What this program stream offers
The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) Youth Innovation Component provides an opportunity for dynamic youth who want to demonstrate leadership and a commitment to their communities to have a direct impact in the lives of persons with disabilities.
By becoming a Youth Accessibility Leader, you will promote the program and encourage organizations to apply for its funding. You can do this by addressing accessibility barriers in community spaces or workplaces within your community. Through this work, you will volunteer your time to:
- create greater awareness about accessibility needs
- encourage organizations to apply for EAF funding to address existing accessibility barriers, and
- build a more inclusive and accessible Canada
Role of the Youth Accessibility Leader
As a Youth Accessibility Leader, you will be part of a growing community of youth from across the country that have:
- found accessibility barriers in workplaces or community spaces
- talked with organizations about their existing accessibility barriers
- encouraged organizations to apply for funding to address their accessibility barriers
- helped an organization draft a project proposal
- helped promote the program within your community, online and in the media, and
- made a difference in the lives of persons with disabilities
Benefits of being a Youth Accessibility Leader
- Increased awareness of accessibility barriers in your community
- Personal and community empowerment
- Valuable presentation skills
- Experience preparing or assisting in preparing project proposals
- Networking opportunities, and
- Social responsibility and volunteer experience that impacts your community