Searching for Developmental Disabilities

Provides sports training and athletic competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities

Activities include:

• community support
  
• education programs
  
• sport programs
  
• workshops
  
• parent education, socials and support
  
• Halton Youth Disability Advisory Council (HYDAC)
  
• clubs
  
• social groups
  
• awareness and advocacy initiatives

Visit the website for details

Dynacare

209 Oak Park Blvd, Suite 100

• 905-257-3186
• wheelchair accessible

2525 Old Bronte Rd, Suite 180

• 905-450-5128
• wheelchair accessible

2315 Bristol Circle, Unit 103

• 905-829-5843
• wheelchair accessible

LifeLabs
**All Oakville Lifelab locations offer a Serving Patients with Autism Program**

170 Rebecca St

• 1-877-849-3637
• laboratory testing
• wheelchair accessible

575 River Glen Blvd

• 1-877-849-3637
• laboratory testing
• ECG
• wheelchair accessible

1235 Trafalgar Rd, B-08

• 1-877-849-3637
• laboratory testing
• ECG
• Holter monitoring
• wheelchair accessible

1060 Speers Rd, Unit 120

• 1-877-849-3637
• laboratory testing
• ECG
• wheelchair accessible

3075 Hospital Gate, Suite 205

• 1-877-849-3637
• laboratory testing
• ECG
• Holter monitoring
• wheelchair accessible

Services are delivered by therapists with experience providing Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) services to children and youth with autism in the Halton region

• intervention focuses on teaching social skills, functional life skills, and social communication

Service options for birth to age 6 include:

• Entry to School: for children ages 3 to 6 years of age, registered with the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) and entering school for the first time
• Project ImPACT: an early intervention caregiver program in partnership with Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services
• Drop-ins: times where children and their families can come together to socialize and meet others

Service options for youth 7-21 include:

• Drop-ins: times where youth can come together to socialize and meet other youth
• Teen Drop-in: registered program for teens ages 14 to 17 with Autism
• Walk-in appointments: free single sessions about topics such as general strategies regarding problem behaviour or recommendations for skills development
• High School Readiness: behaviour therapists go through what to expect from high school and strategies for making the transition smooth
• Job Ready Program: designed for individuals with autism between the ages of 15 and 21

Service options for families and caregivers include:

• Family Service Planning: a behaviour therapist helps families make decisions around priority goals, service modality, and helps connect families with services
• Urgent Response Services: time-limited service to respond to one specific need for children and youth up to 18 years of age to prevent further escalation of risk of harm to self, others, and/or property
• Foundational Family Services workshops: different workshops open to anyone who is, or has a child registered, in the OAP
• SibShop: a place for siblings, ages 8 to 13, of people with autism to meet with other siblings who may share similar experiences
• Visual Supports Clinic: behaviour therapist will create customized visual supports to use as a proactive strategy and provide tips on how to use them effectively

The gym is inclusive for all abilities and is equipped with:

• a zip line
• climbing structures
• swings (including larger sizes for adult size children and those in wheelchairs)
• crash pit
• calming room

Activities:

• camps
• open play
• private facility rental
• after school programs
• arts and crafts
• kids yoga
• birthday parties
• special events

Community services for people with developmental disabilities who live in Halton

Adults (18+):

• provides service coordination
• short term and crisis counselling
• provide assistance with budgeting and managing funds
• assistance in finding accommodation
• provide referral and assistance in accessing community resources and supportive counselling
• assist with coordination and future planning

Children (up to age 18):

• coordinated intake for children for developmental services in Halton: initial contact point for families and individuals who are interested in accessing residential and non-residential supports
• provides assistance to families who have a child with developmental disability, for information, referral and accessing services
• assist with coordination of services and future planning
• administer funds authorized by the Special Services at Home Program for children * provide families and or caregivers the option to have funds paid to either the worker or the family * assist in the delivery of the Special Services at Home (SSAH) Program

Respite Program:

