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Community Living Ontario Webinars: Supporting Choice, Control, and Decision-making Among People Who Have an Intellectual Disability
During Community Living Month, join us for this two-part webinar series to hear from people, family members, and service leaders about forward-thinking practices in supported decision-making. Speakers will include:
· Stephanie Dickson, Partner, PooranLaw
· Janet Klees, Executive Director, Durham Family Resources
· Amy Sweet, Director, Windsor Essex Brokerage for Personal Supports
· Additional speakers TBA
The first webinar, 'Protecting Rights and Increasing Control', will be taking place on May 23 from noon – 1:30 p.m. ET.
Click here for more information or to register
The second webinar, 'Supporting and Building Decision-making Capacity', will be taking place on May 30 from noon – 1:30 p.m. ET.