Resources – Family Voice of Lanark County

Information and Resources

Individual and Family Support

Family Alliance Ontario (FAO)
PROVINCIAL Support Network to connect individuals/families. Offers knowledge, tools and networking opportunities to assist individuals and their families to realize their vision for participation/inclusion in their own communities.
Website – Family Alliance Ontario

Inclusion Action In Ontario
Inclusion Action in Ontario is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the inclusion of students with disabilities in education and the community. We believe that inclusive education is the foundation of an inclusive life.
Website – Inclusion Action in Ontario

Sibling Collaborative
Connect individuals who have siblings with IDD, provides Support and Resources.
Facebook – Sibling Collaborative Group
Website – The Sibling Collaborative

Information on Financial Funding and Security

Financial Funding – Disability Support Funding
PASSPORT Program – Guidelines for Adults with a Developmental Disability and their Caregivers
Resource Guide – Passport Guidelines at MCSS

Financial Security – Savings/Income Tax Benefits/Future Security
Ontario Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)

Information on Will/Trusts (Financial Planning, Trusts/Discretionary Trusts)

Decision Making Rights When an Individual Turns 18

Disability Tax Credit (Revenue Canada)

Information on Home Models

Creating Housing Choices For People With Developmental Disabilities in Ontario
A Resource Guide / April 2006 Includes information on Private Market Models Co-op Housing Models, Non-Profit Models Individualized Funding and Personal Support Models. Additional Readings and Resources
Resource Guide – Creating Housing Choices

Alternative Housing Options for Individuals with Disabilities
A Guide for Forming and Implementing Community Partnerships
Website – Independent Futures
Email – center@independentfutures.com

Partners for Planning – The P4P Planning Network
Housing Task Force Booklet, Webcasts & Resources available on a variety of topics e.g. Registered Disability Savings Plan RDSP, How to Recruit, Hire and Manage Personal Support Workers Learning Centre – SMART Planning strategies, Creative Tools, etc.
Website – Partners for Planning
Email – info@p4p.ca

“A Home That’s Right For Me” Valuing Choice, Evolving Individualized Residential Options
Summary Report of Policy Forums 2009 – sponsored by MCSS (Jenny Carver & Associates)
Website – Ontario Adult Autism

Person-Directed (Centred) Planning

Person-Directed (Centred) Planning Resources
A Good Life: For You and Your Relative with a Disability, “A Good Life” – Al Etmanski
Website – Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)

Ministry of Community & Social Services
Guide to person-directed planning (plain language version of the guide also available)
Web Document – Creating Good Life In Community: A Guide on Person-Directed Planning

MAPS: Making Action Plans
Planning and Action process
Web Document – Inclusion

Planning Tips/Tools for a Secure Future

Special Needs Planning Group (SNPG)
Provides information on a variety of related topics: ODSP, Tax Tips, Henson (discretionary) Trust RDSP, Tools/Techniques, “Special Needs Plan” etc.
Website – Special Needs Planning

Community Living Ontario
Building a Full Life + a Home of One’s Own in the Community is a new report from Community Living Ontario
that offers recommendations on individualized funding, housing, and community inclusion for people who
have an intellectual disability. The report provides detailed guidance and insights, and will serve as a platform for meaningful discussion as the province moves forward with developmental service reform.
Resource – Building a Full Life Report

Darcy Elks – Now is the Time for Vision
This workshop will help participants to clearly conceptualize their vision and encourage everyone to ‘keep their eyes on the prize’ and not acquiesce to prevailing standards of what is ‘realistic.’
Website – Darcy Elks

Genia Stephens Podcasts
Genia provides a wide range of speakers of relevant topics on her podcasts, e.g., “Inclusivity in the classroom,” “Friends for everyone,” “Change is not easy,” “You Belong in the Inner Circle,” “Supported Decision Making,” “Building Friendships that Last,” and “Helping Parents and Educators Support Kids with Disabilities to Build Inclusive Communities.”
Email – genia@goodthingsinlife.org

People First
People First of Ontario is the provincial voice for people who have been labelled with an intellectual disability. We are about rights – human rights, citizenship rights, accommodations rights and language rights. The right to freedom, choice and equality for all.”
Website – People First Ontario

Plan Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)
With nearly 30 years of experience, PLAN offers customized planning and advocacy to help families navigate the many complex parts of securing the future for loved ones with disabilities.
Website – Planning and Advocacy

MICROBOARDS
A small (micro) group of committed family and friends (minimum of 5) who join together to ceate a non-profit organization. “Assist individuals with self-directed living….fulfilling lives.”
Website – Vela Canada
Email – info@velacanada.org

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