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: 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 activities, grants of up to … Read More
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 that gathered in the basement … Read More
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 our sector. If you agree … Read More
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, families, and support professionals. Watch … Read More
From Participant to President: Michael’s Journey with Community Living Ontario
Thirty-two-year-old Michael Jacques always has a twinkle in his eye — especially when it comes to teasing his father, Marcel, who has just asked him a particularly obvious question. “It’s very important to donate, Dad, because it makes a big difference for people involved in Re:Action4Inclusion and for the other great programs that Community Living Ontario offers,” explains Michael. “It’s … Read More
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 groups and, in 1953, the … Read More
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 due to his disability. As … Read More
Celebrating Seventy Years of Community Living Part Ten: The Right to Make One’s 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 thought she would find interesting. … Read More
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 by self-advocates, families, support workers, … Read More