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- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 17, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-17-2026/) - In this week's edition of Update Friday: Youth Advisory Committee and Council of CLO applications open, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/3RCXLXg Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 10, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-10-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Council Nominations Open, Student Links Building Connections, and More! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4pbjhyB Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Intact Public Entities and Community Living Ontario Enter Strategic Partnership](https://communitylivingontario.ca/intact-public-entities-and-community-living-ontario-enter-strategic-partnership/) - July 10, 2026 Intact Public Entities (IPE), a leader in providing insurance solutions, including complimentary risk management and claims services to public entities and non-profit organization across Canada, is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Community Living Ontario. Community Living Ontario (CLO), a provincial association that advocates with and supports people with intellectual
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 3, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-3-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Announcing the 2026 Anne Stafford Bursary Recipients, and More! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4eJHjNF Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 26, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-26-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, revised deinstitutionalization guide, new Real Talk episode and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/UF-June-26 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Ontario School Inclusion Survey ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/ontario-school-inclusion-survey/) - A survey on the school experiences of students with disabilities in Ontario What is the survey about? Community Living Ontario is partnering with Jess Whitley at the University of Ottawa to conduct a study to better understand children with disabilities’ school experience. We are interested in hearing about your child(ren)’s experiences, including specific questions about exclusion, seclusion, and restraint. Who can take part in the study?
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 19, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-19-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Family Leadership Series recap, conference sponsorships still available, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4uIg0rX Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 12, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-12/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Council of CLO Updates, Upcoming Webinars, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4uzGk7t Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [ Council Newsletter: Spring 2026 (March-May)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-spring-2026-march-may/) - Council Members Lead Workshop on Inclusive Meetings at Karis Connected Conference - Toronto On May 1, 2026, Dzidra Halar and Brianne Taggart attended the Karis Connected Conference in Toronto, where they led a workshop on creating more inclusive meetings. The workshop focused on ways to ensure that everyone in a meeting feels heard, valued, and respected.
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 5, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-5-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Student Links Connections on the GO, three days left for IP Award nominations, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4unsxkn Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Employment Support Services in Ontario – Under pressure, Underperforming, Underwhelming ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/employment-support-services-in-ontario-under-pressure-underperforming-underwhelming/) - Will anything change after more than five years of criticism? Community Living Ontario has published two reports on Ontario Progressive Conservative changes to employment programs (now called ‘Integrated Employment Services’) over the past few years. The reports were published in partnership with the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) under the banner of “Tangled in Red Tape,” and they offer a discouraging picture. For those who aren’t up to speed: starting in 2019, the province gave
- [Will Ontario’s Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy Actually Reduce Human Trafficking?  ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/will-ontarios-anti-human-trafficking-strategy-actually-reduce-human-trafficking/) - The Government of Ontario’s recent work to address human trafficking is laudable and noteworthy. There is a new anti-human trafficking strategy with funding attached, and the four pillars of the strategy (i.e., raising awareness, supporting survivors, holding offenders accountable, and preventing it from happening in the first place) seem pretty logical. The strategy’s prevention pillar
- [When it Comes to Disability, Specialization Often Leads to Stigmatization](https://communitylivingontario.ca/when-it-comes-to-disability-specialization-often-leads-to-stigmatization/) - A recent article from ICES and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) reported that people with developmental disabilities make up 22% of the 1,466 people who have spent more than a year in a non-forensic psychiatric inpatient bed in Ontario, despite accounting for less than 3% of the population. The article’s authors note that this is a problem caused in part by a shortage of appropriate community-based settings into which
- [Kids Not Ready for School, Schools Not Ready for Kids](https://communitylivingontario.ca/kids-not-ready-for-school-schools-not-ready-for-kids/) - Autism and Early Education in Ontario Community Living Ontario’s Crisis in the Classroom report paints a disturbing picture of students with disabilities being isolated, physically restrained, and excluded from their community schools. The document highlights the ways in which schools are not meeting the needs of children and youth with developmental disabilities: too few educational and support staff, too little training to understand
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 29, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-29-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Thank you for celebrating Community Living Month with us, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4u8F0rL Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Track the Movement – Spring 2026 (March - May) ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/track-the-movement-spring-2026-march-may/) - What happened in March? Empowering the Leaders of Tomorrow On March 2nd, 2026, Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) Member, Rida Aslam, and Community Living Ontario’s (CLO) Youth Coordinator, Leshona Lennard, facilitated a “How to Be a Good Leader” workshop for 7 youth in the CityServe Employment Readiness Program (Scarborough, ON). Following this, Leshona facilitated two “Building Inclusive and Accessible Spaces” workshops (on March 4th) and two "How to be a Good Leader”
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 22, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-22-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Nominations are still open for the Inspiring Possibilities Awards and more! Read the full edition: https://zurl.co/1rzMZ Sign up to our newsletter: https://zurl.co/i9V1Q
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 15, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-15-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, New Auditor General Report Highlights Worrying Shortcomings in Education for Students with Disabilities, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4ddA1Bd Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 1, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-1-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Community Living Month kicks off, multiple member events, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4tbYOua Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: April 24, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-april-24-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Nominate someone for an IP Award, CLO events, and more at https://bit.ly/UF-Apr-24-2026 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: April 17, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-april-17-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Join us at our Youth Art Showcase, information on free tax return services, and more at bit.ly/UF-Apr-17-2026 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: April 10, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-april-10-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Community Action Projects Grant applications open, conference session proposals deadline extended, and more! Read the full edition: https://zurl.co/Yu4zF Sign up to our newsletter: https://zurl.co/1PhR5
- [Ontario’s Ministry of Education Has a Policy on Seemingly Almost Everything – But Not on Solitary Confinement for Kids](https://communitylivingontario.ca/ontarios-ministry-of-education-has-a-policy-on-seemingly-almost-everything-but-not-on-solitary-confinement-for-kids/) - In Ontario, there is no provincial legislation, policy, or guidance addressing the use of restraint and involuntary seclusion on children with disabilities in schools. This puts Ontario out of line with other jurisdictions, and is placing the mental health, quality of life, and learning outcomes of students at severe risk. Building on our Crisis in the
- [RDSP Shortcomings Continue to Put People’s Rights At Risk](https://communitylivingontario.ca/rdsp-shortcomings-continue-to-put-peoples-rights-at-risk/) - When he introduced the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) in 2008, the late Jim Flaherty promised that the initiative would help improve the lives of people with disabilities. According to Flaherty, a key goal was to help as many people as possible benefit from the program and save for their future. In light of these statements, it
- [The National Housing Council Wants to Hear Your Perspective on Accessible Housing](https://communitylivingontario.ca/the-national-housing-council-wants-to-hear-your-perspective-on-accessible-housing/) - The National Housing Council is an advisory body to the federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. The Council has launched a Review Panel on the lack of accessible housing in Canada and is inviting all individuals and organizations to share their perspectives. The review panel is especially interested in hearing from people directly affected
- [Update Friday Newsletter: April 3, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-april-3-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Student Links attend resource fair, multiple upcoming in-person events, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4c4IXqw Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: March 27, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-march-27-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO's budget response, You're invited to our in-person workshop, and more! Read the full edition: https://zurl.co/wprWHSign up to our newsletter: https://zurl.co/f9S0v
- [“We’re Not Okay”: Ontario’s Most Vulnerable Living in Tents and Exploited into Crime](https://communitylivingontario.ca/were-not-okay-ontarios-most-vulnerable-living-in-tents-and-exploited-into-crime/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 4, 2026 Toronto, ON - Leaders in Ontario’s developmental services sector are raising urgent concerns about a system they say is in crisis, with more than 53,000 Ontarians currently on provincial waitlists for critical supports. In Sudbury on Tuesday, local leaders reported individuals with developmental disabilities are experiencing homelessness and exploitation,
- [Community Living Ontario Welcomes New Provincial Budget Investments in Developmental Services](https://communitylivingontario.ca/community-living-ontario-welcomes-new-provincial-budget-investments-in-developmental-services/) - For immediate release // Toronto, OntarioFriday, March 27, 2026 Community Living Ontario is pleased to see the inclusion of new funding to support people with developmental disabilities in the 2026 provincial budget. The budget includes an additional $407 million over three years “to help community organizations manage rising operational costs and continue delivering vital services… for individuals with special needs and developmental disabilities, as
- [Council Newsletter: Winter (November 2025-March 2026)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-winter-november-2025-march-2026/) - Council Team Building – Second Session (November 20–21, 2025) In November 2025, six Council members came together for the second Council Team Building session. The workshop took place at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North and was co-facilitated by Jennie Chanda and Payal Khazanchi. The session provided Council members with a valuable opportunity to connect, reflect, and strengthen how they work
- [Update Friday Newsletter: March 20, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-march-20-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, You're invited to our Youth Art Showcase, New studies released, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4dz1VrJ Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: March 13, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-march-13-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Inclusion Symposium recap, upcoming webinars, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4cLJEXW Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Track the Movement – Winter 2026 (December – February)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/track-the-movement-winter-2026-december-february/) - What happened in December? Building Inclusive Spaces Together On December 2nd, 2025, Community Living Ontario’s (CLO) youth and community engagement coordinator, Leshona Lennard, facilitated a 'Building Inclusive and Accessible Spaces' workshop at Sir Winston Church Secondary Schools. The workshop was attended by 13 students in the Non-profit and Education Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program. This workshop is part of Re:Action4Inclusion's (R4I) Youth Leadership Workshop series,
- [Update Friday Newsletter: March 6, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-march-6-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Press Conferences note that We're Not Okay, Upcoming Youth Art Showcase, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4b8yRnY Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: February 27, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-february-27-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Student Links success stories, Inclusive Education month wraps up, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4aUvtND Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: February 20, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-february-20-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Anne Stafford Bursary applications open, Inclusive Education month continues, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/3OtEhCw Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: February 13, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-february-13-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Conference Session Proposals open now, Waiting To Belong advocacy work, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4axCqE2 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: February 6, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-february-6-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Inclusive Education Month, Student Links connections, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/3Zm0STU Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: January 30, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-january-30-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Waiting To Belong news features, Student Links success stories, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4kcv2T4 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: January 16, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-january-16-2026/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Save the date for the Inclusion Symposium, Member success stories, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/45VRE46 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: January 9, 2026](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-december-12-2025-2/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Light the Way for Families, Advocacy Updates, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/3LzK7RI Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: December 12, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-december-12-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO published two new resources on human trafficking, continued fundraising efforts, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4q0Wjtb
