate. You can leave a legacy.
Arranging a charitable gift in your will for ABLE2 is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to support people with disabilities and their families. When you plan to leave a gift in your will, your gift will assist in addressing the unique challenges that life with a disability often brings.
Your gift today helps open doors to independence, provides critical support to families, and turns barriers into breakthroughs for people with disabilities and their families.
Thank you for investing in a more inclusive community where every person is seen as able, important, and valued.
Legal Name
ABLE2: Support for People with Disabilities
Charity Number
13036 2817 RR0001
