Reeder Web Design, Author at Community Living Parry Sound

Family: the tie that binds

Parent leaders and representatives from local associations, the Provincial Executive Directors’ Group and Community Living Ontario came together last Friday in Toronto for an update on four demonstration projects on family engagement. The services and supports that many Ontarians who live with an intellectual disability receive today are due to the collective voice and actions […]

Getting to Balance Lynn Walmsley

Getting to Balance Reprinted, with author’s permission, from CRU magazine 50th Edition in Queensland, Australia. My son Robert is 23 years old. We have received some paid supports since he was three years old. In the past seven years we have become much more intentional in finding natural, unpaid supports amongst friends and family, as […]

Graduation Day for the Hospitality and Tourism students!

Since 2014, Canadore College has offered a four-week Hospitality & Tourism course that provides participants with essential knowledge and certifications to be employed in the hospitality industry. Participants learn about excellence in customer service, effective communication, and dealing with difficult people. Certifications include First Aid and CPR, Safe Food Handling, WHMIS, and a Statement of Training […]

The Quiet Room

The Quiet Room, or QR, is a reference found in the files of people who resided in institutions for the developmentally delayed. A room is described in the Muskoka Report as follows: about 9 feet by 8 feet with an iron grating about one and a half feet ahead of a window. It has a […]

Home is Where the Comfort Is

Tim Vankoughnett is an integral part of the community of Parry Sound. If you haven’t seen him at the Bobby Orr Community Centre, Harvest Share, The Salvation Army, Pet Value or the Legion, you may know him simply from seeing him walking along the street to Tim Hortons or the Fire Hall. Tim was born […]

Home Depot Orange Door Project; Making the Dreams of Youth a Reality

Every year Home Depot of Canada Foundation raises funds for the Orange Door Project. The project is aimed at youth who are vulnerable or at risk of homelessness; helping them to build skills and connections within their communities that will support them to achieve their goals. For the past three years, Home Depot in Parry […]

Lesson Learned From Our Journey Of Inclusive Education by Martin and Darcy Elks

This article appeared in the periodical Thinking About School Inclusion (2012). Issue 12 pp 10-13. Belonging Matters. Melbourne Martin and Darcy Elks live in Pennsylvania. They have three children, one of which has a disability. Mary has experienced the same opportunities in life that have been available to her brother and sister, including a […]

Looking for a Family Home

Community Living Parry Sound is currently looking for a family home for a person we support. The following article was published on our website on October 2014 and we are re-posting it to draw your attention to the need we have. If you are interested in providing a family home, or know someone who may […]

Removing financial barriers for persons with disabilities on assistance

Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation

Why I Became a Respite Provider

Recently, I was asked why I became a respite contractor. In a nutshell, the answer is quite simple…to make a difference. I am a graduate of the Developmental Service Worker Program from Cambrian College. I have been fortunate enough to have worked in variety of diversified workplace settings. I have worked in a segregated school, […]