Changing The Way Canadians Think about Disability
Our Goals
- To create awareness in the government and the public and business communities of the skills, needs and abilities of persons with disabilities
- To develop awareness events that will raise funds to:
- Develop awareness materials.
- Recognize the achievements of persons with disabilities.
- Maintain these events for continuing recognition.
- Support other organizations seeking to create awareness for persons with disabilities and to provide financial assistance to individuals sharing these objectives.
- Support conferences, seminars or meetings on issues relevant to people with disabilities
- To help raise funds needed to meet these objectives.
Foundation Initiatives
- A Seat At the Table
- The Great Valentine Gala
- Rolling Rampage
- WhyNot Marathon
- Canadian Helen Keller Centre
- The Rotary Cheshire Home
- The Canadian Disability Hall of Fame
- Jeff Adams CN Tower Climb
- WhyNot Magazine – 4x annually
- The Eternal Flame of Hope
- Canadian Helen Keller Award Luncheon
30 Years of CFPDP

Hon. David C. Onley, who was stricken with polio as a child is a former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. He was also was one of Canada’s first disabled on-air personalities and is a role model for the disabled. His accomplishments epitomize the goals of the Foundation.
Foundation Patrons
Her Honour the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, OC, OOnt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Foundation Board Of Directors
Hon. Vim Kochhar, Chair, CFPDP Cindy Accardi, Ministry of Community and Social Services Faye Blackwood, Sport and Recreation Consultant, Ministry of Tourism Culture & Sport David Ford, CPA, CA Major Beverly Ivany, Salvation Army Mark Lecker, Director, Ontario Broader Public Sector, Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc. George Przybylowski, Vice President, Construction/Real Estate, Informa Canada Professor Richard Rotman, PR Writer Extraordinaire Rob Snoek, Former Paralympic Athlete, CBC Broadcaster Tony Wight, Former Senior Counsel, IBM Canada
Staff
Deborah Lewis,
Executive Director