In 2004 the Government of Canada stated:
People with disabilities need the chance to develop a solid foundation of learning so that they can participate fully in today’s knowledge-based society and economy. ... Skills development and learning are among the Government’s highest priorities for all Canadians, but particularly for people with disabilities and Aboriginal people, who face barriers in this area.
This is quoted from Supporting Persons With Disabilities: Advancing the inclusion of persons with disabilities 2004.
TEAM Work is the voice of a community. We are the voice of thirty agencies and member shareholders. We are the voice across disability communities, meaning that we are inclusive of all types of disability, whether physical, mental, emotional, visual, hearing, cognitive, or invisible, including cancer, Crohn's, and HIV. We are also the voice of nearly 28,000 working-aged persons with disabilities who want to work just like everybody else.
We are also the voice of disability in the Halifax Regional Municipality, and together we provide hundreds of years of combined experience in community- and capacity-building for persons with disabilities.