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A Guide on Person-Directed Planning -2006
A POLICY AND PRACTICE PAPER Social Inclusion Health Indicators: A Framework for Addressing the Social Determinants of Health By Philip O’Hara OCTOBER 2006 — Social inclusion has been widely recognized as a key social determinant of health. The concept of social inclusion provides a useful means of better understanding how the social determinants of health (SDOH), such as low income, poor housing and food insecurity, are interrelated and negatively affect health
Comprehensive Government Response to the Select Committee on Developmental Services October 2014 — the Ontario government's response to the Final Report of the Select Committee on Developmental Services, Inclusion and Opportunity: A New Path for Developmental Services in Ontario, released in July 2014. by the Ministry of Community and Social Services
Connections: A guide to transition planning for parents of children with a developmental disability -2010 — making the transition from school life to adulthood.
Final Report of the Select Committee on Developmental Services, Inclusion and Opportunity: A New Path for Developmental Services in Ontario, released in July 2014 — On October 3, 2013, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario gave unanimous consent to a motion to appoint a Select Committee on Developmental Services that would consider and report to the House its observations and recommendations with respect to the urgent need for a comprehensive developmental services strategy to address the needs of children, youth and adults in Ontario with an intellectual disability or who are dually diagnosed with an intellectual disability and a mental illness, and to coordinate the delivery of developmental programs and services across many provincial ministries in addition to the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
Inclusive Cities Canada - Burlington: Community Voices, Perspectives and Priorities (2005) — Inclusive Cities Canada is a unique participatory research initiative examining social inclusion as a framework for building people-friendly cities, promoting good urban governance and developing strategies to support urban diversity. The aim of Inclusive Cities Canada is to strengthen the capacity of cities across Canada to create and sustain inclusive communities for the mutual benefit of all people.
Inclusive Community Organizations: A Tool Kit — to assist community organizations in becoming more equitable, diverse and inclusive
Opportunities and Action Transforming Supports in Ontario For People Who Have a Developmental Disability: Executive Summary -2006 — The government of Ontario is committed to revitalizing social services and providing effective supports for vulnerable people in the province.
Opportunities and Action Transforming Supports in Ontario For People Who Have a Developmental Disability -2006 — Ontario is at a crossroads in the evolution of the way it supports people who have a developmental disability. As we prepare to move to a completely community-based approach, we need to make sure that our developmental services system is fair, accessible and sustainable for the future and gives every Ontarian an opportunity to succeed.
Special Services at Home program — helps families who are caring for a child with a developmental or physical disability. It is funded and managed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. see http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/index.aspx
Supportive Services for People with Disabilities 2013 — The Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ministry) funds a variety of supportive services programs to help people with developmental disabilities live at home, work in their communities and participate in a wide range of activities. In the 2012/13 fiscal year, the Ministry spent $561 million ($571 million in 2010/11) on such programs
Tools for an Inclusive Ontario — COUNT ME IN! is a health promotion strategy that highlights the relationship between inclusion and health.
Tools for an Inclusive Ontario Developed by the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse as part of the project Developing a Social and Economic Inclusion Toolkit for Ontario Communities -2005 — This is a book about belonging. The Europeans and British call this “social and economic inclusion.”