No more wait lists for disabled in Ontario
Jul 24, 2014 15:24:39 GMT -8
Post by DJ on Jul 24, 2014 15:24:39 GMT -8
Good news for us Ontarians! 
No more wait lists. One provincial minister in charge. And recognition that all people with developmental disabilities have the right to services they need throughout their lives.
Those are the key recommendations in a long-awaited report released at Queen's Park on Tuesday by the Select Committee on Developmental Services.
Calling the situation "urgent," the all-party committee said it was "deeply troubled and alarmed by the range of barriers confronting persons with developmental disabilities." As a result, they said, many families "feel pushed to the brink of disaster."
To address the confusing jumble of services provided by multiple ministries, the report called for one minister to take responsibility — the minister of community and social services — by leading a special inter-ministerial committee of 10.
That group's first priority should be ending all wait lists for services and supports within the next 12 months and outlining a plan with goals and timelines to implement the report's other 45 recommendations, the MPPs urged.
Those are the key recommendations in a long-awaited report released at Queen's Park on Tuesday by the Select Committee on Developmental Services.
Calling the situation "urgent," the all-party committee said it was "deeply troubled and alarmed by the range of barriers confronting persons with developmental disabilities." As a result, they said, many families "feel pushed to the brink of disaster."
To address the confusing jumble of services provided by multiple ministries, the report called for one minister to take responsibility — the minister of community and social services — by leading a special inter-ministerial committee of 10.
That group's first priority should be ending all wait lists for services and supports within the next 12 months and outlining a plan with goals and timelines to implement the report's other 45 recommendations, the MPPs urged.
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