A community for you too!
At Ability Online we strongly believe it is important to also help those with the challenging task of being the caregivers to young children and youth confronting the challenges associated with disabilities and/or chronic illness. Ability Online is also for you!
In our site, there are specialized topic threads for parents, caregivers and other professionals looking for help, feedback or just the mutual support and understanding that isn’t always easy to find when you’re out there on your own.
We encourage parents to register as members with us too, so that you can talk to other parents and caregivers that face similar challenges. We invite you to join us and see the benefits of an online support community for yourself.
Ability Online for your little ones
Whether children need lots of support while they are in treatment or recovery or they want to enjoy the opportunity to build lasting relationships, we are here for that. The accessibility of the technology and global connectivity made available by Ability Online opens up a world of opportunities.
We understand that some members have greater emotional or social needs. Others may be mobility restricted (physically, geographically, or through lack of transportation) and have limited opportunities to meet people or find others they can relate to. That is where Ability Online shines on. We provide a safe, secure, bully-free online community that supports each other.
Keeping children safe
We understand that protecting your child is of the utmost importance and would like to assure you that Ability Online provides a monitored, bully-free, happy environment for members. Members are screened prior to being given access to the site, messages are public and monitored, and inappropriate behavior and language are not tolerated. Any members that cannot adhere to the rules are first cautioned and the offending messages removed, and if the inappropriate behaviour persists the member loses access to our site. The site is protected by state-of-the-art software and firewalls. We attempt to ensure that all members have a good, healthy, happy online experience in order to build their feeling of self worth and independence.
Currently we have over 25 hosts who provide daily monitoring of the conference message areas and also provide chat session monitoring. These volunteers are long-time members of Ability Online and go through a special training program to develop the hosting skills required.
