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For families & caregivers
Practical guidance for the people supporting an adult with a developmental disability.
- Adult Siblings of People with Developmental Disabilities: A Guide for Ontario Families
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 too. You are very…
- Future & Succession Planning in Ontario: A Guide for Aging Parents of an Adult with a Developmental Disability
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. This guide is meant to…
- How to Choose a Good Adult Day Program in Ontario: A Family’s Quality Checklist
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 family member is…
- Navigating Healthcare for an Adult with a Developmental Disability in Ontario
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 developmental disability tend…
- ODSP in Ontario: A Plain-Language Guide for Families
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 — the rent, the…
- Respite Care in Ontario: A Family’s Guide to Getting a Break
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 spends meaningful,…
- The Passport Program in Ontario: A Plain-Language Guide for Families
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 direct-funding program that…
- The School-to-Adult-Life Transition in Ontario: A Family’s Guide to the Services Cliff
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 avoidable to get wrong.…