The Active Living Alliance promotes Canadians with disabilities to lead active, healthy lives. Any organization, community, or individual who embraces this principle is welcome to join the Alliance network, which has grown to over 500,000 contacts.
The Alliance has been directed, driven, and sustained by volunteers. You can volunteer to be a leader or a chaperon at one of their exchanges.
I have participated in the ALA Youth Exchange in 2006. I traveled to Ottawa, my first time away from home alone, among 50 other Canadians as an ambassador for my community. I had a week stay at Carleton University, where we participated in activities such as rock climbing, water tubing, and advocacy meetings.
I still keep in contact with friends that I met on my trip. One girl lives in Nova Scotia, and another is from British Colombia. It is interesting to see what disability functions take place where they live. We learned a lot from each other because of our different backgrounds and abilities.
For more information, you can visit their website at: www.ala.ca
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