DisAbled Women's Network Canada (DAWN)
DAWN Canada's mission is to end the poverty, isolation, discrimination and violence experienced by women with disabilities. We are working to ensure we get the services and supports we need, have access to opportunities that non-disabled people take for granted, and have freedom of choice in all aspects of our lives.
To achieve our mission on behalf of women with disabilities, we have set the following goals:
- to do outreach with all women with disabilities, including aboriginal women, black women, Asian women, South Asian women, women of color, immigrant women, lesbians, older women, women in institutions and single mothers.
- to address issues such as poverty, employment equity, violence, mothering, sexuality, health, isolation, access to services and New Reproductive Technologies (NRTs).
- to be a resource for and about women with disabilities and our concerns.
- to provide role models for girls with disabilities.
- to be a bridge between women with disabilities and the women's movement.
- to work together with the women's movement on issues which effect all women and to help the movement become more accessible to women with disabilities.
- to work in coalition with those who share our concerns for social justice; and
- to be the voice of women with disabilities in