- [Update Friday Newsletter: December 5, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-december-5-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO Council President and CEO on CTV, Save the Date for our 2026 Conference, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4pQZfbW
- [Update Friday Newsletter: November 28, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-november-28-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO responds to Ombudsman report, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and more! Read the full edition: bit.ly/4p45vgn
- [PRESS RELEASE: Community Living Ontario calls on the province to act immediately on Ombudsman recommendations re: inappropriate hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-community-living-ontario-calls-on-the-province-to-act-immediately-on-ombudsman-recommendations-re-inappropriate-hospitalization-of-adults-with-developmental-disabilities/) - For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, November 25, 2025 Today, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé released a new report on the inappropriate hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities. The report contains harrowing stories of people living in hospital for years, where they were physically and chemically restrained, and where their health and quality of life declined precipitously. “I
- [Track the Movement – Fall 2025 (September - November)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/track-the-movement-fall-2025-september-november/) - What happened in September? YAC Members Take the Stage at the Inspiring Possibilities Conference On September 18th, four of CLO’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) members – Arshiaa Bhayana, Nathan T., Megan den Dekker, and Moira Robertson – presented 'Truths of Institutionalization: Sincerely, Youth Trying to Stop History from Repeating Itself' at the annual Community Living
- [Update Friday Newsletter: November 21, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-november-21-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Family Leadership Retreat, Waiting To Belong Petition grows, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/43EkAgc
- [Update Friday Newsletter: November 14, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-november-14-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, learn about our new public awareness campaign, CBC launches Disability Life and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Nov-14-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [PRESS RELEASE: Living in Poverty, Homeless and Being Lured into Crime and Human Trafficking - People with Intellectual Disabilities Falling Through the Cracks](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-living-in-poverty-homeless-and-being-lured-into-crime-and-human-trafficking-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-falling-through-the-cracks/) - For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, November 12, 2025 “It’s not right this is happening!” “This is heartbreaking…”** These are the voices of Ontarians reacting to the escalating crisis in our province’s Developmental Services sector, a crisis that’s been decades in the making. More than thirty years of chronic underinvestment have led to over 53,000 adults with intellectual disabilities waiting for
- [Update Friday Newsletter: November 7, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-november-7-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, new federal budget announced, member success stories, and more. Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4owYDrI Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Council Newsletter: Fall 2025 (September-November)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-fall-2025-sept-nov/) - Introducing the 2025–2026 Council Members We are pleased to announce the Council members for the 2025–2026 term! This year, we had 16 candidates competing for six open positions. The election took place during the CLO Conference on September 18, with participants joining both online and in person. The results were announced the same day at the
- [Update Friday Newsletter: October 31, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-october-31-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Have your say in Ontario’s review of the Poverty Reduction Strategy, Student Links success story, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4ojetGr Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: October 24, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-october-24-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, RWA Success Stories, Employment Webinar upcoming, and more! Read the full edition: http://bit.ly/3Jeq7TE Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: October 10, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-october-10-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, learn about CLO and Inclusion Canada's call for urgent action amid labour disputes, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and more! Read the full edition: http://bit.ly/3KIbB6Y Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: October 17, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-october-17-2025/) - In case you missed it: In last week’s edition of Update Friday, How to be a better leader workshops, CLO Council welcomes new President and VP, and more! Read the full edition: http://bit.ly/3KZN9y3Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [PRESS RELEASE: Community Living Ontario and Inclusion Canada Call for Urgent Action Amid Labour Dispute Impacting People with Disabilities](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-community-living-ontario-and-inclusion-canada-call-for-urgent-action-amid-labour-dispute-impacting-people-with-disabilities/) - For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, October 10, 2025 In light of the deteriorating labour situation across many agencies, Community Living Ontario and Inclusion Canada urge the Ontario government, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), to recognize that people with intellectual disabilities must never be treated as bargaining
- [Update Friday Newsletter: October 3, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-october-3-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, learn about CLO Council’s fall advocacy efforts, inclusive employment strategies and more! Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Oct-3-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
- [Update Friday Newsletter: September 12, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-september-12-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, see you next week for our conference, Update Friday going on hiatus, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Sep-12-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: September 26, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-september-26-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, a wrap up of the 2025 Inspiring Possibilities AGM & Conference, welcoming in our new Council and Board members, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Sep-26-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: September 5, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-september-5-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, revisit our Crisis in the Classroom report, share your challenges with RDSPs, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Sep-5-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [PRESS RELEASE: Community Living Ontario Celebrates 2025 Inspiring Possibilities Award Recipients](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-community-living-ontario-celebrates-2025-inspiring-possibilities-award-recipients/) - For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, September 25, 2025 Four outstanding members of the Community Living movement were honoured during the annual Inspiring Possibilities AGM & Conference which occurred in London, Ontario, September 16-18, 2025. Each year, Community Living Ontario (CLO) presents the Inspiring Possibilities Awards to showcase what people and groups can do to improve the lives
- [Update Friday Newsletter: August 29, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-august-29-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, explore our Special Education Guide, learn about 'The Truths of Institutionalization,' and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-29-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Track the Movement – Summer 2025 (June – August) ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/track-the-movement-summer-2025-june-august/) - The YAC’s 2024/25 Recap What an amazing year it has been! It seems like just yesterday our Youth Advisory Commitee (YAC) was gearing up to create new advocacy projects. As our 2024/25 YAC term comes to an end, let’s celebrate their achievements from this past year: #1: School Collabs We partnered with several schools, such
- [Update Friday Newsletter: August 22, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-august-22-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, get ready for our conference keynote featuring Madison Tevlin, mentorship opportunities in Toronto, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-22-2025Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Council Newsletter: Summer 2025 (Jun-Aug)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-summer-2025-june-aug/) - Summer Highlights This summer, Council members have been actively leading and inspiring across the province! In June, they presented to the CLO Board, sharing their experiences in the Train-the-Trainer program and their work on inclusive meeting practices. In July, they brought that same energy and insight to CLO staff during a Learning Circle session. These
- [Update Friday Newsletter: August 15, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-august-15-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, check out our conference agenda, see mentorship opportunities in Kingston, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-15-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: August 8,2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-august-82025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, help push Lucas de Sousa over the finish line, watch a webinar recording from Inclusion Canada, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-8-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: August 1, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-august-1-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, a Whitby mother struggles to find solution for son's education, a successful Student Links mentorship story, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-1-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 25, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-25-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, help save an Algonquin College program for adults with developmental disabilities, last chance to sponsor our upcoming conference, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jul-25-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 18, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-18-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, read our new report, Still Tangled in Red Tape, why Ontario needs a policy on seclusion rooms, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jul-18-2025Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [#WaitingToBelong Media Releases and Resources](https://communitylivingontario.ca/waitingtobelong-media-releases-and-resources/) - #WaitingToBelong Print Piece (Jul 2025) MPP Congratulatory Template Letter (Mar 2025) - English #WaitingToBelong Template News Release (Feb 2025) - English #WaitingToBelong Template News Release (Feb 2025) - French #WaitingToBelong Press Release (Nov 28, 2024) - English #WaitingToBelong Press Release (Nov 28, 2024) - French
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 11, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-11-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, DS sector leaders plan for future advocacy, last chance to nominate someone for a 2025 Inspiring Possibilities Award and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jul-11-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 4, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-1-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Lucas De Sousa continues coast-to-coast ride for Community Living, celebrate Disability Pride Month, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jul-4-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 27, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-27-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, making summer camps more inclusive, nominate someone for an Inspiring Possibilities Award, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jun-27-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 20, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-20-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday: Housing advocate calls for hearing into lack of accessible housing, 'Mic Drop Sponsorship' opportunity, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jun-20-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 13, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-13-2025/) - In this week's edition of Update Friday, read about our Student Links program, last chance to nominate someone for the 2025 Inspiring Possibilities Award, and more. Read the full edition: https://communitylivingontario.cmail20.com/t/r-e-thkydikd-njijkjhlri-th/ Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [ Council Newsletter: Spring 2025 (Mar-May)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-spring-2025-mar-jun/) - Updates from March Council Members Share Training on Inclusive Meetings On March 26, 2025, Council members Judy Noonan, Dzidra Halar, and Brianne Taggart led an online training session for the CLO Council based on what they learned from the “Listen Include Respect Train-the-Trainer” program they attended earlier this year. Their presentation focused on how to
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 6, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-6-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, read a recap of our Family Conference, last chance to submit a conference session proposal, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jun-6-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 30, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-30-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, get your conference tickets now, Ontario commits to not clawing back Canada Disability Benefit, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-May-30-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Track the Movement – Spring 2025 (March – May)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/track-the-movement-spring-2025-march-may/) - What happened in March? YAC Members on the Connections Café Podcast On Saturday, March 1st, Youth Advisory Commitee (YAC) members, Megan and Moira, were guest speakers on the Youth for Change Podcast Series, Youth Connections Café. They passionately discussed the topic “The Importance of Accessibility in our Communities”, sharing their lived experiences and emphasizing the
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 23, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-23-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, join one of our upcoming webinars, submit a conference session proposal, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-May-23-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [From Victoria to Cape Spear: Community Living Volunteer Cycles Coast-to-Coast Across Canada This Summer](https://communitylivingontario.ca/from-victoria-to-cape-spear-community-living-volunteer-cycles-coast-to-coast-across-canada-this-summer/) - Toronto, Ontario // Monday, May 12, 2025 // FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday, May 9th, Lucas De Sousa set off from the Mile Zero Monument in Victoria, B.C. and will cycle more than 7,300 km across Canada where he will land in Cape Spear, Newfoundland in August. De Sousa hopes his efforts will raise awareness