• provides short-term relief to families and or caregivers who support an individual with a developmental disability including people on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• provides relief both in and out of the home
• visit respiteservices.com for more information

Passport Program:

• helps adults with a developmental disability be involved in their community and live as independently as possible by providing funding for community participation services and supports, activities of daily living and person directed planning
• for adults over the age 18 years and eligibility is confirmed by the Developmental Services of Ontario (DSO)
• helps young people make the transition from school to life as an adult in the community
• supports families and caregivers of an adult with a development disability so they can continue in their supportive role

Providing specialized supportive living services, care and support to persons over 18 years of age with developmental disabilities, challenging behaviors and mental health issues * supportive living services are located in a central administration and recreational building in downtown Oakville * operates eleven homes in the communities of Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Halton Hills and Georgetown * elected volunteer board of directors is responsible for the governance of the organization * volunteer opportunities available


Services for individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities with a focus on complex needs

• clinical services: persons are served by a multidisciplinary team consisting of direct care counsellors and other professionals including physiotherapist, speech language pathologist and speech language assistant, occupational therapist, behaviour therapists, psychologists, nutritionist, nurse specialist, physician and psychiatrist
• ongoing assessment, treatment and management
• opportunities for basic life skill development, workshop activities and for some supported employment
• a ten bed activity-based respite program for children and adults with complex needs
• managing Halton Support Services, a community service for people with intellectual disabilities who live in the Halton Region * contact Beth Watson at 905-844-7864 ext 230 or bwatson@cwsds.ca for more information

Day Services

• supports people with an intellectual disability, including those with complex needs, to meet their community participation aspirations and desires as outlined in their Personal Support Plans
• Individuals have a range of activities in which they can participate, including an on-site greenhouse, a laundry service that supports some of the community-based homes, swimming, landscaping, and supporting the Town of Oakville's park clean-up program

Dual Diagnosis Service

• provides consultation, comprehensive assessment, treatment planning, interpretation, on site support and follow up, mentoring and education/training
• Dual Diagnosis Justice Coordinators support individuals through the criminal justice system and to ensure supports are in place to reintegrate into community life * serve individuals 18 years old and up * referrals can be made by the individual, family, service providers, courts, police or anyone involved with the individual * individual's consent must be obtained

Short Term Assessment and Treatment Environment (STATE)

• for those with a dual diagnosis - assesses the individual and develops a treatment plan that will assist in integrating the individual back into their community

Central West Region Passport Agency (CWRPA)

• administers program for adults with a developmental disability who have completed school and are seeking community participation supports

Central West Community Network of Specialized Care

• working with community partners to develop, coordinate and streamline access to resources

Services and Programs:

• Halton Support Services
• Respite Services

Provides services for children who are at risk for or have a developmental delay

Infant and Child Development Services

• developmental and therapy services for children with differing abilities birth to school entry
• may include children born prematurely, fetal alcohol or drug exposure, family history or sibling with diagnosis of autism or a genetic condition

Services include:

• assessments
• developmental consultants and occupational therapists support intervention that focuses on the family's goals for their child
• service co-ordination of all services involved with the child/family
• referrals to other services in the community
• workshops and groups specifically designed to meet child and caregivers needs
• resources, i.e. equipment, reading materials
• transition to school support

Inclusion Services

• services that support inclusion in licensed child care programs, nursery schools or private home child care in the community
• available to children birth to 3.8 years of age (prior to entry into Junior Kindergarten)
• child must be attending a licensed child care setting and have concerns regarding their development

Services include:

• resource consultants provide services to support child care/ inclusion including resource support for classrooms, e.g. program planning, modelling successful teaching strategies
• coordination of services for/with families
• assistance with the development of program plans
• transition to school support
• support in the child care setting and the child's home

Family and Community Behavioural Services

In home consultation:

