If you’re looking for a comfortable place to hang out, make friends, and feel good about yourself then Ability Online is the place for you. On Ability Online, everyone looks the same – we’re just friends meeting friends.
Our online communities are comprised primarily of people who share the challenges associated with disabilities and/or chronic illness, but everyone is welcome to participate! The whole point of Ability Online is to have a fully integrated online community, proving the point that there are no disabilities online. So welcome aboard everyone!
In our online community you can exchange public or private messages on a whole range of topics ranging from medical mysteries to animal stories. We also offer lively chat facilities, skill development modules, games, and activities. And we’re especially proud of our mentors, who provide patient and caring peer support.
You will also have access to our amazing forums, where you can read messages posted by other members, and respond if you wish, or create your own! Forums are organized by topics to make it easier for you to find the types of messages you are interested in. Forums are at the core of the Ability Online environment and provide an open invitation to start a conversation with a friend who shares your interests.
- Access to amazing Role Models and Mentors
- Peer Support - Friendship and a true sense of belonging
- Skill and Confidence Development Opportunities - Mental Health, Making Transitions, Help dealing with Bullying and Social Skills/Social Thinking
- Resources and Connections for Parents and Professionals (healthcare and education)
- Fun Stuff - A library of books for every level reader, games, videos, activity ideas, kid friendly recipes and the most wonderful members and volunteers who are guaranteed to help put a smile on your face!
- Safety and security is paramount. Member identification is verified prior to permitting access to the site, public message areas are monitored, and all volunteers and staff are police-screened.
- We have zero tolerance for bullying or inappropriate behaviour.
- We strive to help our members in "off-line" areas of their lives too by providing mentors to help with the transition to adulthood and more! If you need help with homework but don't know how to ask for help at school – we can help too!
- We don't have any advertising on our member pages, and this ensures that our younger members are not distracted or lured off to other sites.
We are excited to announce that we have recently launched our new myability.ca platform. An entirely modernized system with lots of new and engaging features for all our members.
