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Toronto District School Board Policy Consultation on Human Rights Deadline: April 30, 2021
https://www.tdsb.on.ca/About-Us/Policies-Procedures-Forms/Policy-Consultations
Please share this link widely and encourage participation. Toronto Family Network has made a submission that was addressed to the Senior Human Rights Policy, Education & Org Change Specialist listed as the contact person for this consultation, as well as to the Director of Education, Chair of the Board, Special Education Advisory Committee, Parent Involvement Advisory Committee and Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
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TDSB Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) Meeting
Next Meeting: April 19, 2021
Link to Human Rights at TDSB Page: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/About-Us/Human-Rights
FYI Other consultations include Parent and Community Involvement Policy, Specialized Schools and Programs Policy and Workplace Harassment Prevention.
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Toronto Catholic District School Board SEAC Meeting
Next Meeting: Wed, April 21, 2021
https://www.tcdsb.org/board/trusteesoftheboard/boardmeeting/Pages/BoardMeeting.aspx
https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SpecialEducation/SEAC/Pages/default.aspx
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Government of Ontario News Release Ontario Extending Temporary Wage Enhancement for Personal Support Workers
March 18, 2021
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From Family Alliance Ontario
Social Hour: Sunday April 11, 2021, 8:00-9:00 pm. Who has questions about gardening? Do you have knowledge that you can share? RSVP by Sat April 10, 2021:
Family Knowledge Share: Wed April 28, 2021, 7:00-8:00 pm. Rosanne Purnwasie, Organizer, Durham Sibling Group and FAO Board Member, will share information about their group.RSVP by Mon April 26, 2021:
Family Knowledge Share on Wed May 26, 2021, 7:00-8:00 pm. Topic: Supported Decision Making: Community-based initiatives to advance the equal right to decide by Michael Bach with the IRIS Institute (www.irisinstitute.ca).
Family Alliance Ontario Annual General Meeting on Sat June 5, 2021 from 9:30 am.-12:00 noon. Speaker: Rupert Gordon, Assistant Deputy Minister will be sharing information about the Developmental Services Reform.
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Family Alliance Ontario (FAO) ODSP Survey
https://forms.gle/2DExh8RiwDso84Tq5
Family Alliance Ontario wants to find out what families and people across Ontario experience when they interact with their local ODSP office.
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Family Alliance Ontario (FAO) and People for Personalized Funding (PFPF) Surveys
Both surveys close April 16, 2021
Ontario SSAH Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRkYhhETMbTM8OYsdWOFhqp2Cfq0nv1UK2yuIqP8-VJquLkQ/viewform
Ontario Passport Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-ILApMbaVGSn_Nv-eIS4O5_ZOvaWs4rWKdniRy-75Kb2SlA/viewform
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Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) Housing Navigation and Housing Toolkit Survey
Survey: http://bit.ly/HNSurveyEN
Responses collected until May 14, 2021
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From Marilyn Dolmage
CTV investigation into class actions aired Saturday March 20th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6XzHE3aW8Q
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Advocacy Kit from People for Personalized Funding (PFPF) formerly called the Special Services at Home/Passport Coalition
Revised kit found on site: https://www.pfpf.ca/
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Families for a Secure Future (FSF) April Family Gathering
April 8th from 7:00 - 8: 00 pm Eastern Time
Zoom login details posted on FSF website: https://www.familiesforasecurefuture.ca/
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Toronto Star Article
Reva was interviewed for this article and quoted.
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From Jason Weppelman Client Program Manager Toronto Companies Looking to Recruit/Hire People with Disabilities/Autism/Neurodiversities
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Community Living Ontario Feature Story: Provincial Budget Announces New Funding for People with Disabilities, Developmental Services
Find on website in Update Friday: March 26, 2021
https://communitylivingontario.ca/en/
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The OHRC at 60
Toronto Family Network received an invitation to this 15-month commemoration and celebration. 15-month.
On March 29, 2021, the OHRC marked its 60th anniversary with a virtual celebration to mark the start of a 15-month period of commemoration and celebration of both the OHRC’s 60th anniversary and the 60th anniversary of Ontario’s Human Rights Code in June 2022. http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/ohrc-at-60
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From Amanda Bartlett-Hindley, Ontario Community Services Coalition (OCSC)
Overview of the COVID-19 vaccine in a 30 minute info session with Q&A available on OCSC website: www.ocsc-ontario.ca under “Family Forums & Links.” Also found on the website is Dr. Patricia Spindel's Advocacy Workshop Presentation.
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Ontario Human Rights Commission Right to Read Public Inquiry
We have no new info to share. Last Post on the OHRC website seems to have been October 26, 2020. Please let us know if you hear anything new.
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/right-read-public-inquiry-on-reading-disabilities
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