• intervention for individuals 2-21 years of age who have a diagnosis of developmental disability (not including Autism Spectrum Disorder) and/or suspected or confirmed Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
• behaviour consultants provide service in a way that builds capacity within families/teams and enables parents and professionals to strengthen knowledge and insight into their child's behaviour and skills
• facilitate meetings with parents to explore their concerns, strengths, skills and abilities and to develop a family plan through a collaborative approach
• focus on a child/adolescent's ability to function in their home, school, community through services focused on social skills, transition planning, toileting
• family support through telephone contacts, workshops, tip sheets

Group Consultation:

• provide group consultation to children aged 2-21 years or their caregivers, including children with a diagnosis of autism
• range of groups to address topics including toileting learning, behaviour, sensory processing and relationships

Residential services for people based on their individual needs

24 Hour Support Group Living:

• each home provides support for up to 5 people residing in a group living setting
• support is person-directed and designed to meet each person goals, wishes, needs and dreams
• promote personal decision making, meaningful community involvement and assist people to develop and maintain independence in their everyday lives

Supported Living and Supported Independent Living:

• designed to offer varying amounts of support to people where they live
• support is also offered while they are in their family home and in the process of moving to their own home
  
  

Support could include:

• money handling and budgeting
• menu planning and assistance with preparation of meals
• shopping
• landlord and tenant negotiations
• home maintenance
• assistance with appointments and accessing other community resources to enhance their quality of life

Offers a number of Community Day Service locations throughout Oakville * the goal of each location is to provide an array of opportunities for each person to participate in meaningful day time, educational, leisure and social opportunities


Innovations:

• a person centered option, where prospects are based on personal interests and interests of the group
• features a strong community focus, allowing people to partake in social, recreational and volunteer opportunities within their community
• offers a variety of activities where people choose what they want to participate in such as the computer lab, arts room, music room, current events room or meditation room * each area assists people to engage in creative forms of learning amongst their peers
• offered Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm

STEPP (Skills Training to Enable Personal Progress):

• offered to people who wish to develop skills and build relationships with others
• participants have the ability to explore their talents while enhancing their literacy, numeracy and various skills of interest
• also offers recreational opportunities, community engagement and volunteering and a strong focus on healthy living and personal growth
• offered Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm

Summer Respite

• provides a safe and caring environment for children and young adults between the ages of 5 and 21
• activities include games, Snoezelen room, community events, parks, music, sports, arts and crafts and life skills
• contact Neil Rogers at 289-795-5130

Provides a range of support services to children, youth and adults who have developmental disabilities and their families

Community Day Services:

• XCEL: offer a variety of activities, creating exciting opportunities for people to develop their skills while building relationships with others * offered Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4pm * contact Julie Bisbicos, Day Services Manager at 905-464-5838

Residential Services

• supported independent living: offers varying amounts of support to people where they live based on their individual needs
• 24 hour support: provides support for up to 5 people residing in a group living setting

Employment services:

• helps individuals to find/maintain employment in the community
• job coaches work with the person and employer to achieve successful employment in the Oakville area
• job coaches also provide support for a volunteer/work experience, work training and/or situational assessment

Summer Respite:

• provides a safe and caring environment for children and young adults between the ages of 5 to 21
• activities include games, music, sports, arts and crafts and life skills
• contact Neil Rogers, 289-795-5130

Senior Connections:

• funded by New Horizons Seniors Program
• offers adults 55+ the opportunity to attend recreation and leisure activities that promote health and wellness and foster relationship building with community members
• contact Neil Rogers, 289-795-5130

Services and Programs:

• Community Participation Supports - Day Services
• Residential Services

Program combines radio technology with a coordinated rapid response to help police locate wandering or missing individuals living with cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's, autism, down syndrome, acquired brain injury or other kinds of cognitive impairment, by way of a tracking device

• participants wear a personalized lightweight battery operated wristband that emits an FM radio based signal every second, 24 hours a day
• if the client is reported missing, officers will use Project Lifesaver equipment to search for and locate the missing person
• 30 minutes is the average time it takes to find missing people

In addition to providing structured, challenging academic programs for all of its students, Wildwood is also designed to provide the support that children with learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) need to achieve their goals

