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In the Stream - Winter 2011 “With the advent of the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) system, attendant services and other Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (the Ministry) funded community-based programs are now under the same authority as all other “health” and hospital programs. An exception to this, up until now, has been the Direct Funding Program. We do know that this change has made it harder for people with disabilities, who view attendant services as critical to maintaining community participation and who have also spent the last 40 years distancing themselves from terms like “patient”, to feel any sense of confidence in this development. “ To receive regular, quarterly issues of ‘In the Stream’, consider becoming a CILT member. For just $10 a year (for individuals) or $50 a year (for organizations), you can get access to a wide range of information on new products and services, current events, classifieds, etc. To become a CILT member, call Nancy at 416-599-2458, x227. In the Stream - Fall 2009 “More than just a phone number, 311 Toronto provides access to a wide range of online services, and in the coming months will expand with online service requests and online tracking. Information counters are also available at City Hall and most Civic Centres during regular business hours, offering in-person assistance and free telephone access to 311. You can also contact 311 by e-mail or fax.” To receive regular, quarterly issues of ‘In the Stream’, consider becoming a CILT member. For just $10 a year (for individuals) or $50 a year (for organizations), you can get access to a wide range of information on new products and services, current events, classifieds, etc. To become a CILT member, call Nancy at 416-599-2458, x227. In the Stream - Summer 2009 On July 14, 2009, the Ontario government released the initial proposed Accessible Built Environment Standard for a public review period. A standards development committee developed the proposed standard. The committee was made up of representatives from the disability and business communities. Read on to find out more... In the Stream - Summer 2009 On July 14, 2009, the Ontario government released the initial proposed Accessible Built Environment Standard for a public review period. A standards development committee developed the proposed standard. The committee was made up of representatives from the disability and business communities. Read on to find out more... Download the PDF here. Download the Text Document here. In the Stream - Spring 2009 The Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is a long-term savings vehicle to help you, your child, your family and others save for the long-term financial security of a person with a severe disability. Read on to find out more... Download the PDF here. Download the Text Document here. In the Stream - Winter 2009 This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT) Inc., as well as the fifteenth anniversary of the Direct Funding Program. In commemoration of this significant achievement, I thought it would interesting to take a journey into the past, looking at the history of how CILT got started, highlighting important landmarks along the way that aided in transforming CILT into the successful, one-of-a-kind, consumer-driven organization that it is today. Read on to find out more... Download the PDF here. Download the Text Document here. In the Stream - Fall 2008 Influenza, often called the flu, is caused by a virus that circulates from October to April each year. People who get the flu may have a fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, runny nose, cough, weakness and fatigue. The elderly may not get a fever. Children may have stomach symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Symptoms usually last two to seven days. The cough and weakness may last for up to six weeks. Read on to find out more... Download the PDF here. Download the Text Document here. In the Stream - Summer 2008 Ontario is launching a new $741 million diabetes strategy that aims to prevent, manage and treat diabetes care across the province. Read on to find out more... Download the PDF here. Download the Text Document here. In the Stream - Spring 2008
“With the advent of the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) system, attendant services and other Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (the Ministry) funded community-based programs are now under the same authority as all other “health” and hospital programs. An exception to this, up until now, has been the Direct Funding Program.
We do know that this change has made it harder for people with disabilities, who view attendant services as critical to maintaining community participation and who have also spent the last 40 years distancing themselves from terms like “patient”, to feel any sense of confidence in this development. “
To receive regular, quarterly issues of ‘In the Stream’, consider becoming a CILT member. For just $10 a year (for individuals) or $50 a year (for organizations), you can get access to a wide range of information on new products and services, current events, classifieds, etc. To become a CILT member, call Nancy at 416-599-2458, x227.
“More than just a phone number, 311 Toronto provides access to a wide range of online services, and in the coming months will expand with online service requests and online tracking. Information counters are also available at City Hall and most Civic Centres during regular business hours, offering in-person assistance and free telephone access to 311. You can also contact 311 by e-mail or fax.”
In the Stream - Summer 2009
Download the PDF here. Download the Text Document here.
Read on to find out more...
In commemoration of this significant achievement, I thought it would interesting to take a journey into the past, looking at the history of how CILT got started, highlighting important landmarks along the way that aided in transforming CILT into the successful, one-of-a-kind, consumer-driven organization that it is today.
Influenza, often called the flu, is caused by a virus that circulates from October to April each year. People who get the flu may have a fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, runny nose, cough, weakness and fatigue. The elderly may not get a fever. Children may have stomach symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Symptoms usually last two to seven days. The cough and weakness may last for up to six weeks. Read on to find out more...
Ontario is launching a new $741 million diabetes strategy that aims to prevent, manage and treat diabetes care across the province. Read on to find out more...
We’ve all heard stories about the difficulties that people with disabilities face when they have to go to the hospital: Non verbal people who wouldn’t be fed if a friend or attendant didn’t visit regularly; medication that has been taken for years suddenly withdrawn because the attending physicians were focused on another problem, and the deaths that resulted because of massive seizures that resulted from this sudden withdrawal. Also, of people who die from a relatively minor problem due to misunderstanding of the impact that a minor problem for someone without a disability might have on a person with a disability. This is happening all across Canada. Read on to find out more…
In spring of 2007, our national organization, the Independent Living Canada (IL Canada) launched Investing in Futures: An Independent Living Approach to Education Savings Incentives.
It is a three year national project that will support member Independent Living Resource Centres (ILRCs), like CILT, to provide post-secondary education and savings resources, tools and supports to parents with disabilities as well as the parents of children with disabilities. Read on to find out more…
In the Stream - Fall 2007
David C. Onley, born in Ontario June 12, 1950, has recently been appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Onley is a former television personality: as a science and technology reporter for a Toronto television station, CityTV, and an anchor for the 24-hour news station CablePulse24. Read on to find out more…..
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