Kathleen EastonCanadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) is founded by John Counsell, Arthur Hay, Joseph Wrangham, Jack Higman, Douglas Quirt, Edward Higginbottom and Andrew Clarke, a group of WWII veterans with spinal cord injuries. The first offices of this organization were located in Maple Leaf Gardens thanks to Conn Smythe. John Counsell advocated for the newly developed Department of Veteran Affairs to supply each returning WWII soldier with a spinal cord injury an Everest and Jennings wheelchair.
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2019
Canada’s first federal accessibility legislation, the Accessible Canada Act, receives Royal Assent. SCIO Cortree Disability Education Centre and Family Peer Program launches.
2012
Spinal Cord Injury Ontario rebrands. Survival beyond one year has increased to between 85% and 90%.
