Kevin
Created his own bill of Rights
Professionals discuss RIGHTs
Brendon Pooran, Pooran Law
Discusses Consent and Capacity law as it relates to people with a developmental disability
James Holzbauer and John Devenish, APSW Assessment coordinators
Present The RIGHTS meme
UN Conventions: Real Promises or Just Words
Presented by Defence for Children International –Canada and Community Living Toronto
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Host and Panel Moderator: Michael Enright
Lecturer: Anna MacQuarrie
Panelists: Anna MacQuarrie, Brendon Pooran, Jessica Rotolo, Sam Forbes
Part 1: U.N. Conventions: Real Promises or Just Words
Presented by Defence for Children International –Canada and Community Living Toronto
Anna MacQuarrie, is Inclusion International’s Director of Global Advocacy and Human Rights. She has a Masters degree in Human Rights, from the University of Essex. Her focus is supporting the realization of the rights and full inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families
Part 2: Two Self-Advocates on taking action to make Rights real
Presented by Defence for Children International –Canada and Community Living Toronto
Jessica Rotola and Sam Forbes talk about rights at the “UN Conventions –Real Promises or Just Words?”
Part 3: UN Conventions: Real Promises or Just Words – Panel Discussion
Presented by Defence for Children International –Canada and Community Living Toronto
Host and Panel Moderator: Michael Enright
Panelists: Anna MacQuarrie, Brendon Pooran, Jessica Rotolo, Sam Forbes
Articles
- Personal Care: Power of Attorney for Personal Care
- Manual for Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities Choose an Attorney for Personal Care This manual is useful in helping to understand the role of attorney for personal care and provides tips on choosing the best person available to take on this role. Sourced with permission from http://www.aging-and-disability.org
- Pictorial Power of Attorney Concerning Personal Care Booklet A pictorial tool to help explain “Attorney for Personal Care” to individuals with intellectual disabilities so that they can make an informed decision. Adapted from “Manual for Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities Choose an Attorney for Personal Care” with permission from http://www.aging-and-disability.org
- Property; Power of Attorney For Property
- Guardianship: Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
Understanding Capacity, Competency & Consent: Introduction
Understanding Capacity, Competency & Consent: Personal Care
Understanding Capacity, Competency & Consent: Property
Dignity of Risk
Recorded at a Transition Planning training forum put on by The Toronto Networks of Specialized Care in partnership with the Developmental Services Toronto (DSTO) Shared Learning Forum and ConnectABILITY.ca
Advocacy
Working Together: People with Intellectual Disabilities Helping the Toronto Police
A presentation by the Community Living Toronto Self-Advocate council. Recorded at the DS Information fair 2018
A group of Advocates explain what rights mean to them
LGBTQ Group
Discussing the Right to be who you are
Mom’s Group
A group of mom’s talk about the Right to have kids
John
Talks about his Right to live with who he chooses
Jared
Discusses the Right to heard and have an opinion
Alex
Talks about moving out on his own
Shineeca
Discusses the importance of parents showing their love
These videos were shown at our annual conference Connected Families Forum on Saturday October 25th, 2014