{"id":24597,"date":"2012-06-18T17:30:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T21:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onroule.org\/en\/?page_id=24597"},"modified":"2023-08-30T19:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T23:25:22","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onroule.org\/en\/about-us\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our\u00a0Mission<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

OnRoule.org<\/strong><\/em> is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to improve the well-being and increase the autonomy of people with reduced mobility or functional limitations by centralizing and circulating information on accessibility, educating the population, and valuing community stakeholders for implementing innovative solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is intended mainly for people with a handicap or who have functional limitations, seniors, pregnant women and families with strollers, those living with a degenerative chronic disease, and any person with temporary or persistent mobility problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

OnRoule.org<\/strong><\/em> serves as a reference to simplify the life of people with reduced mobility or functional limitations by providing them with tools to improve their mobility, to integrate them into the economic activity of the city, and to battle against their physical and psychological isolation by favouring exchanges within the community.\u00a0 It is also a place for community organizations to facilitate their intervention on the ground and raise awareness for their aid programs and services.<\/span><\/p>\n

OnRoule.org<\/strong><\/em> was founded by Ms.\u00a0Catherine Blanchette-Dallaire<\/strong>, President of Cblanchette, a website development and conception consulting service. A graduate of ESG-UQAM with a Bachelor\u2019s in Business Administration, she also studied computer technology and has work experience in marketing.\u00a0 She therefore has all the skills to create OnRoule.org<\/strong><\/em> and to make it accessible to everybody. The project is participatory and inclusive, while everyone is invited to provide information and to review the accessibility of places.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The APHB<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Since 2021, OnRoule is now a project of the APHB, l’Association des personnes handicap\u00e9es de Bellechasse. L’APHB is a nonprofit organization that aims to promote disabled’s rights and improve their quality of life helping them increase their social integration. The organization accepted to take over OnRoule project, allowing it to continue its mission and help disabled people accross Quebec province.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The idea<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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On the morning of March 24, 2012, I went white-water kayaking with my friends. \u00a0Unfortunately, I had an accident during the descent and broke both my ankles.\u00a0 The following four months were spent in a hospital, in a seniors\u2019 residence, and in a rehabilitation centre.\u00a0 I had to learn to live with a wheelchair and was thus catapulted into the world of reduced mobility, discovering the many hurdles regarding accessibility.\u00a0 The idea for this website came to me following my desperate search for an accessible toilet at 1 in the morning on St-Denis.\u00a0 Realizing that I would have to \u201cpee myself in front of everybody,\u201d I understood that accessibility was also an issue of human dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n

OnRoule.org\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>was created with one single goal in mind: to simplify life by providing you with the information you want when you need it.\u00a0 I am once again on my \u201cfeet,\u201d but I have not forgotten about you!<\/span><\/p>\n

Take over this platform and make it yours. Comment, rate, share! I made it for you!\u00a0Go! Create the OnRoule.org community and help us improve accessibility and the lives of people with reduced mobility!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Catherine Blanchette-Dallaire<\/strong><\/span>
\nFounder<\/em><\/span>
\nTwitter:<\/strong> @cbdallaire<\/span>
\nLinkedin:<\/strong>\u00a0www.linkedin.com\/in\/catherineblanchettedallaire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Catherine Blanchette-Dallaire has won numerous awards for her involvement in OnRoule.org and is behind the new concept of Human accessibility (HA).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2015 Finalist<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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2014 Montreal Winner<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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2014 Winner<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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2013 Winner<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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2013 Finalist<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Articles about Ms Blanchette-dallaire<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Here are some newspaper and blog papers about her work and involvement in the community<\/p>\n