# Adults in Motion Knowledge Base > Public knowledge base of Adults in Motion. One indexable page per record, structured data on every entry, and a machine-readable JSON mirror at https://adultsinmotion.org/api/kb/all. ## Knowledge base — references - [Virtual & Online Day Programming for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/virtual-day-programming): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, you may be wondering whether an online day program is a real option or just a leftover from the lockdown… - [Transportation and Getting Around for Adults with a Developmental Disability in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/transportation-and-mobility): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, getting them where they need to go is often the quiet problem underneath every other one — the day… - [How Ontario’s Adult Developmental Services System Works: A Family Map](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/system-map): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, it helps enormously to see how the whole system fits together before you start filling out forms. This… - [Social Inclusion and Belonging for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/social-inclusion-and-belonging): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, you already know that getting them “out into the community” is only half the story — being somewhere is… - [Self-Advocacy for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario: A Plain-Language Guide](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/self-advocacy): If you’re an adult with a developmental disability — or a family member or caregiver supporting one — self-advocacy is one of the most important ideas to understand. It means… - [The School-to-Adult-Life Transition in Ontario: A Family’s Guide to the Services Cliff](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/school-to-adult-transition): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, the move from school to adult life is one of the hardest passages you’ll face — and one of the most… - [Rights, Accessibility, and Anti-Discrimination Law for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/rights-and-accessibility): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, it helps enormously to know that inclusion, accommodation, and accessibility are things the law says you… - [Respite Care in Ontario: A Family’s Guide to Getting a Break](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/respite-care): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, you may be running on empty — and respite care exists to give you a genuine break while your adult child… - [Relationships, Sexuality, and Intimacy: A Rights-Based Guide for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/relationships-and-intimacy): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, questions about friendship, dating, love, and intimacy can feel uncertain — for the adult, and for you.… - [Recreation, Leisure, Sport & the Arts for Adults with a Developmental Disability in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/recreation-leisure-and-arts): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, leisure — sport, the arts, hobbies, an afternoon at the library — is not a nice extra once the “serious”… - [Positive Behaviour Support in Ontario: A Plain-Language Guide for Families](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/positive-behaviour-support): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, you’ve probably been told they have “behaviours” — and perhaps been asked to help “manage” them. This… - [Physical Health and Active Living for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/physical-health-and-active-living): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, keeping them physically well and active is one of the highest-value things you can do — and one of the… - [Person-Centred Planning and Self-Determination in Ontario: A Family Guide](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/person-centred-planning): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, you’ve probably been handed a “plan” at some point — and wondered whether it will actually change… - [The Passport Program in Ontario: A Plain-Language Guide for Families](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/passport-program): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, Passport is likely the single most important funding program to understand. It’s the province’s… - [ODSP in Ontario: A Plain-Language Guide for Families](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/odsp-guide): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is likely the program that pays for their everyday life —… - [Navigating Healthcare for an Adult with a Developmental Disability in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/navigating-healthcare): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, one of the hardest and most important jobs is helping them get good healthcare. Adults with a… - [Life After School in Ontario: The Full Menu of Options for Adults with Developmental Disabilities](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/menu-of-options): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, one of the hardest moments comes when school ends and someone asks, “So what now?” There is no single… - [Legal Decision-Making in Ontario: Capacity, Powers of Attorney and Guardianship — A Family Guide](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/legal-decision-making): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, the day they turn 18 quietly changes who is legally allowed to make their decisions — and that surprises… - [Housing and Residential Options for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/housing-options): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, few questions weigh heavier than “where will they live?” — and the honest answer is that Ontario offers a… - [Henson Trusts and Estate Planning for a Family Member on ODSP in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/henson-trust-and-estate-planning): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, few questions weigh heavier than “what happens to them when I’m gone?” The instinct to simply leave them… - [Future & Succession Planning in Ontario: A Guide for Aging Parents of an Adult with a Developmental Disability](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/future-planning-when-im-gone): If you’re an aging parent supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, the question “what happens when I’m gone?” can feel too large and too painful to face.… - [Ontario’s Developmental-Services Funding Crisis: Waitlists, Money, and What It Means for Families](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/funding-crisis): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, you have probably already run into the hardest truth about this system: the supports exist on paper, but… - [Dual Diagnosis and Diagnostic Overshadowing in Ontario: A Family Guide to Mental Health and Developmental Disability](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/dual-diagnosis): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, one of the most important things to understand is that a mental health condition can sit alongside the… - [The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and RDSP in Ontario: A Plain-Language Guide for Families](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/disability-tax-credit-and-rdsp): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, two federal programs — the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)… - [The Direct-Support Workforce Crisis in Ontario: What Families Should Know](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/direct-support-workforce-crisis): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, you’ve probably run into a frustration that has nothing to do with funding: even when the money is… - [Dignity of Risk and Safeguarding in Ontario: A Guide for Families and Staff](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/dignity-of-risk-and-safeguarding): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, one of the hardest things you’ll face is the pull between two loving instincts: letting the person live a… - [Developmental Services Ontario (DSO): The Front Door to Adult Services in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/developmental-services-ontario-dso): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, Developmental Services Ontario — almost everyone just says DSO — is where the journey begins. It’s the… - [Deinstitutionalization in Ontario: A History for Families of Adults with Developmental Disabilities](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/deinstitutionalization-history): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, it helps to know where today’s services came from — because the values we now take for granted… - [Adult Day Program Models in Ontario: A Plain-Language Guide to the Options](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/day-program-models): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, you’ll quickly discover that “day program” doesn’t mean one thing. It covers a whole spectrum of settings… - [Culturally Responsive Support for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/culturally-responsive-support): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, and your family speaks another language, holds a faith or worldview that isn’t the system’s default, is… - [Crisis Situations and the Justice System in Ontario: A Guide for Families and Support Workers](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/crisis-and-justice-system): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, one of the hardest things to think about — but one of the most important to prepare for — is what happens… - [Communication and AAC for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/communication-and-aac): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, one of the most important things you can do is make sure they have a reliable way to be heard — with or… - [How to Choose a Good Adult Day Program in Ontario: A Family’s Quality Checklist](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/choosing-a-good-day-program): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, choosing a day program can feel like a leap of faith — you want somewhere safe, but also somewhere your… - [Assistive Technology and Digital Inclusion in Ontario: A Family Guide](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/assistive-technology): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, the right technology can genuinely widen their world — more independence, safer days, new ways to learn… - [Aging with a Developmental Disability in Ontario: A Guide for Families](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/aging): If you’re supporting an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, one of the most important things to understand is that later life often arrives sooner than you’d expect.… - [Adult Siblings of People with Developmental Disabilities: A Guide for Ontario Families](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/adult-siblings): If you’re the brother or sister of an adult with a developmental disability in Ontario, this page is written for you first — and for the parents and providers who care about you… ## Full corpus - [Knowledge base index](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/) - [Sitemap](https://adultsinmotion.org/kb/sitemap.xml) - [JSON mirror](https://adultsinmotion.org/api/kb/all)