• programs are tailored for children with three distinct placements
• teacher ratios of 14:1 allowing teachers to cater not just to students' academic needs but also to their behavourial and social needs
• curriculum is presented through Direct Instruction (D.I.) programs and methodology

Major services:

• job placement for persons with physical, mental health and developmental disabilities
• employment plans that outline the steps to reach a job goal
• job coaches who focus on keeping the job
• self-employment mentoring to test feasibility of new ideas

Partners with Ontario Disability Supports Program (ODSP), Employment Ontario (EO), Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), Centre for Skills Development, YMCA and Sheridan College on employment initiatives for people with disabilities

Operated by 2 physiatrists and provides outpatient consultation for musculoskeletal and neurologic disorders suitable for rehabilitation * physiatrists treat patients using different procedures (e.g. Botox injections, EMG, referrals to rehabilitation professionals)

Short-term rehabilitative care for people who have had a stroke, or have musculoskeletal, neurological or general medical conditions that affect their functionality or mobility * patients are seen by a multidisciplinary team * therapy and activities provided depend on patient's level of endurance, capability, and unique needs * patients participate in individualized active, comprehensive treatment, one-on-one and in-group sessions * Geriatric Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit (GARU) is also located on the Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Unit

Outpatient service staffed by two neurologists and a neurology nurse practitioner * offers comprehensive assessment, treatment and education for adults living with neurologic conditions


Neurophysiology studies the physiology of the nervous system * performs the following:

• Electroencephalograms (EEG)
• Electromyography (EMG)
• Electronic Visual Potentials (EVP)

Provides a broad range of medical, therapeutic and support services to children from birth to 19 years of age with physical and developmental disabilities, autism, communication disorders, and children who are deaf and blind


Services provided at this location include:

• physiotherapy
• occupational therapy
• autism services
• infant hearing screening and infant hearing services (including an audiology room for hearing-aid fitting and dispensing)
• vision services
• medical services
• specialty clinics (Botox, feeding/swallowing, nutrition, orthopedic, orthotics, personal care, nursing, rehab, and splinting clinics)
• recreation therapy
• behavior consultation services
• speech and language services
• social work services
• nursing services
• psycho-educational services (comprehensive assessments of cognitive, academic, social-emotional well-being and overall adaptive functioning)
• transition services (transition to school, transition into the adult service system)
• controlled multi-sensory Snoezelen room for children with autism or developmental disabilities
• family resource centre for staff and families (resource and toy lending library)
• youth drop-in centre
• volunteer opportunities available

A non profit organization that offers services for adults with developmental disabilities * provides opportunities for participants to develop confidence and increase independence by assisting them to develop work skills and engage in purposeful community involvement through volunteerism * volunteer opportunities available

Services include:

• Day programs and support for people with developmental disabilities
• Virtual Zoom programs
• Summer camps and winter camps
• Clubs and respite care
• Workshops

Benefits:

• encourage growth
• community-based programming
• enhance life experiences
• build friendships
• provide meaningful activities
• create real opportunities
• increase skill development
• inspire inclusion

COVID19 -- LIFE sessions and After Stroke programs are being offered virtually


Community-based rehabilitation and advocacy; affordable supportive housing for people with physical disabilities

March of Dimes Canada's Supportive Housing Programs: provides scheduled and unscheduled service to people with disabilities in their own apartments:

• non-medical assistance provided for activities of daily living in the home, such as dressing, bathing, eating, and helping with range of motion
• also assists individuals requiring more complex supports that may include g-tube feeding, tracheotomy supports as well as other activities of daily living.

