Disability News Ontario Canada
Province of Ontario
The capital of Ontario, Canada, is Toronto, Canada's most populous city and metropolitan area. Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is located in Ontario as well. Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With a population of just over 700,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades.
Ontario Disability Statistics - Ontario needs to be more accessible to people with disabilities. It makes good sense - economically and socially as currently 1.85 million people in Ontario have a disability. That's one in seven people. Over the next 20 years as the population ages, the number will rise to one in five Ontarians.
On June 13, 2005, the Ontario Government passed the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. The act makes Ontario the first jurisdiction in Canada to develop, implement and enforce mandatory accessibility standards that apply to both the private and public sectors. Plans are underway to make the province of Ontario accessible by 2025.
The Ontario Disability Support Program Income Support helps people with disabilities who are in financial need pay for living expenses, like food and housing. The Ontario Disability Support Program is managed and delivered by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario is a charitable non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities. Their mission is to provide leadership in learning disabilities advocacy, research, education and services and to advance the full participation of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities in today’s society - www.ldao.ca
The Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario (CPA Ontario) mission is to assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance and full community participation - http://www.cpaont.org
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