Independent Living Conference
Saturday Sept 15, 2012
930am to 430pm

Community Living Toronto
1712 Ellesmere Rd., Toronto, Ontario
(McCowan and Ellesmere)

Cost $30.00 per person
No Cost for Self Advocates, but must be registered.

Scarborough Residential Alternatives
Scarborough Residential Alternatives Group are parents of developmentally disabled young adults. Because there are almost no funded residential places available for our children, we are examining ways to create our own residential alternatives for lifelong living arrangements. We are determined to successfully create the best possible living arrangements for our children, using all resources, governmental and otherwise, that are available to us. We welcome the participation of any parents or caregivers who find themselves in a similar situation and want to join us in building our children’s future.

Register online

For more information please contact Bonnie Heath

MARKET PLACE

• Ron Malis, Financial advisor
• Pointer Ware
• LIGHTS
• Dignity Transportation
• John Lord Facilitator New Story
• Drama Way
• Connectability

Self Advocate Conference

9:30 to 10:15
10:15 to 10:30 — Break
10:30 to 11:15 — Self Advocate Panel on Living On My Own
11:15 to 11:30 — Break
11:30 to 12:15 — My Place
12:30 to 1:30 — Lunch
1:00 to 2:00 — Drama Way
2:00 to 3:30 — Finish My Place
3:30 to 4:30 — Dance and Minge

Parent Conference

9:30 to 9:45 — Welcome
9:45 to 11:00 — Session A Brendan Pooran — Session B John Lord
11:00 to 11:15 — Break
11:15 to 12:30 — Session C Ron Malis Financial Advisor — Session D Nancy Huntley Mediator
12:30 to 1:30 — Lunch/Market Place
1:30 to 2:45 — Session E Parent Panel—We did it! — Session F Pointerware Softwear
2:45 to 3:00 — Break
3:00 to 4:15 — Session G LIGHTS — Session H
4:15 to 4:30 — Evaluation

PRESENTERS

Nancy Huntley
Family Mediator, Parenting Coordinator, Counsellor
Family mediation is a voluntary, consensual process in which a neutral person helps clients discuss and resolve family relationship issues or In business disputes between members, helping the members create a partnership agreement, reach an informal understanding of how the business (home) will be run, or establish terms for the dissolution or sale of the business (home).

Raul Rupsingh
Developer of Pointer Ware.
PointerWare is THE simplest way for seniors and special needs populations to connect online with family, friends and the wider world. Even if someone has never used a computer in their life, they’ll be up and running in minutes with PointerWare software – it’s that easy.

Brendan Pooran
Lawyer specializing in areas of disability
Brendon can also help individuals with disabilities and their support networks form microboards. Microboards are incorporated non-profit organizations comprised of a group of individuals that support the lives of people with disabilities. They are an effective way of administering individualized funding for residential and/or day supports.

Ron Malis
Financial Advisor
Ron Malis is an associate broker with Independent Financial Concepts Group. In addition to his financial services expertise, Ron has held senior leadership positions in the not-for-profit sector and continues to consult with selected agencies. He has close ties to professionals in the disability sector and has participated in a number of committees and working groups, focusing on Independent Facilitation and Person Directed Planning. Ron is a financial services professional working with people with disabilities and their supporting family members.
http://www.ronmalis.com

John Lord
In this session, John Lord will describe how an independent facilitator can assist you in building a meaningful life in community. John will also outline how a new organization in Kitchener-Waterloo is helping people create homes that are personally rewarding for them. You can learn more about facile at http://www.facilewaterlooregion.ca

John Lord is a researcher, author, and facilitator. He was the founder of the Centre for Community Based Research. John has published widely about community alternatives. His most well-known book is Pathways to Inclusion: Building a New Story with People and Communities. His most recent co-authored book is Facilitating an Everyday Life, a book about independent facilitation, which will be available to purchase at the workshop.

Laura Starret
Manager of LIGHTS.
LIGHTS is a unique new program which has been created by community leaders in partnership with Community Living Toronto to address the very significant shortage of independent and appropriate housing for intellectually disabled citizens in Toronto. Its goal is to enable new housing opportunities to flourish for the intellectually disabled, and to share its blueprint for success with other communities across the country.

Parent Panel
Hear how other parents have helped their children move into their own home.