Attendant Care Services -- non-medical assistance with activities of daily living in the home; MODC Non-Profit Housing

Assistive Devices Program, 1-866-765-7237 -- financial assistance for adults to purchase or repair devices that increase their mobility and functional independence; may also assist with information or resources to assist in locating additional funding sources

Pop Can Tabs Collection Program -- proceeds support Assistive Devices Program

Home and Vehicle Modification Program, 1-877-369-4867 or 1-877-369-HVMP -- financial assistance (up to $15,000) for basic home and vehicle modifications for permanent Ontario residents with a substantial impairment expected to last one year or more

Brain Injury Services -- life skills, communication, community integration, emotional and behavioural support, vocational support, recreation

Conductive Education -- for people with neurological motor disorders; physical rehabilitation and education to train the brain and the body

DesignAbility, 1-800-263-3463, ext 7211

• volunteers work with persons with mobility challenges to craft creative, custom-built solutions to overcome barriers to work, play, personal hygiene and other daily activities
• no charge, except for building materials

LIFE (Learning Independence for Future Empowerment) -- skill-building transition sessions to provide support to young adults with a disability

Post-Polio Canada, 1-800-480-5903, marchofdimes.ca/en-ca/programs/postpolio -- in-person and virtual support services, resources and information for polio survivors

After Stroke, afterstroke.marchofdimes.ca -- person-to-person support, educational opportunities and community-based programs designed to provide connection to other people, hope and life after stroke

Integrated Employment Services at this location, see other listing

Outreach and senior services are also available at this location

Business and training services for other non-profit agencies

• varying instructor/student ratios include 1 to 1 and small group
  
• follows modified Provincial curriculum
  
• programs have multidisciplinary focus on communication and language skills
  
• half and full day programs

The Centre also operates the Challenger Sports League, (Facebook page) a free community sports program for children and youth with special needs

Provides a network for social and technical support with skills development delivered through group training and potential one-on-one mentoring

• meets once a month for peer-to-peer and parent-to-parent support
• provides professional guidance and skills training towards finding employment

Helps children and youth with autism from low-income families with two main programs:

• IBI (Intensive Behavioural Intervention) Funding Program provides financial support to low-income households (less than $50,000/year) for children with autism age 17 and under to receive a one- time grant of up to $1000 for IBI Therapy
• Autism Awareness Program called the Gallery of Inspiration * this program invites individuals with autism and with artistic talents to showcase their creativity at the agency's gallery * the gallery provides a forum for the public to learn about autism through discovery of the hidden capabilities of individuals with autism

Offers skills training required to achieve community inclusion through employment


Options Training Program -- social enterprise which operates as a retail printing and business services store * participants take part in all aspects of store activities and receive training in customer Service, operating a cash register,faxing, scanning, binding and collating and sorting and logging of parcels


Art and Media Program -- an outlet for participants to express themselves through art * program covers many mediums and will occasionally include guest facilitators * art work will be featured in quarterly Port Credit newsletter * also offers a retail space for participants to display and sell selected pieces of art * a percentage of sales will be shared

In the Kitchen Program -- training in kitchen safety, cooking techniques, professional hygiene/sanitation practices and proper practices for serving food * students will help organize and run catering functions and gain experience on the job while also earning money through profit sharing

Group Therapy: Treatment and Counselling

Focus is to improve a child/youth's self-esteem and emotional regulation by helping them understand the feelings they are experiencing and developing effective coping strategies

• locations: Halton Hills, Oakville, Milton and Burlington
• children/youth attend once a week, 4 pm-6:30 pm
• possible diagnosis/query: ADHD, ADD, Anxiety, OCD, LD, Depression
• parent/caregivers are encouraged to attend the Family Support Program which offers support and skills building including information and strategies to work with their child's social/emotional and behavioural challenges; and effective ways of connecting with the school system

Group Therapy: School-Focused Treatment and Counselling

For clients/youth between Grade 1 and Grade 8 who are experiencing significant and pervasive emotional, social or behavioural needs that are impacting the school setting despite in-school supports

• locations: Halton Hills, Milton and Burlington
• children/youth attend once a week, 12 noon-2:30 pm
• possible diagnosis/query: ADHD, ADD, Anxiety, OCD, LD, Depression
• program requires partnership and collaboration with the school and the family starting at the referral level and throughout treatment
• parents/caregivers participate in Family Support Group and individual meetings with Child Youth Family Counsellor