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 16, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-16-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, apply for a Family Engagement Grant, support Lucas De Sousa's coast-to-coast cycle for Community Living, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-May-16-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 9, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-9-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, nominate someone for an Inspiring Possibilities Award, apply for a Community Action Project grant, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-May-9-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 2, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-2-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, celebrate Community Living Month with us, register for our upcoming Policy Forum webinars, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-May-2-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: April 25, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-april-25-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, view our new "Crisis in the Classroom" report, read a recap of our Family Engagement Forum, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Apr-25-2025Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Crisis in the Classroom: Children with Disabilities Isolated, Held Down & Sent Home](https://communitylivingontario.ca/crisis-in-the-classroom-children-with-disabilities-isolated-held-down-sent-home/) - For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, April 23, 2025 Crisis in the Classroom: Children with Disabilities Isolated, Held Down & Sent HomeNew report details disturbing treatment in Ontario Schools A new report published by Community Living Ontario is shedding new light on the exclusion, seclusion, and restraint of students with disabilities in Ontario schools. Numerous authorities are
- [Update Friday Newsletter: April 11, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-april-11-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, check out our Community Living Month resource page, advocates raise concern about potential CDB clawbacks, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Apr-11-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: April 4, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-april-4-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, last chance to apply to attend our Family Conference, Inclusion Canada releases election priorities, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Apr-4-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: March 28, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-march-28-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, apply to attend our Family Conference, UN committee review criticizes Canada's disability rights record, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Mar-28-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: March 21, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-march-21-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, register for our webinar on navigating special education in Ontario, CLO billboards grab attention across Ontario, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Mar-21-2025Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Letters to Ontario Party Leaders Post Election - March 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/letters-to-ontario-party-leaders-post-election-march-2025/) - Congratulations Letter to Premier Ford Post Election Letter - Bonnie Crombie Post Election Letter - Marit Stiles Post Election Letter - Mike Schreiner
- [Update Friday Newsletter: March 14, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-march-14-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, disability advocates scrutinize Canada's MAiD program at United Nations, apply to attend our Family Conference, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Mar-14-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: February 28, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-february-28-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, closing out Inclusive Education Month, take our survey for disability employment service providers, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Feb-28-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: March 7, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-march-7-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, apply to attend CLO's Family Conference, check out the latest updates from Council and Re:Action4Inclusion, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Mar-7-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Track the Movement – Winter 2025 (December 2024 - February 2025)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/track-the-movement-winter-2025-december-2024-february-2025/) - What happened in December? “How Re:Action4Inclusion Transforms Lives: Stories from Youth Advocates” Check out our new Re:Action4Inclusion (R4I) video! Three Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) members — Moira, Nicole, and Maahil — share their perspectives on how the R4I movement changed their lives and inspired them to become powerful change makers in their communities! Watch the
- [Council Newsletter: Winter 2025 (November 2024 to February 2025)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-november-2024-to-march-2025/) - November Highlights: Team Building Workshop – November 19, 2024 On November 19th, Community Living Ontario’s (CLO) Inclusion Initiatives department hosted an in-person Team Building Workshop for the Council in Markham. Ten Council members participated in the event, which was facilitated by Jennie Chanda, President of the CLO Board of Directors. This workshop, held at the
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Feb 21, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-feb-21-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, help us make Ontarians with disabilities an election priority, apply for an Anne Stafford Light Up the Future Bursary, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Feb-21-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Coalition of disability organizations calls on parties to make Ontarians with disabilities a priority in Ontario election](https://communitylivingontario.ca/coalition-of-disability-organizations-calls-on-parties-to-make-ontarians-with-disabilities-a-priority-in-ontario-election/) - Coalition of disability organizations calls on parties to make Ontarians with disabilities a priority in Ontario election Twelve organizations host election debate with more than 500 attendees TORONTO, ON (February 20, 2025) – On February 19, 2025, a coalition made up of a broad cross-section of disability organizations hosted an Ontario election debate with a
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Feb 14, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-feb-14-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, register for an upcoming provincial candidate debate on disability issues, apply for a Family Support Network grant and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Feb-14-2025Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Letters to Candidates - February 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/letters-to-candidates-february-2025/) - We sent letters to all party candidates asking how their party plans to support people with developmental disabilities. Letter to Green Party of Ontario Letter to Ontario Liberal Party Letter to New Democratic Party of Ontario Letter to Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Feb 7, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-feb-7-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, check out our new guide to special education in Ontario, save the date for our first annual Family Conference, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Feb-7-2025Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Jan 31, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-jan-31-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, get ready for Inclusive Education Month, a new document on individualized funding, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jan-31-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: January 24, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-january-24-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, reporting reveals abuse in Ontario schools for the deaf and blind, a free webinar on supporting youth advocacy, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jan-24-2025Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [#WaitingToBelong Media Coverage](https://communitylivingontario.ca/waitingtobelong-media-coverage/) - This page tracks media coverage related to CLO's latest campaign entitled #WaitingToBelong.
- [Update Friday Newsletter: January 17, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-january-17-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO joins joint press conference calling for increased funding to address waitlist crisis, read our pre-budget recommendations, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jan-17-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: January 10, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-january-10-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO featured in Global News coverage of waitlist crisis, learn how you can win a music lover's prize pack, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jan-10-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: January 3, 2025](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-january-3-2025/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Happy New Year from CLO, post-graduate work eligibility reinstated for international DSW students, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jan-3-2025Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Dec 27, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-dec-27-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, we take a look back at some of our top stories from 2024. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Dec-27-2024Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Dec 20, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-dec-20-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, happy holidays from CLO, check out our new DEI web page, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Dec-20-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Dec 13, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-dec-13-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, why DSWs must be included in post-graduate work permit eligibility, Manitoba's last institution permanently closed, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Dec-13-2024Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Dec 6, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-dec-6-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO takes #WaitingToBelong to the media, a historic donation to support disability organizations, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Dec-6-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Pour diffusion immédiate//Toronto (Ontario), le 28 novembre 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/pour-diffusion-immediate-toronto-ontario-le-28-novembre-2024/) - En Ontario, plus de 52 000 personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle #Attendentdappartenir Les listes d'attente pour les services de soutien s'allongent chaque année Les personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle, leurs familles et les organismes qui fournissent un soutien important ont lancé un appel à l’aide. Plus de 52 000 personnes attendent actuellement des services de
- [For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, November 28, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/for-immediate-release-toronto-ontario-november-28-2024/) - Over 52,000 People in Ontario with Developmental Disabilities are #WaitingToBelong Waitlists for Supportive Services are getting longer every year A call for help has been issued by people who live with developmental disabilities, along with their families, and the agencies which provide important supports. Over 52,000 people are currently waiting for support services in Ontario
- [Track the Movement – Fall 2024 (September – November) ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/track-the-movement-fall-2024-september-november/) - What happened in September? Introducing the Youth Advisory Committee 2024-25 In September, we welcomed 23 passionate young leaders from across Ontario to join CLO’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) for the 2024-2025 term. These inspiring young people are ready to raise their voices, develop new ideas, and shape positive change in their communities by leading the
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Nov 29, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-nov-29-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, help us support critical family connections, take a research survey on direct/individualized funding, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Nov-29-2024Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Nov 22, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-nov-22-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, share your #WaitingToBelong stories, learn more about our 2024–2025 family engagement grants, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Nov-22-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Nov 15, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-nov-15-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Ontario launches pre-budget consultations, save the date for our 2025 AGM & Conference, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Nov-15-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Nov 8, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-nov-8-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, read our new report on "Ending the Wait" for developmental services, celebrate Indigenous Disability Awareness Month, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Nov-8-2024Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Nov 1, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-nov-1-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, highlights from Ontario's 2024 Fall Economic Statement, a new legal clinic focused on student exclusion, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Nov-1-2024Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Council Newsletter – July to November 2024 ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-july-to-november-2024/) - Council’s Presentation about “Long-Term Care and Aging in Place” in Fanshawe College In July, Council members Nicole, Judy, Amber, and the Council representative to the CLO Board of Directors, James presented to a Gerontology Inclusive Practice class at Fanshawe College. They discussed their advocacy priorities for people labelled with intellectual disabilities, emphasizing the Council’s priorities
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Oct 25, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-oct-25-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, introducing our 2024–2025 Youth Advisory Committee, Council elects new executive officers, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Oct-25-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Oct 18, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-oct-18-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO Council Member Featured on CityNews, RSVP for Family & Friends Webinar, and More. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Oct-18-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Oct 11, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-oct-11-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, the Council of CLO meets with Minister Michael Parsa, RSVP to an upcoming Family Engagement Forum, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Oct-11-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Oct 4, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-oct-4-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, celebrate our 2024 Inspiring Possibilities Awards recipients, check out a new inclusive education resource, and more. Read the full edition: http://bit.ly/UF-Oct-4-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: http://bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Sep 27, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-sep-27-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, disability rights coalition makes legal challenges to MAiD legislation, welcome our newest member, Choices Association Inc., and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Sep-27-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Council Newsletter – April to June 2024 ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-april-to-june-2024/) - In April, the Council wrote a greeting letter to Stephanie Cadieux, Canada’s first Chief Accessibility Officer. On May 8th, 2024, seven Council members attended the annual Day at the Legislature and presented to Honourable Charmaine Williams and Minister Michael Parsa’s staff. They had a great conversation about the priority topics of abuse, poverty, and employment.
