Resources
Truths of Institutionalization - A collection of voices sharing the truths of institutionalization in Canada, from the 1800s to present day.
Invisible Institutions Podcast - Invisible Institutions is a new documentary podcast exploring the past and present of institutions for people labelled with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Canada. Creator and host Megan Linton, a disability researcher and writer, investigates the unreported and 'invisibilized' harms of the institutional system. Join her on her journey to the grounds of current and former institutions, including interviews with survivors, community activists, and experts, as they work together to expose the exploitation, isolation, resistance and survival facing people labeled with disabilities.
Essays on Aging in Place - Essays on Aging in Place: A Guide for Developing Good Policy and Practice, Especially for People Who Have an Intellectual or Developmental Disability is a new e book released by Seniors for Social Action Ontario (SSAO) and Community Living Ontario (CLO). Twenty short essays highlight the path forward to reform elder care and not just for those who have a disability, but for everyone who needs assistance as they age.
Ways to Make Your Community More Welcoming and Inclusive (Inclusion Canada) - This document is for people who want make their communities more welcoming and inclusive. Inclusion Canada and people with an intellectual disability (self-advocates) created this document together. We share ideas about how to include people at work, at school, at home, and in the community. The document has advice directly from self-advocates.
Person-Centred Active Support - Developed by researchers at the University of Kent in the UK and La Trobe University in Melbourne. Person-Centred Active Support - or 'Active Support' - is a recognized approach to care and support that enables and empowers people to participate in all areas of their lives.
Social Capital - Al Condeluci's approach to developing a healthy community through relationships. Courses, online resources and modules available.
Journey to Belonging: Choice & Inclusion - lays out the ministry's long-term vision for developmental services in Ontario, where people with developmental disabilities are supported to fully participate in their communities and live fulfilling lives.