ReachAbility

Place Type: Disability Support Network
Address: 307-6389 Coburg Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2A5
Phone: (902) 429-5878
Fax: (902) 429-5858
Website: http://www.reachability.org/

reachAbility (formerly Reach Nova Scotia) is a charitable organization providing access to equality and human rights – to enhance the quality of life of the entire community – through effective, innovative response re: access to equality for people living with disabilities – by providing new knowledge, leadership and partnership opportunities.

I interviewed my dad on video in his final weeks. When I asked about his work and finding meaning through helping others, he responded, “I don’t think you can be focused on, ‘Oh gee, I want to make a difference.’ It has to be spontaneous. If it’s not…there’s some kind of egotistical thing going on. That’s a red flag. You hope you impact people on the deepest level you are capable of at the time. Sometimes you hit it, sometimes you don’t. You’re trying.
Lisa Shannon, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman