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

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

Complex Care and cobbling together 24/7 nursing care for Alexa

Home Care Nursing Crisis The lack of sleep, multiple agencies, insurance, paperwork, hospital visits, and unending cost of equipment and therapy is truly endless and more than most people could manage. Immediate action is needed on so many fronts. The love is endless but the system, it’s roadblocks, barriers and gatekeepers must end. This problem… Read More Complex Care and cobbling together 24/7 nursing care for Alexa

We need change immediately, lives are literally at stake.

By Marcy White When she was Ontario Patient Ombudsman, Christine Elliott came to my house to meet my son. She advocated repeatedly, but ineffectively, on his behalf when she learned about the frequent nursing errors Jacob experienced at home. We had weekly meetings discussing the status of her efforts. The current Minister of Health, the same… Read More We need change immediately, lives are literally at stake.

Minutes from our meeting with Honourable Minister Todd Smith.

On September 20th 2019, the day of Ontario Disability Coalition (ODC) Queens Park rally “We are not red tape”, ODC advocates also had an opportunity to meet with senior ministry staff and the Honourable Minister Todd Smith. This was an opportunity for self advocates and their caregivers to share their hardships and experiences with Minister… Read More Minutes from our meeting with Honourable Minister Todd Smith.