Author: Ontario Disability Coalition

The Ontario Disability Coalition (ODC) is a grassroots coalition that was established in 2017 to be the voice of parents, caregivers, health service professionals and disabled individuals children and adults. Our primary goal is to advocate for health care services that a person needs to find their way towards achieving as normal a life as possible. Our secondary goal is to ensure that all publicly funded services, have minimal wait times, are fully accessible and flexible to meet the needs of all disabled individuals. We are willing to assist with policy development related to issues of children, youth and adults with disabilities. We will co-operate where possible with other organizations and advocates for individuals with disabilities. We will assist with and support the efforts of parents, caregivers and professionals to meet the needs of people with disabilities. We will preach accountability and transparency with all publicly funded or public supported health services. This blog is managed by Geoffrey Feldman, Director, Ontario Disability Coalition

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ODSP Action Coalition and Ontario Disability Coalition will hold our fourth #Rally4ODSP at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023, starting at 11am. Disability advocates across Ontario are condemning the recent 5% increase to some Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates as woefully inadequate to lift clients out of poverty and fails… Read More Press Release

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Rally 4 ODSP & ACSD – Join Us – April 25th, 2023

Date: Tuesday, April 25th, 2023Time: 11 am to 1 pmLocation: Queen’s Park, South Lawn, 110 Wellesley St. W, Toronto Ontario Press Release Toronto, Ontario: Disability advocates across Ontario condemn the recent $40 increase in the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates. With the poverty rate somewhere above $2200, $1270 a month for individuals fails to… Read More Rally 4 ODSP & ACSD – Join Us – April 25th, 2023

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Save the date! – Rally for ODSP & ACSD

Mark your calendars for April 25th, 2023 – the day we come together at Queens Park Legislature to demand change. The Rally for Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) & Assistance for Children Severe Disabilities (ACSD) is a call to double the rates and lift individuals and families with disabilities and social assistance recipients out of… Read More Save the date! – Rally for ODSP & ACSD

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In Canada Disability Poverty begins at birth

Earlier this year advocates from Ontario Disability Coalition and BC Complex Kids Society met with Minister Carla Qualtrough to discuss childhood disability poverty that affects families across Canada. We shared our stories as mother’s of children with complex medical needs and identify the barriers created by federal policies and solutions to prevent lowered social economic… Read More In Canada Disability Poverty begins at birth

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Ford’s “Plan to Build” Fails Those Most Vulnerable

IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE  TORONTO, ONTARIO –  Proposed changes, while great for those who can work, leave those who cannot work destitute. “We have been pushing the government to increase the amount recipients can earn before clawing back earnings, so it is good to see this change now. However this change only benefits those who can… Read More Ford’s “Plan to Build” Fails Those Most Vulnerable

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MEDIA RELEASE – Ford government fails people with disability with a sub-inflation increase of 5%

Wednesday August 10th, 2022, Ford government’s budget fails people with disability with a sub-inflation ODSP increase of 5% CARLETON PLACE, ON – Disability advocate Maddy Dever issued the following statement on behalf of many people with disabilities across the province in response to the introduction of the Ford governments 2022 Budget. “In a time of… Read More MEDIA RELEASE – Ford government fails people with disability with a sub-inflation increase of 5%

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Home Care Nursing Crisis is going from bad to worse

Ontario Home Care System is completely forgotten and is leaving Ontario’s most vulnerable families, children, adults, and seniors without critically essential life sustaining care. Nicole Payette Kyryluk, a policy advisor for Ontario Disability Coalition, shared her family’s struggles in a desperate cry for help and it was featured on the front page of the Toronto… Read More Home Care Nursing Crisis is going from bad to worse

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