- [Council Newsletter - Oct 2023 to March 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/council-newsletter-oct-2023-to-march-2024/) - Election Results: The Council of CLO 2023-2024 Advocacy Work Our Council members participated in two presentations during the Speaking Out 2023 “Expanding Possibilities” Conference at the UNIFOR Family Education Centre in Port Elgin. On Saturday, October 21, 2023, four Council members - Nicole Flynn, Robert Smith, Farrah Sattaur, and Amber Taylor - facilitated a presentation
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Sep 13, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-sep-13-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, see you at our AGM & Conference next week, read about a Saskatchewan student with disabilities being denied an equal education, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Sep-13-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Sep 20, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-sep-20-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, thank you for joining us at our AGM & Conference, learn about our new #WaitingToBelong advocacy campaign, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Sep-20-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Sep 6, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-sep-6-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, read an op-ed about the Canada Disability Benefit, check out a guide for principals on how to increase inclusion in their schools, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Sep-6-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Aug 30, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-aug-30-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO's 2024 AGM & Conference sells out, advocates and experts express concern over Ontario’s revamped employment system and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-30-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Track the Movement – Summer 2024 (June-August) ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/track-the-movement-summer-2024-june-august/) - What happened in June? Youth Advisory Committee Delivers Presentation to CLO’s Board of Directors On June 21st, Nicole Canzoneri, Board Director-at-Large, and Yashvit Danani, YAC member, facilitated a compelling presentation to the Board. The presentation highlighted the impactful youth initiatives led by Community Living Ontario’s (CLO) YAC members in Ontario. They provided an overview of
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Aug 23, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-aug-16-2024-2/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO's workshop unites youth & adult allies, first female lawyer with Down syndrome and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-23-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Aug 16, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-aug-16-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, attend our free youth workshop, learn about an innovative research project and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-16-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Aug 9, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-aug-9-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, don't miss out on our AGM & Conference, attend our free youth workshop, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-9-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: Aug 2, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-aug-2-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, meet a member of our Board of Directors, hear about our Youth Advisory Committee's meet-and-greet, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Aug-2-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 26, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-26-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, meet our Conference keynote speakers Michael and Marcel Jacques, apply to join the Council of Community Living Ontario, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jul-26-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 19, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-july-19-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, view our full Conference agenda, read about Nicole Canzoneri's journey with CLO, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jul-19-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 12, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-5-2024-2/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, announcing this year's Anne Stafford ‘Light Up the Future’ Bursary recipients, get your tickets to our 2024 AGM & Conference, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jul-12-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: July 5, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-july-5-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, advocates rally to improve federal benefit, nominate someone for an Inspiring Possibilities Award, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jul-5-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 28, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-28-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, learn about conference sponsorship opportunities, welcome our newest member organization, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jun-28-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 21, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-21-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, read our new report on Ontario's Employment Services Transformation, become a member of our Council, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jun-21-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 14, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-14-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, join our government relations webinar, get your tickets to our AGM & Conference, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jun-14-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Board of Directors: Call for Applications](https://communitylivingontario.ca/board-of-directors-call-for-applications/) - The Nomination Committee of Community Living Ontario (CLO) is currently seeking applications for election to the Board of Directors. This is an opportunity for people who support the goals of CLO to get involved, have a voice at the provincial level and contribute to the direction and success of CLO. The election of the Board
- [Update Friday Newsletter: June 7, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-june-7-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, get ready to register for our AGM & Conference, check out our billboards in a community near you, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Jun-7-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 31, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter-may-31-2024/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, join our Board of Directors, apply for a family-led initiative grant, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-May-31-2024 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3iTcwDX
- [PRESS RELEASE: Grant Program Empowers Families Across Ontario](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-grant-program-empowers-families-across-ontario/) - Community Living Ontario Family Grant Application Now Open FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ON, May 28, 2024 — After implementing a successful inaugural family engagement grant initiative in 2023, Community Living Ontario (CLO) is pleased to announce that the grant program is being offered again this year with a deadline of Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Aimed
- [Update Friday Newsletter: May 24, 2024](https://communitylivingontario.ca/update-friday-newsletter/) - In this week’s edition of Update Friday, check out our new 'The Right to Decide' resources, stay tuned for media appearances from Council President Nicole Flynn, and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-May-24-2024
- [PRESS RELEASE: Ontario Trailblazer for Disability Rights Invited to United Nations](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-ontario-trailblazer-for-disability-rights-invited-to-united-nations/) - Nicole Flynn part of Canadian Government Delegation at Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ON, May 23, 2024 — Well-known human rights advocate, entrepreneur, and athlete Nicole Flynn, will travel to the United Nations in New York on June 11-13, 2024, as a member of Canada’s official delegation for
- [Recapping Community Living Ontario’s 2024 Day at the Legislature](https://communitylivingontario.ca/recapping-community-living-ontarios-2024-day-at-the-legislature/) - Photo by Louis Thomas On May 8th, Community Living Ontario (CLO) returned to Queen's Park for our annual Day at the Legislature event. This event presented an opportunity for self-advocates, family members, agencies, and other supporters to increase our visibility and meet with policymakers in the spirit of connection and collaboration. We would like to
- [What Do We Mean By 'Authentic Inclusion'?](https://communitylivingontario.ca/what-do-we-mean-by-authentic-inclusion/) - Happy Community Living Month! As we begin a month of celebrating authentic inclusion, read a message from our CEO, Chris Beesley, on what the term means to us here at Community Living Ontario.
- [POSTPONED: Community Living Ontario and OASIS Media Briefing](https://communitylivingontario.ca/media-advisory-for-immediate-release/) - The Community Living Ontario and OASIS press conference originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 23 at 9:00 a.m. at Queen's Park in Toronto has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
- [From Participant to President: Michael's Journey with Community Living Ontario](https://communitylivingontario.ca/from-participant-to-president-michaels-journey-with-community-living-ontario/) - Throughout its 70-year history, Community Living Ontario has provided opportunities for people who have an intellectual disability to explore their interests, build their skills and confidence, and give back to their communities. Your thoughtful and generous support allows us to continue the fight for inclusion and for incredible people like Michael Jacques to choose their own paths
- [#5ToSurvive Media Coverage](https://communitylivingontario.ca/5tosurvive-media-coverage/) - CLO and its members have been working tirelessly to spread our #5ToSurvive message through the media. Check out all of the news articles, radio interviews, TV segments, and more that we've compiled.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Non-Profit Awards Program Honours Trailblazers Highlighting Inclusivity, Creativity and Ability in Ontario](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-non-profit-awards-program-honours-trailblazers-highlighting-inclusivity-creativity-and-ability-in-ontario/) - For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, July 20, 2023 Celebrating the people and organizations making a positive impact on the 100,000 people with intellectual disabilities and their families living in Ontario, Community Living Ontario’s (CLO) Inspiring Possibilities Awards are now open for nominations. Winners will have the opportunity to attend the awards ceremony in-person at CLO’s Inspiring Possibilities AGM & Conference, happening in Ottawa September 27-29. The awards will be presented by CBC personality and keynote speaker Ali Hassan.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Family Engagement Grants Offer Opportunity for Inclusion & Community-Building Across Ontario](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-family-engagement-grants-offer-opportunity-for-inclusion-community-building-across-ontario/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ON, January 5, 2024 — Committed to facilitating positive change, Community Living Ontario (CLO) launched its first-ever family engagement grant initiative to promote meaningful engagement and help provide families with loved ones who live with intellectual disability an opportunity to network and build good lives. Aimed at supporting and encouraging engagement
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Twelve: What Have We Achieved?](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-twelve-what-have-we-achieved/) - by Gord Kyle Merely surviving 70 years as an association of likeminded people is an accomplishment and one that we should collectively celebrate. But, of course, if all we had to say about the history of our association was that we are still on our feet, what would be the point? After all, the parents
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Eleven: Sorting Out the Role of Community Living](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-eleven-sorting-out-the-role-of-community-living/) - by Gord Kyle When the community living movement began in the late 1940s, it was an association of parents united in the cause of finding strategies, tools, and services that would provide their sons and daughters the opportunity to live with and near family and take part in community life. These families organized into community
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Ten: The Right to Make One’s Own Decisions](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-nine-the-right-to-make-ones-own-decisions/) - by Gord Kyle Note: The following article relies heavily on written materials and presentations by Audrey Cole. It was well known that Audrey Cole always kept an ear to the ground about things that might have an impact on her son Ian. Knowing this, it was not uncommon for people to send her information they
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Nine: Anne Stafford Bursary](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-nine-anne-stafford-bursary/) - by Gord Kyle When Harvey McQuarrie died suddenly in December 1964, the movement was shocked. Harvey had been the provincial association’s president for only a few short months. He had taken the position with such high hopes of making a real change. They were exciting times. The association was in the process of helping the
