Attendant Services Business Case - Update

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It would be great if you could pass this on to anyone - It is being debated 

this Thursday afternoon.

 

For some people with physical disabilities and MCS this is their only way of

getting assistance care and wait times can be 4-10 years. Community Care Access

Centres deny helping people with MCS as they will not provide someone who is

scent free and smoke free. (Even with Doctors letters and lengthy phone calls).

 A letter written requesting assistance by an MPP on behalf of their constituent

to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has  been denied.

 

This is a violation of descrimination as the Ontario Human Rights Commission

formally recognizes environmental sensitivities as a disability.

 

 

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Julia Fice

'Julia Fice'

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:19 AM

Attendant Services Business Case - Update

 

Hi Everyone,

 

Attendant service funding and wait times s to be debated in the Ontario

Legislature this Thursday, October 30!!!

 

Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) urges everyone to contact their

local MPPs and ask them to support and speak to the motion. Please see below.

 

Ian Parker

Cheryl [cheryl.gorman]

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:38 PM

'Sandra Carpenter'; 'Ian Parker'

FW: Attendant Services Business Case - Update

 

Hi there - some action on the Attendant Services issue.  See below.  Go after

your MPPs to support this next week in the Leg. 

Talk to you soon. 

Cheryl

 

OCSA Independent Living Service Providers:

Attached is an updated version of the Attendant Services paper released in

August - just a small change in Appendix D to include another service provider

that was missed in the original version.

 

I also wanted to let you know that on October 9th,  Ted Arnott, MPP for

Waterloo-Wellington (PC) tabled the following resolution in the Legislature:

 

" That the McGuinty Liberal government add attendant services to the Provincial

Wait Times Strategy, and allocate funding according to how many individuals

actually require services. "

 

Mr. Arnott was approached by a constituent in his riding who receives Attendant

Services who had seen our report and drew it to his attention asking him to do

something about the issue.  It will be debated in the Ontario Legislature by all

parties next Thursday afternoon, October 30th.  

Ted Arnott is issuing a press release on the 30th  (which I will forward to you

when released).  He is also hosting a press conference that morning at Queen's

Park. 

 

Please contact your local M.P.P.s and ask that they support the resolution and

speak to the issue during the debate. 

I  spoke with Angie Haydon, CEO of the Ontario Health Quality Council, this

morning at the OCSA conference and gave her a copy of our report, noting that we

are recommending Attendant Services wait times be added to the Ministry's Wait

Times Strategy and be tracked and reported on by the Council.

 

Cheryl

 

Cheryl Gorman

Consultant, OCSA