July 2009 —
The Ministry of Community and Social Services has recently posted the First Regulation for the new Act pertaining to Developmental Services. Family Alliance Ontario is objecting to the exclusion of residential services and supports from direct funding agreements.
Please help to get this message to other families in your community who might share our outrage at this discrimination. Choose your method of response, but be sure to let the policy makers know how you feel.
Deadline August 18th. See details…
March 2009 —
Historically, people who wanted to self-direct their supports have not been treated fairly. They were either denied supports or given significantly smaller allocations than those who chose to use agency services. Family Alliance Ontario recommended a set of principles of fairness at the Joint Ministry/Developmental Services Sector Partnership Table.
Details…