- [Community Living Ontario Releases 2024 Pre-budget Recommendations to the Minister of Finance](https://communitylivingontario.ca/community-living-ontario-releases-2024-pre-budget-recommendations-to-the-minister-of-finance/) - In our pre-budget submission to the provincial government, CLO is calling for an immediate base budget increase of five percent for developmental service agencies. Additionally, we are calling for a five percent increase to Passport and Special Services at Home budgets. The submission is part of our #5toSurvive campaign, calling attention to critical underfunding of
- [WATCH: Speaking Out Conference Recap](https://communitylivingontario.ca/watch-speaking-out-conference-recap/) - From October 20–22, nine Council members (Nicole Flynn, Niko Pupella, Judy Noonan, Robert Smith, Stella Curtis, Dzidra Halar, Farrah Sattaur, Amber Taylor, and Jem Moeller) attended and participated in the 2023 Speaking Out “Expanding Possibilities” Conference at the UNIFOR Family Education Centre in Port Elgin. The Council made several new connections and learned from self-advocates,
- [CLO to Act as Intervenor in Important Court Case Next Week  ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/clo-to-act-as-intervenor-in-important-court-case-next-week/) - CONTEXT: ABOUT THE CASE In J.F.R v K.L.L., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that Massey Leach-Rathwell, a 24-year-old adult living with down syndrome, was a ‘child of the marriage’ as defined under the federal Divorce Act, as (in the court’s opinion) he remained in his parents’ charge and could not withdraw from it
- [PRESS RELEASE: Community Living Ontario Celebrates Award Winners Who Are Dedicated to Inclusion](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-community-living-ontario-celebrates-award-winners-who-are-dedicated-to-inclusion/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ON, October 17, 2023 — Community Living Ontario (CLO) has announced the recipients of its 2023 Inspiring Possibilities Awards. After several years hiatus, CLO revived these unique awards in 2023. Celebrating people, teams, and organizations making a positive difference in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, the Inspiring Possibilities Awards are revered
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Eight: Protecting Dignity](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-eight-protecting-dignity/) - by Gord Kyle The opening phrase in Community Living Ontario’s goal statement is “that all people live in a state of dignity.” The inclusion of the concept of dignity as the foundational phrase in the goal of the association indicates its centrality in all the work that we do. Of course, recognition of the value
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Seven: Parent Advocacy](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-seven-parent-advocacy/) - When Mel turned 6, my mom worked hard to have him educated. She took him to an elementary school in East York where she was told that Mel could not attend. She wouldn’t take no for an answer and wouldn’t leave, until the principal agreed. However, he only agreed if she stayed in the class
- [Celebrating 70 Years of Community Living Part Six: A Place at the Table — Self-Advocacy](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-70-years-of-community-living-part-six-a-place-at-the-table-self-advocacy/) - by Gord Kyle “We are the Association for the M------- R-------,” a board member exclaimed angrily, referring to the name of Community Living Ontario at the time. “We are not the Association of the M------- R-------.” Some others in the room nodded in confused agreement. It was a bewildering time for Community Living. Not everyone
- [Celebrating 70 Years of Community Living Part Five: Unraveling the Harm of Institutions](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-70-years-of-community-living-part-five-unraveling-the-harm-of-institutions/) - by Gord Kyle Note: In the last article in this series, we looked back at the work done by community living to close the government operated institutions. In this article we will look at the work we continue to do to unravel the harm that institutional systems and thinking have done and continue to do
- [Recapping Community Living Ontario's 2023 Day at the Legislature](https://communitylivingontario.ca/recapping-community-living-ontarios-2023-day-at-the-legislature/) - Photo by Louis Thomas After a four year hiatus, Community Living Ontario (CLO) welcomed the return of our annual Day at the Legislature event on Wednesday, May 10th. This event presented an opportunity for CLO and our member organizations to meet with elected officials in the spirit of connection and collaboration. We would first like
- [Celebrating 70 Years of Community Living Part Four: Closing the Institutions](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-70-years-of-community-living-part-four-closing-the-institutions/) - by Gord Kyle For most people, highway 400 was a marvel. Travellers remembered all too well what it had been like before it was built, crawling their way out of Toronto to cottage country through the endless towns and villages along the winding stretches of Yonge Street. But 400 changed that. As the first controlled
- [PRESS RELEASE: COMMUNITY LIVING MONTH HIGHLIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS AND INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-community-living-month-highlights-human-rights-and-inclusion-for-people-with-intellectual-disabilities/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ON, April 27, 2023 — This May, Community Living Ontario (CLO) leads the celebration for “Community Living Month.” An annual, province-wide awareness campaign, Community Living Month promotes authentic inclusion for the more than 100,000 people in Ontario who have an intellectual disability and their families. People with an intellectual disability (which
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Three: Ensuring Real Work for Real Pay](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-three-ensuring-real-work-for-real-pay/) - by Gord Kyle By 1980, workers at the ARC industries in Carleton Place had waited as long as they were willing to wait. Their calls for better pay had not been listened to and action was needed. Sixteen workers walked out to press their demands, holding a much-publicized two-day strike. For many employers, the demands
- [Quick Overview of 2023 Provincial Budget Commitments ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/quick-overview-of-2023-provincial-budget-commitments/) - The 2023 provincial budget, released yesterday, includes the following commitments that have relevance for people who have intellectual disabilities, their families, and developmental service organizations: The Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS) system (which provides $166 a month for eligible individuals and $332 for couples) is being changed so that an additional 100,000 people will qualify
- [Food for Thought: Taking a Look at KPMG’s Role in Developmental Services in Ontario   ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/food-for-thought-taking-a-look-at-kpmgs-role-in-developmental-services-in-ontario/) - It recently came to light that the federal government has paid more than $66 million to the consulting firm McKinsey & Company since 2016, with $33.5 million paid in 2021-22 alone. While this is notable, it isn’t necessarily surprising: firms like McKinsey, KPMG, Deloitte, and Ernst and Young have played a significant role in federal
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Two: Establishing the Right for an Inclusive Education](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-two-establishing-the-right-for-an-inclusive-education/) - by Gord Kyle When Donald Frisby sat down to write a letter to Ontario Premier, George Drew, in February 1947, he likely was not sure what to expect. What he knew was that something had to be done to help the children in his small northern community of Kirkland Lake. His concern was for those
- [Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part One: How The Community Living Movement Began](https://communitylivingontario.ca/celebrating-seventy-years-of-community-living-part-one-how-the-community-living-movement-began/) - by Gord Kyle It was a warm evening as Wesley Stitt made his way along Carleton Street in Toronto. The rain the day before had passed and the temperature had risen to almost 18 degrees centigrade — a November 4th temperature that had only ever been surpassed one time before, forty-five years earlier. Wesley was
- [Nicole's Story - I Make My OWN Choices](https://communitylivingontario.ca/nicoles-story-i-make-my-own-choices/) - Happy Holidays!This has been another year of growth and new challenges for all of us, but also a year where many of us were able to get together again in-person after months of uncertainty. Meeting people in-person is one of Nicole Flynn's favourite things to do, and even more necessary and enjoyable in her new
- [Key Changes Announced in the 2022 Ontario Fall Economic Update](https://communitylivingontario.ca/key-changes-announced-in-the-2022-ontario-fall-economic-update/) - On November 14th, the Ford government announced several changes that will affect people who have an intellectual disability in Ontario: Changes to how work income is treated by ODSP People on ODSP will be able to keep up to $1000 in employment earnings every month without having their ODSP amount reduced. Above $1000, they will
- [Op-ed: When Is a 5% Increase not a 5% Increase?](https://communitylivingontario.ca/op-ed-when-is-a-5-increase-not-a-5-increase/) - On September 1st, the Ford Government increased Ontario Disability Support Program rates by 5%. This means that the basic monthly benefit for a single person on ODSP went from $1,169 to $1,228, an increase of about $58 per month. Even with this small increase, ODSP recipients will still have incomes far below the poverty
- [Letter to the Editor: A Response to Recent Update Friday Story on Melly's Market + Café](https://communitylivingontario.ca/letter-to-the-editor-a-response-to-recent-update-friday-story-on-mellys-market-cafe/) - Note: We received the following letter in response to a story that was shared in the August 19, 2022 edition of Update Friday. The story highlights a new cafe in Whitby that purports to offer employment training for people who have an intellectual disability. However, there is more to the story than meets the eye,
- [Get to Know: Cameron](https://communitylivingontario.ca/get-to-know-cameron/) - Cameron O’Connor grew up in a home where music is a second language. His mom, Allison, runs Dreams Come True Music Studio, and Cameron has been an active participant in their musical performances and concerts. Cameron also has an interest in DJing. He loves to listen to modern music and dreams of being able to
- [Student Links: Getting to Know Nicole Flynn](https://communitylivingontario.ca/student-links-getting-to-know-nicole-flynn/) - Besides spotlighting students who meet mentors through Student Links, People You Should Know features people in the community who have interesting stories to share. In this edition we will be getting to know polymath Nicole Flynn. A polymath is someone who is knowledgeable about a number of subjects. Tell us about yourself. I am a
- [Duncan's Story: From Listener to Leader](https://communitylivingontario.ca/duncans-story-from-listener-to-leader/) - “I’m a dietary aid. I’ve got benefits and a pension — these are things that I wouldn’t think 10 years ago that, as a person with an intellectual disability, I was even able to get close to." Today, Duncan Phelps enjoys his job in food safety and serving the people where he works full-time. It’s been a
- [Student Links: Driving the Road to Independence](https://communitylivingontario.ca/student-links-driving-the-road-to-independence/) - As a young child, Mitchell “Mitch” Heyd would spend countless hours with his beloved toy cars, taking them for a spin along roads drawn onto cardboard. Now, as a young adult, Mitch is still forging his own road ahead and still passionate about automobiles—only now he gets to work with the real thing, excelling beyond
- [PRESS RELEASE: COMMUNITY LIVING MONTH SHINES A LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY](https://communitylivingontario.ca/press-release-community-living-month-shines-a-light-on-the-importance-of-inclusion-for-people-who-have-an-intellectual-disability/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ON, April 28, 2022 — This May, Ontarians might start noticing a lot more blue and green popping up in their communities — and not just from fresh spring flowers. Blue and green are the traditional colours of Community Living Month, a province-wide annual awareness campaign that takes place each May
- [Student Links: Young Artist Blossoms into Confident Quilter](https://communitylivingontario.ca/student-links-young-artist-blossoms-into-confident-quilter/) - Shania Brown is an artist based out of Kingston, Ontario, whose passion for art shines through in all her unique creations. Looking to expand her artistic skills, Shania spoke to Student Links about finding a mentor who might teach her more about textiles. Shania was introduced to Annette Willis, a local quilter and the owner
- [Student Links: Aspiring Woodworker Polishes His Skills](https://communitylivingontario.ca/student-links-aspiring-woodworker-polishes-his-skills/) - Simon Lafleur is an explorer at heart. From collecting rocks, enjoying a variety of music, and DJing, to modelling and taking part in sports, he is always open to new experiences. It’s this curiosity that led him to pursue a Student Links mentorship with Bill Wright, a woodworker from Nepean, Ontario. Woodworking has been one
