Topic
Legal & rights
Decision-making, capacity, rights, accessibility, and crisis or justice-system situations.
- Crisis Situations and the Justice System in Ontario: A Guide for Families and Support Workers
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 if they come into…
- Dignity of Risk and Safeguarding in Ontario: A Guide for Families and Staff
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 full, ordinary life…
- Legal Decision-Making in Ontario: Capacity, Powers of Attorney and Guardianship — A Family Guide
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 a lot of families.…
- Relationships, Sexuality, and Intimacy: A Rights-Based Guide for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario
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. The starting point is…
- Rights, Accessibility, and Anti-Discrimination Law for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario
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 can demand — not…