Cope! is a non-profit society that assists people with neuromuscular disorders to attain their personal goals by:

• Providing information to enable our members to make informed decisions regarding all aspects of daily living
• Collaborating with other organizations to develop community resources that will better support our members
• Developing communication networks
• Advocating and promoting the interests of our members

Cope! was founded in 1992 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada by people with neuromuscular disorders and a number of others who provided various supports to them.

Membership is open to people with neuromuscular disorders, their families, friends and others involved in a supportive capacity.

Cope!:

• Publishes the Fast Track newsletter
• Links members to one another through the Internet and by phone
• Actively participates in conferences, committees and projects that concern our members
• Assists members in acquiring affordable, accessible housing and related resources
• Provides information packages to and consults with schools, government agencies and community groups
• Maintains this web site

Cope!:

• Believes in giving the power and control to its members to determine, design, direct and manage their own goals
• Believes in the equality of all, yet values and respects individual differences
• Believes that all individuals want to attain meaningful lives as they choose
• Respects confidentiality and values honesty and integrity
• Values the term interdependence rather than independence since it indicates a more complete process and a sense of working with others to attain a fuller self
• Is accountable to its members