The Developmental Services Information Fair showcases services and supports offered by Toronto based agencies for transitional youth (16+) and adults (18+) with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and their families.
Presentations
Developmental Services Ontario
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Presenter: Velvet Jaimes
Developmental Services Ontario presented about Registration, Eligibility, the Application Package, Accessing Passport Funding and Service Navigation.
Surry Place Plus 45
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Presenter: Dasha Choitova
A conversation around supporting people with IDD who are aging. In this presentation we look at historical context and what it means to age with IDD now. We review how the Plus 45 Clinic can be of support to your circle of care and potential resources available in the GTA.
Case Management Services
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Presenter: Mansoora Qazi
Family Service Toronto, as the lead agency for case management services in Toronto, presented key updates to the new service model. These changes are designed to improve system accessibility for individuals seeking case management support.
DSO Housing Navigation
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Presenter: Alexandra Shannan
DSO Toronto Housing Navigator, Alexandra Shannan presented on the DSO Housing Navigator role, types of housing that can be explored to support individualized and person-centred housing plans, and tools and resources housing navigators provide to support planning.
2026 DS Information Fair Participants
- Addus
- Bob Rumball Canadian Centre of Excellence for the Deaf
- Common Ground Cooperative
- Community Access Learning Centre
- Community Living Toronto- Social Brew Café and Marketplace
- Community Living Toronto- Digital Products (ConnectABILITY, MyCommunityHub, MyDirectPlan), Employment Services, MJM
- Community Living Toronto- Shadow Lake Centre
- Community Living Toronto- Creative Village
- Community Living Toronto- Community Engagement
- Community Living Toronto- CPS, Respite, TIFS
- Corbrook Awakening Abilities
- Core Toronto
- Counselling and Behaviour
- Cota
- Developmental Services Advisory Council
- Extend-A-Family
- Family Service Toronto- Passport
- Family Service Toronto- Options Children
- Family Service Toronto- Options Adult Program
- Geneva Centre for Autism
- Harmony Place Support Services
- JVS Toronto
- Karis Disability Services
- Kerry’s Place Autism Services
- L’Arche Toronto TIFS and Sol Express
- LIGHTS In Partnership with Community Living Toronto
- Lumenus
- Mary Centre
- MCCSS Social Assistance Intake Unit- ODSP Caseworkers
- Meta Centre
- New Visions Toronto
- Pegasus Community Project
- Project SEARCH Toronto
- Reena
- Springboard Services- Discovery Connect
- Student Links – Community Living Ontario
- SurexCARE
- Surrey Place – DSO and Central Intake
- Surrey Place – Safer Steps My Way and Community Network of Specialized Care
- Surrey Place – Service Coordination & Parenting Enhancement Program
- TDSB Social Work Services and the Developmental Disabilities Connect Team
- TDSB Essentials Skills Upgrading
- The Salvation Army – Broadview Village
- Elections Toronto Accessibility Options
- Toronto Public Library
- Toronto Regional Planning Table (RPT)
- Vita Community Living Services
- Victims Services Toronto
- wm+a
- Woodgreen Community Services- Parent Outreach Program
The DS Information Fair was hosted by Community Living Toronto and Lumenus with funding provided by the Toronto DS Service Provider Committee.