September 25, International Ataxia Awareness Day (IAAD), is a very special occasion for everyone to raise awareness about ataxia and to raise funds for medical research.  

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We invite you to play online games to raise money and awareness for Ataxia Canada ! The event takes place from 30 August to 6 September. Not just on a channel twitch but in 5 channels (yes you read that right) in 5 different channels all for the same cause....

Deadline: September 25th 2015 Dear members, At the November 2015 General Assembly we will have to elect three (3) members for our Association’s Executive Board. In this message we want to invite applications from people who satisfy any of the following criteria: be active in the business sector or in the community, be available, have...

In a Radio-Canada radio interview on January 19, 1974, Dr. André Barbeau told Fernand Séguin how he viewed research in health: “The problem is the total level of support for research. Let’s call a spade a spade: “health” is in fact “the health industry.” It accounts for two billion dollars...

I am reaching out today to raise awareness about an illness which is near and dear to my heart. I was diagnosed with Episodic Ataxia in 2005, but have lived with it since birth. Ataxia is a progressive disease that attacks the nervous system. At this time there is no...

 A team of 12 people left Montreal this afternoon to conquer the Machu Pichu in Peru. Four of these people are suffering from Friedreich’s ataxia and the other eight are close supporters. The common and fundamental objective (in addition to climb this mountain) is to raise awareness of ataxia and...