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May Is Community Living Month—Endless Possibilities!
This year Brampton Caledon Community Living is celebrating Community Living Month by hosting “Endless Possibilities”—an inclusive art exhibition showcasing the art of individuals with a disability as well as the work of local artists of all mediums. From May 1 to May 28 at Beaux-Arts in Brampton, Endless Possibilities will inspire and transform and make you think about how the world experiences art and those who create it.
Beaux-Arts
70 Main Street North
1 866-339-7779
“Endless Possibilities” Art Exhibition
“Endless Possibilities” is hosted by Brampton Caledon Community Living at Beaux-Arts Brampton to showcase the artistic talents of individuals with intellectual and/or physical disabilities. We will display works created by artists with disabilities to challenge stereotypes, misapprehensions and negative conceptions of disability. We invite all community members to attend.
We are inviting artists of all mediums (visual art, vocal performance, dance, spoken word) to participate. Deadline for submission April 27, 2016 at midnight.
Please click here for the online registration form
Please click here for a link to the PDF form and artist labels
Email [email protected] for more details on how to get involved!
Ontario family denied residency over son’s Down syndrome
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Tax Tips For The 2015 Taxation Year
It is not to be taken as Accounting or Tax advice but rather, as a resource to provide a starting point for your journey through the maze that is Income Tax Preparation and Planning for people with a disability and their families.
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Region of Peel to do away with its Passenger Assist Program
Peel Regional Council is looking to end the Passenger Assist program by January, 2017. A Peel Region official says that the Region will be phasing out its Passenger Assist program because it is incompatible with a transit service.
The Passenger Assist Program has been operating under the Region’s TransHelp service since 2009 and provides service to approximately 120 Peel citizens. It is no longer adding new riders or routes and will be phased out by January 2017.
Although Transhelp will be broadening it eligibility criteria to include persons with a cognitive disability in order to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the Region says that it still plans to end the program. The official says the issue of Peel citizens who require attendant care is one that caregivers and social service providers will need to work with us on but the fact is that the future eligibility framework does not require Peel Region to provide such attendant care for individuals needing it.
If you or your family member will be impacted by this decision you may wish to contact your regional councillor for more information.
Town of Caledon
Mayor Allan Thompson
Downey, Johanna Ward 2
Groves, Annette Ward 5
Innis, Jennifer Wards 3 & 4
Shaughnessy, Barb Ward 1
Brampton
Jeffrey, Linda Mayor
Gibson, Grant Wards 1 & 5
Medeiros, Martin Wards 3 & 4
Miles, Gael Wards 7 & 8
Moore, Elaine Wards 1 & 5
Palleschi, Michael Wards 2 & 6
Sprovieri, John Wards 9& 10