- [Community Living Ontario Releases Pre-Budget Recommendations](https://communitylivingontario.ca/community-living-ontario-releases-pre-budget-recommendations/) - Our pre-budget document stresses the fact that people, families, and service organizations will require expanded supports over the next fifteen months, as we face new challenges including more contagious variants of COVID-19. Community Living Ontario is recommending the following: Continue the $3 per hour wage enhancement for workers in developmental services. Develop and implement a
- [It’s Time to Shift Our Thinking on Long-Term Care](https://communitylivingontario.ca/its-time-to-shift-our-thinking-on-long-term-care/) - John Lord, an order of Canada recipient, is a researcher and author living in Waterloo. He is the author of several books, including “Pathways to Inclusion: Building a New Story with People and Communities.” He is a member of Seniors for Social Action Ontario.Dr. John Lord’s recent opinion piece in The Record is a clarion call to rethink
- [It’s Time to Rethink Long-Term Care for Seniors](https://communitylivingontario.ca/its-time-to-rethink-long-term-care-for-seniors/) - Aldred H. Neufeldt is Professor Emeritus of community health sciences at the University of Calgary and a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. It took a rogue virus to make it obvious that 20 or 30 dependent seniors in one area within a long-term-care (LTC) facility isn’t the best idea in the world. This begs the
- [Op-Ed: Stop Normalizing Long-Term Care for People Who Have Developmental Disabilities](https://communitylivingontario.ca/op-ed-stop-normalizing-long-term-care-for-people-who-have-developmental-disabilities/) - Over the past couple of weeks, we have highlighted the issue of people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), being put into long-term care (LTC) facilities, well before the age of 65. Neither I nor any member of my family, friends or colleagues, have ever expressed a desire to live in a long-term care
- [Ontario’s Long-Term Care Tragedy](https://communitylivingontario.ca/ontarios-long-term-care-tragedy/) - With a good circle of friends and supporters, some home and health care and a very committed local association, Gordon Ferguson, a long-time self-advocate and People First member was assured of his wish to stay at home during his final years of failing health. Douglas Cartan, one of his friends, remembers Gordon and talks about
- [Rygiel Supports for Community Living Stays True to Its Principles to Allow People to Age in Place](https://communitylivingontario.ca/rygiel-supports-for-community-living-stays-true-to-its-principles-to-allow-people-to-age-in-place/) - When discussing what can be done to reform long-term care, it’s easy to focus on what we’re doing wrong. People who have a disability, many of them young, continue to be dumped in long-term care facilities ill-equipped to meet their needs. Our elders – with and without disabilities – are too often stripped of their autonomy and forced into crowded, potentially dangerous congregate settings. Yet the future of long-term
- [Community Living London Learns to Anticipate Changing Needs as People Age](https://communitylivingontario.ca/community-living-london-learns-to-anticipate-changing-needs-as-people-age/) - Our exploration of aging-in-place continues this week with a look at some of the remarkable work being done by Community Living London (CLL) to keep the people it supports out of long-term care. We spoke to Executive Director Michelle Palmer and Accommodation Services Manager Aileen Watt about CLL’s approach to supporting people as they age. To help people age-in-place, CLL makes every effort to be as flexible as possible to accommodate people’s
- [Community Living Ajax Pickering and Whitby Reflects on What It Means to Age-in-Place](https://communitylivingontario.ca/community-living-ajax-pickering-and-whitby-reflects-on-what-it-means-to-age-in-place/) - Community Living Ajax Pickering Whitby (CLAPW) offer a profound definition of “aging-in-place” and share with us their knowledge of and commitment to what it takes to support people lifelong. Lisa McNee Baker, Executive Director, describes the association’s work with end of life and hospice care, the need to tailor supports to people as they age, as
- [Imagining Better: The Power of Aging in Place](https://communitylivingontario.ca/imagining-better-the-power-of-aging-in-place-2/) - In this week’s Supporting Aging-in-Place story, well-known community living researcher, activist, author and speaker Dr. John Lord writes through the lived experience of his parental role as he discusses the crisis in Ontario’s long-term care system. Expressing both joy and worry for his daughter, John reminds us of the concern shared by all parents – the uncertain
- [Imagining Better: The Power of Aging in Place](https://communitylivingontario.ca/imagining-better-the-power-of-aging-in-place/) - Kay Wigle is a local association board member, social activist, and former Coordinator of the DSW program at Fanshawe College in London (retired). In this week’s Aging-in-Place series, Wigle raises the thorny question about the acceptance of long-term care placement as a normative part of the aging process. She challenges this orthodoxy for everyone, but especially
- [Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Aging-in-Place](https://communitylivingontario.ca/older-adults-with-intellectual-disabilities-and-aging-in-place/) - Judith Sandys, a long-time educator, advocate and thoughtful leader in the community living movement writes about the power of “assumptions” in determining the kind of life a vulnerable person may get to live out. Sandys calls out the danger of limiting assumptions that may put people in harm’s way. The relationship between how one thinks
- [An Illusion of Care](https://communitylivingontario.ca/an-illusion-of-care/) - Linda Till in her role as a policy advisor to Seniors for Social Action Ontario (SSAO) is quite qualified to comment on the illusion of care in the long-term care sector. Linda witnessed first-hand the effects of institutionalization in the 1980s on children with disabilities in Homes for Special Care when she worked for CLO. Linda
- [Robert's Story](https://communitylivingontario.ca/roberts-story/) - The Family Leadership Series helped Robert and his family navigate an uncertain time. Robert joined Community Living Ontario’s Family Leadership Series earlier this year. After his first weekend, where he heard from other families in similar situations, Robert felt relieved “I am not alone. That relief helped me to get more energy and purpose to
- [Long-Term Care Reports – Will the Right Thing Be Done?](https://communitylivingontario.ca/long-term-care-reports-will-the-right-thing-be-done/) - Last week (end of April 2021), two reports were released that should influence the way government fixes its dysfunctional long-term care (LTC) system. The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario and Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission laid out their conclusions and recommendations to fix the broken system that severely affected those citizens and staff
- [Solaiman’s Story: Permission to Dream](https://communitylivingontario.ca/solaimans-story-permission-to-dream/) - Participating in Community Living Ontario’s Family Leadership Series opened Fauzia’s eyes to how Solaiman could lead a full life in his community. In early March 2020, Solaiman’s parents, Ahmed and Fauzia, watched with pride as Solaiman received his yellow belt in Karate, supported by his brother, Moazzam. Not long ago, the Reza family would never
- [Maurice Voisin on Aging-in-Place](https://communitylivingontario.ca/maurice-voisin-on-aging-in-place/) - The pandemic we have all experienced over the past year has reaffirmed to me the important role local associations for community living have in supporting people with disabilities in the community. I would like to share the journey we had with a gentleman we supported for over twenty years at our agency – South-East Grey
- [Make Aging in Place a Choice: We Can Help](https://communitylivingontario.ca/make-aging-in-place-a-choice-we-can-help/) - In my 50+ years with Community Living, I have known only one person who wanted to return to an institution. In 1972, that man was brought out of the institution where he had grown up in Orillia. There he had enjoyed a favoured role delivering mail to the staff, and he generally had the run
- [Aging-in-Place for All](https://communitylivingontario.ca/aging-in-place-for-all/) - The statement that most caught my attention in the recently released Ontario COVID-19 Long-term Care Commission Report reads: The average age of long-term care residents . . . is 84. The Commission heard that residents typically enter a long-term care home in the last two years of their life, and that approximately 22,000 long-term care
- [Time to Provide Funding and Real Choice in Long-term Care](https://communitylivingontario.ca/time-to-provide-funding-and-real-choice-in-long-term-care/) - For our first instalment of the Supporting Aging in Place Series, we’re sharing a piece from Patricia Spindel, Ph.D. and Judith Sandys, Ph.D., two long time Community Living advocates who highlight some of the systemic issues affecting long-term care. The parallel to the work that the community living movement has done over generations can clearly
- [Audrey Cole on Aging-in-Place](https://communitylivingontario.ca/audrey-cole-on-aging-in-place/) - In an op-ed in December 2020, Judith Sandys and Trish Spindel spoke directly to Canadians who, themselves, have never been forced into insulting, disrespectful and inevitably threatening living (or dying) conditions. They argue that the time has truly come for society to provide appropriate funding and “real choice” rather than what, currently, we broadly refer
- [Why are Persons with Disabilities Being Placed in Long-term Facilities?](https://communitylivingontario.ca/why-are-persons-with-disabilities-being-placed-in-long-term-facilities/) - As an active member in the Community Living movement for decades, I have served on local, provincial and national boards. In these roles, I championed families in an association that sometimes forgot that families gave birth to the movement while almost exclusively focusing on the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Over the years, however,
- [Building a Full Life + a Home of One’s Own in the Community: Report Now Available](https://communitylivingontario.ca/building-a-full-life-a-home-of-ones-own-in-the-community-report-now-available/) - 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 hopefully serve as a platform for meaningful discussion
- [Aging in Place – We Have a Way to Go!](https://communitylivingontario.ca/aging-in-place-we-have-a-way-to-go/) - Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley is committed to sharing practices and processes that relate to success and enhancing people’s quality of life. However, we have a way to go before we can celebrate success in supporting seniors in the most dignified and respectful manner. We support some people who are in their 50s, 60s and
- [The Importance of Our Autonomy](https://communitylivingontario.ca/the-importance-of-our-autonomy/) - Volunteering with various organizations to flame the social change movement, Joyce Balaz has been advocating for persons living with disabilities to have equitable access to the supports necessary to live an everyday ordinary life in the community. Joyce holds leadership roles in the Individualized Funding Coalition for Ontario, Ontario Independent Facilitation Network, Family Network Thames Valley and
- [Crystalizing the Case for Deinstitutionalization: COVID-19 and the Experiences of Persons with Disabilities](https://communitylivingontario.ca/crystalizing-the-case-for-deinstitutionalization-covid-19-and-the-experiences-of-persons-with-disabilities/) - Crystalizing the Case for Deinstitutionalization: Covid 19 and the Experiences of Persons with Disabilities[i] From the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK (LSE) May 2021 Martin Knapp, Eva Cyhlarova, Adelina Comas-Herrera, Klara Lorenz-Dant FORWARD Professor Gerard Quinn United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Chair, Leeds University Centre for
- [Bill 218: The Death of Memory](https://communitylivingontario.ca/bill-218-the-death-of-memory/) - It was on or about May 20 that the Canadian Armed Forces submitted what has to be described as a whistleblower report to the federal government as to the conditions of the long-term care homes in Ontario. In part, this report detailed cases where residents had not been fed or bathed and many were literally
- [Position: The Right to Live in the Community](https://communitylivingontario.ca/position-the-right-to-live-in-the-community/) - People First of Canada (PFC) believes that no person, regardless of disability, should live in any kind of situation that promotes or practices congregation, segregation, or isolation. It is our belief that all people, regardless of disability, can live within their community, with appropriate supports. We also believe that people should exercise their right to
- [Separating Housing from Disability Supports: An Idea Whose Time has Come?](https://communitylivingontario.ca/separating-housing-from-disability-supports-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/) - It is common practice in Ontario for people who have developmental disabilities to access housing and other needed supports from a single service provider. A number of stakeholders have argued that separating the provision of housing from other supports would boost system flexibility and increase people’s ability to obtain a full suite of supports. READ
- [Five Ideas about Housing for People Who Have Intellectual Disabilities](https://communitylivingontario.ca/five-ideas-about-housing-for-people-who-have-intellectual-disabilities/) - The 2021 federal budget included several welcome announcements about affordable housing, including the Federal Community Housing Initiative and the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund. These programs will add to the already substantial funding provided by the National Housing Strategy, which includes a goal to create 2,400 new affordable housing units for people who have developmental disabilities.
