History
The Coalition of Persons with Disabilities – Newfoundland and Labrador (COD-NL) was established in 1980 by a group of persons with different disabilities who believed that a mechanism to advocate for systemic change was crucial to ensuring the citizenship rights of persons with disabilities. It was originally called the Consumer Organization of Disabled People of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Following its establishment, COD-NL became the provincial affiliate of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), the national cross-disability advocacy coalition. Through its association with CCD, COD-NL has the ability to impact national and federal policies and initiatives.
COD-NL had three regional affiliates and five regional chapters. Other organizations of persons with disabilities are also members of COD-NL as well as individual persons with disabilities. COD-NL takes its direction from its members, who elect representatives from their regions to sit on COD-NL’s Provincial Board of Directors.
COD-NL seemed an appropriate acronym for our province. The original logo for the organization was a codfish using crutches. It became well known throughout the province and across Canada.
In the mid-90s, members decided that COD-NL needed to take on a new image - a name more appropriately representative of a group of chapters, affiliates and members and a logo which emphasizes COD-NL's cross-disability focus. The organization changed its name to the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities - Newfoundland and Labrador and the logo which depicted a golden yellow map of the province overlaid with the initials COD-NL in black.
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