All posts by Mackenzie Braithwaite

Join Book Club with Recreational Respite!

Community, Recreation

Here’s your reminder to join Book Club with Recreational Respite! There are so many benefits of reading short stories in a group, including making meaningful connections, exploration new genres, engaging with diverse perspectives, and fostering personal growth.
Saturdays at 2:30pm ET (4pm NT/ 3:30pm AT/ 1:30pm CT/ 12:30pm MT/ 11:30am PT)
Register here!
🖥www.recrespite.com/virtual-services
📧groups@recrespite.com
📞1-877-855-7070
Recreational Respite offers a wide variety of virtual groups for young adults of all abilities (Ages 16+).

📞The Parent Support Line – FREE and confidential space to talk about parenting, child development, and child behavior

Caregivers, Community, Resources

Being a parent is incredibly rewarding, yet it comes with its own set of challenges. You’re not alone on this journey. 🌼
📞If you’re seeking support, guidance, or simply need someone to listen, the Parent Resource Centre is here for you. Their Parent Support Line offers a FREE and confidential space to talk about parenting, child development, and child behavior.
🕘Available Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri to from 9 AM to 4 PM. Wed from 11 AM to 7PM ☎️𝟲𝟭𝟯-𝟰𝟴𝟮-𝟴𝟭𝟳𝟯.
Prefer writing? Email them at 📧𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭@𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞.𝐜𝐚

Should you contact the Passport program or Developmental Services Ontario (DSO)?

Funding, News, Resources, Services and Programs

After you are referred to the Passport program, you don’t need to contact DSO about your Passport file. For anything related to the Passport program, like what you can buy, invoices, your funding balance, or signing up support workers, contact your local Passport agency.
If your service needs change, you move to a new address, or your contact information changes, you should let your area DSO know so they can update your file.

🏫Reflecting on our Practice: Ten Ways Schools Can Foster Belonging Among Students With and Without Disabilities

Advocacy, Community, School, Social

Suggested reading by OIFN: Ontario Independent Facilitation Network

Check out this reflection guide from the PROGRESS Center at the American Institutes for Research. Although the questions are asked from an education lens, they can easily be applied to thinking about our communities and social groups.

https://promotingprogress.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Fostering_Belonging_Handout.pdf

📰Turning 18 should be a celebration not a setback for youth with disabilities, report suggests

Community, News, Transition

When Wesley turned 18, instead of celebrating, they felt terrified. After 18 years of being supported by the same healthcare team, everything changed overnight.

“You’re accessing the same general team of professionals. Then with one birthday, one change, almost all of the contacts had to be swapped over to adult care providers,” says Wesley, who is now in their 20s. “All those relationships you’ve built over 18 years are just gone.”

Read the story here