- [Sandra & Gary's Story](https://communitylivingontario.ca/sandra-garys-story/) - Community Living Ontario’s Family Leadership Series provided the support Sandra and Gary needed to support their son in a new way. Sandra and Gary first heard about Community Living Ontario’s Family Leadership Series through a friend. Gary’s son, Sean, has an intellectual disability, so they were keen to hear from others in similar situations. The
- [Lessons from Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/lessons-from-australias-national-disability-insurance-scheme-ndis/) - Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is often referenced as a leading example of disability service reform, and there is much to learn from the country’s experience. However, the NDIS has been plagued by a number of issues – especially for people who have an intellectual disability – and it is crucial that we learn
- [The Myth of Economies of Scale in Developmental Services](https://communitylivingontario.ca/the-myth-of-economies-of-scale-in-developmental-services/) - It is commonly believed that large congregated residential facilities for people who have developmental disabilities are less expensive to operate than group homes or supported independent living. Yet information from the United States shows that, even for people with high support needs, large congregated facilities are in fact more costly than small group homes or
- [Sam's Story: Light Up the Future](https://communitylivingontario.ca/sams-story-light-up-the-future/) - Community Living Ontario’s Family Leadership Series provided the support Sandra and Gary needed to support their son in a new way. For many students across Ontario, a new world filled with opportunities and interests opens up when they attend college or university. The learning, collaboration, and social interactions with peers are all critical as a
- [Community Living Ontario’s Recommendations for Direct Funding for People Who Have Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities](https://communitylivingontario.ca/community-living-ontarios-recommendations-for-direct-funding-for-people-who-have-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities/) - Many stakeholders in Ontario have advocated for direct funding – where people manage and pay for their own supports rather than choosing options offered by a service agency – for several decades. Community Living Ontario supports the growth of direct funding because it has been shown to increase flexibility, control, and quality of life for
- [Learning from Direct funding in Alberta and British Columbia](https://communitylivingontario.ca/learning-from-direct-funding-in-alberta-and-british-columbia/) - Alberta and British Columbia have long-standing and well-developed direct funding programs for people who have an intellectual or developmental disability. As Ontario develops its own stream of direct funding, it is important to learn from the experience of other jurisdictions. READ THE ARTICLE
- [Direct Funding In-Depth: Learning from New York State’s Self-Directed Services](https://communitylivingontario.ca/direct-funding-in-depth-learning-from-new-york-states-self-directed-services/) - New York State’s Self-Directed Services is a program that provides funding directly to people and families, so they can manage and control their own disability-related supports. The program provides a helpful case study and offers several lessons for Ontario as we plan to make direct funding a reality in the province. READ THE ARTICLE
- [Inclusive Education Webinar Highlights](https://communitylivingontario.ca/inclusive-education-webinar-highlights/) - On January 26th, Community Living Ontario and the Youth Advisory Committee held an Inclusive Education Webinar that focused on the educational experiences of people with different abilities. VIEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM COMMUNITY LIVING ONTARIO’S INCLUSIVE EDUCATION WEBINAR
- [If Inclusion Means Everyone, Why Not Me?](https://communitylivingontario.ca/if-inclusion-means-everyone-why-not-me/) - This report identifies barriers that students labelled with intellectual disabilities and their parents and guardians face in Ontario’s public school system and sets out some key insights into their experiences. The authors identified various factors that influence the quality of a student’s education. DOWNLOAD IN ENGLISH DOWNLOAD IN FRENCH
- [Equality Fails Students](https://communitylivingontario.ca/equality-fails-students/) - by Nicole Flynn Students are being failed by equality! Students who are marginalized because of their identities, such as being Indigenous, or a person of colour, or identifying as LGBTQI2+, or having a disability, have been given “equal” resources by our educational system. But equality actually robs these students of a proper education. Why?

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- [Chris Beesley](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/board/chris-beesley/) - Chris Beesley began his role as Chief Executive Officer and Board Secretary of Community Living Ontario in June of 2013. His commitment to the Community Living movement began in 1994 with the birth of his son, Mitchell, who was born with an intellectual disability. Chris served on various committees with Community Living Toronto, his local
- [Keira Lum](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/board/keira-lum/) - As a healthcare business professional, Keira is focused on improving operations and quality initiatives within the healthcare industry. Her experience working at large and small healthcare centers across Toronto, as well as a private out-of-hospital practice has allowed her to foster skills in governance, human resources, accounting, marketing and project management while serving the needs
- [Community Unmuted Podcast](https://communitylivingontario.ca/community-unmuted-podcast/)
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- [Stinder Lyall](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/board/stinder-lyall/) - A dedicated mother of two children, Stinder has over 30 years of experience advocating on behalf of her son Shamil, who was born with physical and intellectual disabilities. Her journey as an advocate began as a teenager in England, helping her father raise funds for people with intellectual disabilities through the Lions Club. Her career
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- [Joseph Ralph Savage](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/board/joseph-ralph-savage/) - Joseph is married and lives in Simcoe with his wife and 4 daughters. He was educated in Northern Ontario and became a southerner in 1975. He is retired and was the past President and Chief Negotiator for the Grand Erie Occasional Teacher Local, President of Ontario Public School Teachers Federation, Norfolk district. He also was a
- [Doug Cooper](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/board/doug-cooper/) - Doug was previously on the Community Living Ontario Board of Directors, including serving one year as Vice President and served on several committees including the Communication Strategies Committee and was Chair of the Conference Committee which included being the MC for the conference. He stepped away from the provincial board to concentrate on his local
- [Maurice Voisin](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/board/maurice-voisin/) - Maurice has worked in social services for 35 years – over 30 years of that in developmental services. He has a BSW from King’s College and an MSW from the University of Toronto with a health specialization. He worked for MCCSS for 15 years, first as a Familyhome Social Worker and then as a Social
- [David Hill](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/board/david-hill/) - David is from London, ON. He has been a member of the New Vision Advocates for the past seven years and also holds the co-chair position on the group’s executive board. A strong advocate for people with developmental disabilities, David is very active in educating others about issues facing people with disabilities. He is an
- [Jill Teeple](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/board/jill-teeple/) - Jill is an investment advisor with BMO Nesbitt Burns in London, Ontario where she lives with her family and their dog, Maisy. Active in her community, Jill has spent time volunteering for and participating as a board member with several organizations in the city. Jill has been a volunteer with Community Living London since 2005.
- [In Memory Donation](https://communitylivingontario.ca/in-memory-donation/) - In-Memory Donation
- [Monthly Donation](https://communitylivingontario.ca/monthly-donation/) - Monthly Donation
- [One-time Donation](https://communitylivingontario.ca/one-time-donation/) - One-time Donation
- [Wills & Estate Guide](https://communitylivingontario.ca/resources/wills-estate-guide/)
- [Who We Are](https://communitylivingontario.ca/who-we-are/)
- [Pricing](https://communitylivingontario.ca/pricing/)
- [Features](https://communitylivingontario.ca/features/)
- [Get Started](https://communitylivingontario.ca/get-started/)
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## Events

- [Food Truck Friday](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/food-truck-friday-3/) - We invite you to participate in our 2026 Food Truck Friday event taking place on May 29th from 12-2pm at Oakville Towne Square. Please contact, Andrea Lee at andrea.lee@oakcl.org for more information.
- [Lighting of the Tower](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/lighting-of-the-tower/) - This special Lighting of the Tower initiative celebrates Community Living Month by illuminating our community in blue and green on May 18, 19, and 20, symbolizing inclusion, belonging, and community spirit. It is an opportunity to come together, capture meaningful moments with friends, family, coworkers, and the individuals we support, and share creative photos that
- [Classroom Art Contest](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/classroom-art-contest/) - This classroom art contest invites students to explore what inclusion truly means and express it through creativity. Classes are encouraged to create an art project that reflects the importance of diversity and how we can make our schools more welcoming and accessible for everyone. Using any art form they enjoy, students can share their ideas
- [CLGS Blue and Green Day](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/clgs-blue-and-green-day/) - This fun outing day at the Social Club is part of our Community Living Month celebration. It is a time to wear CLGS blue and green, show off program pride, enjoy sweet treats, take photos with the CLGS flag, make memories, and celebrate the amazing community we are building together.
- [Inclusion Coffee Chat](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/inclusion-coffee-chat/) - In honour of Community Living Month, we are hosting an Inclusion Coffee Chat Event, a relaxed roundtable discussion featuring a panel of voices from different sectors and moderated by Viviane Lapointe. This event is an opportunity to connect, celebrate, and share perspectives on how we can continue building a more welcoming and inclusive community for
- [MVACL Bigger Better Baseball Day](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/mvacl-bigger-better-baseball-day/) - MVACL Bigger Better Baseball Day is a fun, inclusive community celebration held in recognition of Community Living Month. Join us for a day focused on teamwork, inclusion, and friendly competition. BBQ
- [Trivia Night](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/trivia-night/) - MVACL is hosting a fun and welcoming Trivia Night at Vito’s on May 6, 2026, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Everyone is invited to take part in an evening of friendly competition, good company, and community spirit. Teams can include 1–4 people, and participants are encouraged to RSVP directly to Vito’s at 613?756?5252. Guests
- [Painting Rocks for Kindness](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/painting-rocks-for-kindness/) - You’re warmly invited to join us for Painting Rocks for Kindness, a fun and inclusive community event as part of Community Living Month. This free, drop-in event invites community members of all ages to paint rocks with positive messages and artwork that can be shared throughout the community to spread kindness and connection. All materials
- [Kick-Off BBQ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/kick-off-bbq/) - This event is a welcoming outdoor celebration marking the start of Community Living Month. Set on the green at 19491 Opeongo Line, the gathering runs from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM on May 1 and is open to everyone in the community. Guests can enjoy a relaxed BBQ atmosphere with hamburgers, hotdogs, and great company,
- [Illumination Events](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/illumination-event/) - The CN Tower and TORONTO Sign in Toronto will be lit blue and green in the evening to recognize the start of Community Living Month. The City of Waterloo has LED lighting around street trees located along King Street, between Waterloo Public Square and Bridgeport Road. On May 1st, these lights will be programmed and
- [Toronto Blue Jays game](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/toronto-blue-jays-game/) - This event is sold out.
