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…lf. Read more Step 4: Inclusive Service Delivery Toolkit Navigation: Start | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Inclusive Service Delivery ABOUT This online resource was created to help you gain a deeper understanding of Equity and Diversity in order to promote Inclusion where you work, live and play. The videos, discussion guides, activities and suggested resources can all be used in a variety of ways to facilitate brave conversations about what makes us…
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…d fun. Remember to be patient, stay positive and make it fun! Sources Canadian Pediatric Society (2019). Caring for Kids: When your child is a picky eater. https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/when_your_child_is_a_picky_eater City of Toronto (n.d.) Picky Eating. https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/childrenparenting/pregnancy-and-parenting/parenting/feeding-your-child/feeding-yourtoddlerpreschooler/picky-eating/ Community Living Toronto (n…
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…r question and unlike an FAQ section it is dynamic with the possibility of new relevant material being added at any time by members of the community – people with a developmental disability, family members or others in their support networks. You can also have access to the new information as soon as it is posted. Goto Connected Families Connected Families is a social media tool that has some privacy but also allows for opportunities to meet new p…
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…formation and resources. https://www.associationpanda.qc.ca/ ADHD & You A comprehensive website with downloadable stories, practical tips and resources designed for parents of children with ADHD as well as teens and adults who have ADHD. http://www.adhdandyou.ca/ References adhdandyou.ca caddac.ca https://www.caddra.ca/wp-content/uploads/CADDRA-Guidelines-4th-Edition_-Feb2018.pdf The content contained in this document is for general informatio…
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…at any time. However, the power of the substitute decision-maker does not come into effect until the person becomes mentally incapable of making decisions for his/her own personal care. Prior to that time, the Power of Attorney can be used to allow the Attorney (the person named as substitute decision-maker) to give and receive information about the individual with service providers. This kind of arrangement allows the Attorney to remain in the c…
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…a Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) Tel: 416-598-2656 or on the web at www.advocacycentreelderly.org/ Government of Ontario http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca View and print the Substitute Decisions Act that governs Power of Attorney for Property. Speak to a lawyer. Sourced from GUIDE TO PERSONAL CARE AND PROPERTY For Older Adults with a Developmental Disability, The Ontario Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities, 2008 http://www.opadd.o…
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…roken ankle, prompts serve only to support your child while developing the new skill. Weaning your child off prompts quickly will ensure that the skill will develop and that he will not become dependent on the “crutch”. This is FADING. It is a process of gradually reducing the need, strength or level of the prompt. Using the example “tying shoe laces”, you might gently touch your child’s wrist to encourage him to pull the lace loops apart to creat…
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…efore moving on to another activity. We’ll establish a goal for William to complete a short series of six activities during free play time. We will reward him with a token every time he completes an activity. Initially, we’ll select activities with clearly defined endings, such as puzzles, building a block tower using 10 blocks, etc. We’ll start with a token board that only requires a single response before the reward is delivered. As William beco…
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…l be similar. Tell the group that it is a normal behavioural response to become non-compliant or upset when you cannot follow a task and to think about how many instructions children receive on a day to day basis. When parents learn some new techniques they can greatly improve their children’s ability to understand us and follow instructions. Agenda: Introduction to Giving Instructions How we communicate to our children Breaking down instructions…
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…vidence Health Care Age Changes and what to do about it Phyllis Kultgen and Peggy Hotz Management Guidelines Development Disability Version 2, 2005. Original material compiled by Jane Powell of L’Arche Ontario Adapted with permission from http://www.aging-and-disability.org…
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