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A short video explaining legal rights, for people labelled with an intellectual or developmental disability.
Presented by Arch Disability Law Centre
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Presenters  Amanda Hickey, TIFS Program Leader   A program that gives Adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to “try” living on their own. It is an innovative well-rounded approach to exploring how to live independently. Through a person-centered curriculum and experiential …
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Join Cathy Nesbitt while she leads a Laughter Yoga session. Laughter has profound benefits that can exercise our entire system which will increase one’s overall feeling of wellbeing while decreasing feelings of stress. Cathy shares her energy, passion, generosity and …
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Indroduction to Neurodevelopmental disabilities Scott Skinner, Community Network of Specialized Care. Presentation slides Let’s Talk: An Open Dialogue on Vulnerability in Toronto Series: Through collaboration and coordination, the Community Network of Specialized Care works to build efficient and effective cross-sectorial …
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Megan Hart, Passport Coordinator Passport is a program that helps adults with a developmental disability to participate in their communities, and helps caregivers take a break from their caregiving responsibilities. The program is funded by the Ministry of Children, Community …
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A brief introduction to Rec. Therapy by Kim, a Recreation Therapist, Life in Full, and Donnette Goldschmid, Behaviour Services Consultant, Community Living Toronto. This interview was done for the ‘Learning Together’ newsletter. Learn more about Recreation Therapy and naturalistic teaching. …
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In this session we are going to explain the definition of Sexual Assault and Consent along with outlining the challenges with the Criminal Codes of Canada for individuals with IDD.   PRESENTERS: Wendy Leaver a retired Detective of the Toronto …
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Recorded at a Transition Planning training forum put on by The Toronto Networks of Specialized Care in partnership with the DSTO Shared Learning Forum and ConnectABILITY.ca This is one of 9 videos that were recorded during a 3 part Certificate …
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