- [60th Anniversary Celebration](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/60th-anniversary-celebration/) - Drop in event at Crystal Palace in Picton, ON, to celebrate 60 years in the community.
- [End of CL Month Ice Cream Social](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/end-of-cl-month-ice-cream-social/) - Join us at 79 Welland Avenue, St. Catharines for an ice cream social.
- [CL Month Bingo](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/cl-month-bingo/) - Afternoon of Bingo and prizes at 79 Welland Avenue, St. Catharines.
- [Community Living Madoc C.O.P.E. Open House](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/community-living-madoc-c-o-p-e-open-house/) - Our Open House is to welcome everyone in the community to come tour our building (7 Hill Ave, Madoc) and learn about what we have to offer!
- [Basketball Scrimmage with players from the Niagara River Lions team](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/basketball-scrimmage-with-players-from-the-niagara-river-lions-team/) - Community Living St. Catharines staff and people supported will have a scrimmage game against the players, meet and greet, autographs.
- [Spring Fling Dance](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/spring-fling-dance-3/) - Join us for an evening of dancing and music at 79 Welland Avenue, St. Catharines!
- [Brad Boland Entertainment](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/brad-boland-entertainment/) - Join us for a morning of music and dancing at 79 Welland Avenue, St. Catharines!
- [Free Movie](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/free-movie/) - Free movie - Champions, includes popcorn and drink. Limited seating available. Circle Theatre Alliston, 19 Victoria St. E., Alliston, ON. www.class.on.ca
- [Movie Matinee at the ARON Theatre Co-Op](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/movie-matinee-at-the-aron-theatre-co-op/) - Movie Matinee at the ARON Theatre Co-Op - free viewing of the award winning film CODA May 26 doors open at 1:30 - film starts at 2pm (concession stand open for purchases) ARON Theatre Co-Op 54 Bridge St, Campbellford, ON
- [Bowling at Dodd's Bowling Lanes](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/bowling-at-dodds-bowling-lanes/) - Bowling at Dodd's Bowling Lanes - book your 1 hr of free bowling with shoe rental by calling 705-653-6882 May 19 12-4pm (limited space so reserve your spot early) Inclusion Northumberland
- [Appetite for Awareness](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/appetite-for-awareness/) - Appetite for Awareness - order your bag lunch and we deliver it to you (Northumberland County) May 12 (pre-order by May 1 $8each - call 705-653-1821) Inclusion Northumberland
- [Ranney Gorge Run](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/ranney-gorge-run/) - Ranney Gorge Run - join the ""Inclusion Rock Stars"" team as we support the Campbellford Memorial Hospital May 3 8a-2p Join our team or sign up your own - Ranney Gorge Campbellford, ON Inclusion Northumberland
- [Community Living Month Kick OFF - Inclusive in the Park](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/community-living-month-kick-off-inclusive-in-the-park/) - A fun filled day of music, magic, balloon animals, juggling, games, give aways along with free hot dogs and drinks! Join us to celebrate everything we do at Inclusion Northumberland and support the kick off of Community Living Month. The "greenspace on Saskatoon", Campbellford, ON
- [Community Living Neighbourhood BBQ](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/community-living-neighbourhood-bbq/) - With a grant from the Town of Ajax, Community Living Ajax Pickering and Whitby is hosting a free community BBQ at their head office. There will be traditional BBQ fixings, games and an ice cream truck on hand. They are inviting residents of Ajax, and will hand deliver flyers to our neighbours within a six
- [Blue and Green Tea Party](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/blue-and-green-tea-party/) - A high tea with a blue and green theme in honour of Community Living Month will take place at 36 Emperor Street, Ajax, ON.
- [Flag Raising Events](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/community-living-flag-raising/) - The Town of Ajax is raising a Community Living Flag at Pat Bayley Square Ajax-Harwood Avenue and Baseline at 11 a.m. A Flag Raising in the Region of Durham will take place at Garden and Rossland-Regional Headquarters at 2:30 p.m.
- [#WeAllBelong](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/weallbelong/) - May is Community Living Month, a time to recognize how far we have come and celebrate the contributions of people with intellectual disabilities. In a time when division often takes centre stage, this month is a reminder that unity and belonging are within reach for everyone. With #WeAllBelong, we continue to reflect what we have
- [Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week Act](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/developmental-disabilities-awareness-week-act/) - MPP Billy Pang will be introducing the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week Act bill in the House this week. The ballot date is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
- [Chalk Your Walk with Kindness](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/chalk-your-walk-with-kindness/) - In celebration of community, Community Living Huntsville encourages you to Chalk Your Walk with Kindness. Use chalk to decorate the sidewalk at your home, school, or business with kind messages and drawings that promote inclusion, unity, and goodwill in our community: Start: Friday, May 15, 2026 End: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Send Your Photos to
- [Community Living Flag Raising Celebration](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/community-living-flag-raising-celebration-2/) - Join us as we celebrate the Town of Huntsville raising our flag at town hall for Community Living Month! Everyone welcome: Monday, May 11, 2026, 11:00 AM Huntsville Civic Square 37 Main Street East, Huntsville, Ontario The event includes speakers, photo opportunities, and more. Come celebrate the Community Living Movement and an inclusive community where
- [Silent Disco Dance Party](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/silent-disco-dance-party-2/) - Get ready to dance like nobody’s listening … because they actually won’t be! Come boogie down at our Silent Disco Dance Party where the beats are pumping, but the room stays quiet – until you start grooving! Who: Ages 16+ Tickets: $45 Includes live DJ dance party, cutting-edge wireless headphones, glow sticks, gourmet pizza, and
- [Ice Cream Social](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/ice-cream-social-3/) - A free awareness event to promote inclusion with informational booths, activities, entertainment, and a free build-your-own sundae bar. All community members welcome.
- [Peace Bridge Lighting](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/peace-bridge-lighting/) - The Peace Bridge will be lit blue and green to commemorate Community Living Month in Fort Erie.
- [CLO Policy Webinar](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/clo-policy-webinar/) - Stuck in Neutral on the Journey to Belonging Understanding waitlists, spending and the future of developmental services Who is this webinar for? Developmental services staff and board members, parents and siblings, self-advocates What will you learn? Ontario’s strategy for developmental services, Journey to Belonging: Choice and Inclusion, was launched in May 2021. In the five years since, we have seen very little substantive change. Unfortunately, Ontario’s developmental services sector faces challenges
- [Day at the Legislature](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/day-at-the-legislature-2/)
- [Community Living St. Catharines Night at the Niagara River Lions](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/community-living-st-catharines-night-at-the-niagara-river-lions/)
- [CL Month Kick Off](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/cl-month-kick-off/) - Coffee and Timbits from 9:30 to 10:30. Then go to City hall for 11:00 a.m. for flag raising ceremony. Community Living flag will fly for the full month of May.
- [25th Annual Drive for Inclusion](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/25th-annual-drive-for-inclusion/) - Join us for our 25th and FINAL fundraising golf tournament at beautiful Rocky Crest. Golfing is SOLD OUT, but we are still looking for sponsors who want to be part of the finale where we go out with a bang!
- [Community Yard Sale & Market](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/community-yard-sale-market/) - Free to attend. Registration fee to sell. Sellers keep all money after the registration fee. All proceeds from registration support the work of Community Living Parry Sound and benefit the local community. Rain or shine under the covered rink!
- [Youth Art Showcase & Pop-Up Shop](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/youth-art-showcase-pop-up-shop/) - Join us for the Youth Art Showcase & Pop-Up Shop, featuring artwork by youth with developmental disabilities and a market of local small businesses. May 17 | Ajax Convention Centre RSVP HERE.
- [Community Living Month](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/community-living-month-3/) - Community Living Month is a province-wide annual awareness campaign to recognize the accomplishments of the Community Living movement. This May 2026, join Community Living Ontario and our 125 local associations across Ontario as we show why Connections That Count matter for people who have an intellectual disability and their families!
- [Boston Pizza Day](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/boston-pizza-day/) - Dine at Boston Pizza in Chatham on May 21 and give back! Ten percent of all lunch and dinner proceeds will support Community Living Chatham-Kent.
- [Blue and Green Day](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/blue-and-green-day-4/) - If you have anything in Blue and Green in your closet, please wear them on May 1st to kickstart Community Living Month!
- [Box Lunch](https://communitylivingontario.ca/event/box-lunch-3/) - Together with Suite 46 restaurant, we want to make your lunch on Thursday, May 7. This delicious lunch will be delivered to your door. All proceeds from the Box Lunch will stay in Chatham-Kent to enrich the lives of people who have diverse abilities by providing quality services, and meaningful inclusive opportunities. Box Lunch for

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- [Total Communication Environment](https://communitylivingontario.ca/store/total-communication-environment/)
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- [Karis Disability Services (Elgin & Oxford County)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/store/karis-disability-services-elgin-oxford-county/)
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- [Karis Disability Services (Dufferin County)](https://communitylivingontario.ca/store/karis-disability-services-dufferin-county/)
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- [Community Living Oshawa/Clarington](https://communitylivingontario.ca/store/community-living-oshawa-clarington/)
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- [Community Living Brant](https://communitylivingontario.ca/store/community-living-brant/)
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