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Have Your Say on Canada’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan
The Government of Canada wants to hear from you on how to improve the lives of Canadians with disabilities. Your input will help shape the government’s future Disability Inclusion Action Plan. The plan, according to the federal government, will focus on: reducing poverty among Canadians with disabilities getting more persons with disabilities into good quality […]
Read MoreA Night of Inspiration at 2021 RE:Action4Inclusion Gala
What an inspirational night! Community Living Ontario, Re:Action4Inclusion and The Beanstalk Project hosted a gala evening online June 10, 2021, to celebrate and honour youth leaders who have made a positive impact in their communities over the last year. It was a fun and meaningful celebration of youth and their inspiring change projects. Joel Hilchey […]
Read More‘I believe in what Community Living does’: Huntsville’s Marike MacDonald offers 2 paintings for bid in Artists for Inclusion auction
NORTH MUSKOKA – Huntsville artist Marike MacDonald is often inspired by hope – and she has donated some to Community Living Huntsville’s Artists for Inclusion. “Each year I decided to donate to a worthy cause, and I believe in what Community Living does,” says MacDonald, a visual artist who works in acrylic or oil on […]
Read More‘They can be yours’: Huntsville artist donates 2 inspired watercolours to Artists for Inclusion online auction
Art has always been a passion for Christopher Pierce. “I was thinking of what I wanted to be when I grew up. Every child asks themselves that question,” he says. “I found I was artistic.” Pierce, a visual artist and Huntsville resident, has contributed two pieces, “Stonehenge” and “Lock Ness”, to Community Living Huntsville’s online […]
Read MoreLetter to People and Families in Response to Developmental Services Reform Plan
Source: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services To People and Families We Support, On May 18, 2021, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services released a 10-year plan to reform developmental services in Ontario. The plan, called Journey to Belonging: Choice and Inclusion, is now available to read online in traditional and easy […]
Read More‘I feel sad that I’ve missed out’: Why Huntsville’s Community Golf at Deerhurst matters
Margo Cybulski is eager to hit the links – but she and her fellow Community Golf members in Huntsville will have to wait. “I like the fresh air and exercise,” says Margo. “And hitting the ball. It’s a good way to get rid of stress.” She misses her friends, too. Community Golf, created and led […]
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Community Living Huntsville hosts ‘Artists for Inclusion’ online art auction in June 2021
NORTH MUSKOKA – Get ready to raise your virtual auction paddles for inclusion in June. Community Living Huntsville hosts Artists for Inclusion, an online auction of more than 50 fine art pieces contributed by renowned artists, craftspeople and donors, from June 14 to 30, 2021. Funds raised will help sustain Community Living Huntsville’s Pathways Program […]
Read MoreVIDEO Thank you, Huntsville, for Shining a Light on Community Living in 2021
Jennifer Jerrett, community engagement specialist for Community Living Huntsville, shares a huge ‘thank you’ for the Downtown Huntsvill BIA, Huntsville Festival of the Arts, Town of Huntsville and project partner Rolston Home Building Centre for helping to Shine a Light on Community Living for Community Living Month’s Blue and Green Day on May 6, 2021. […]
Read MoreMake Your Voice Heard on Inclusive Classrooms
The Ontario College of Teachers is engaging in a provincial review of the provincial Teacher Education Inclusive Classroom course guide. The College would like to invite community members to participate in the initial phase of this review. Anyone can participate by completing the online survey, which will be open until May 16. Take the survey.
Read MoreCall for Participants: Thriving with Intellectual Disability Study
York University researchers Annie Mills, who is a PhD student of clinical-developmental psychology with the Faculty of Health in the Department of Psychology, and Dr. Jonathan Weiss, her supervisor, are conducting an online study exploring what “thriving” means for teens, ages 12 to 18 with an intellectual disability, and their parents. The study involves sharing […]
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