With support from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, the KTT network is making the adoption of innovative approaches easy with quick, user-friendly toolkits available for you to implement within your agency.
Community Living Essex County modules are posted below. In the coming months, this will be expanded to include content from DS agencies across the province of Ontario.
For more information, please contact Amanda Mastronardi, Project Manager, REAL Xchange, Knowledge Translation and Transfer at amastronardi@communitylivingessex.org.
A Professional Learning and Development Webinar is being offered on March 9, 2021 through the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and Partners for Planning, titled Using Data to Tell the Story of Developmental Disabilities in Ontario’s Criminal Justice System. Please note: registration closes on Monday March 8th, 2021 at 12:00pm.
Click the button below to access the event flyer and register for the event.
eVantage was a pilot project that looked to revolutionize employment services by putting mainstream technology in the hands of people with disabilities, employers, and service providers helping to make workplaces more inclusive.
Learn how we’re educating people with an intellectual disability how to recognize and avoid victimization from crimes of human trafficking and exploitation and increasing awareness of our local Police and Justice communities about the abilities of people with an intellectual disability and how to successfully support them to obtain justice.
In 2016 we received funding through the DS Housing Task Force to pilot a project that aims to enhance opportunities for people we support to reach their goals through the use of ‘right fit’ technology. Learn how we’ve successfully piloted the implementation of technology solutions such as smart devices, apps, wearables and medication dispensers.
Learn how we’ve successfully maintained a strong presence on all major social platforms and leveraged social media to strengthen community connections, boost fundraising efforts, and increase public awareness.
Learn how we’ve successfully embedded the Together One Dream model of partnership with advocates and families in our agency’s culture.
Learn how to implement an accessible language curriculum to help people with intellectual disabilities to identify, prevent, and report incidents of abuse. Taught by self-advocates.
Learn how we revitalized our employment services – providing direction to job seekers searching for meaningful employment and guiding employers in inclusive hiring.
