Skip to main content


Opportunity
starts with a
donation

Donate

At Empower, the Disability Resource Centre, we break barriers every day. Barriers to access. To knowledge. To choices. Anyone with a disability can use our services. And anyone can help, through volunteering, donations, or even a career with Empower. Empower is a vital part of our community, and the need for our services is growing. With your support, you’ll be helping even more people find their path to independent living.

Whats Happening At Empower

Accessible Public Transit – Virtual Town Hall

Empower's Advocacy Services will be hosting a virtual Town Hall to discuss accessible public transit. The virtual Town Hall will take place using Zoom on: March 11 from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm March 12, from 6:30 pm to 8:00...

Read more about Accessible Public Transit – Virtual Town Hall

Challenge Your Internalized Ableism!

Do you know what internalized ableism is? It's when we, as disabled people, unknowingly adopt negative beliefs about ourselves because of the way society treats disability and people with disabilities. Internalized ableism can have negative effects on our mental and...

Read more about Challenge Your Internalized Ableism!

Making Time for Wellness/Self Care

“If you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness.” - Joyce Sunada, Author & Educator This insightful quote illustrates the importance of making time for wellness, or self-care, in your life....

Read more about Making Time for Wellness/Self Care

View Archived News Posts

VISION, MISSION AND VALUES

Mission

Empower provides supports, resources, and opportunity for persons with disabilities, to make informed choices about their lives.

Vision

Empower’s vision for Newfoundland Labrador is an inclusive community for all; a society that embraces diversity and the rights of all individuals to choice, self-determination, and independent living.

Core Values

  • Individuals’ right to choice and self-determination
  • Member controlled and full inclusion for persons with disability