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Harvey Woods Lofts includes 80 independent apartments with staff support.

Blossom Park Townhomes consist of 27 one-bedroom townhouse-style apartments and tenants have access to housing support staff daily.

Blossom Park Apartments have 34 fully furnished one-bedroom apartments and tenants receive medication support, a daily hot meal, and additional supports from an interdisciplinary team made up of nurses, psychosocial, addiction, and housing support workers, and food security staff.

Woodstock and District Developmental Services has many services to offer. These include:


* Accommodation
* Supported Independent Living
* Family Support Program
* Youth Summer Camp
* Day Services
* Employment Services

T9-1-1 is a new service that enables individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired (DHHSI) to communicate with 9-1-1 operators via text message (SMS) during an emergency.

Headquarters centrally located in Paris, Ontario with program locations across the province

Delivers meaningful experiences for people who are deafblind, so they are empowered to make their own choices and to experience life to its fullest. Programs and services are tailored to ensure that all people who are deafblind will live rich and meaningful lives

Services provided:

• intervenor services for children and adults across Ontario, delivered by professional intervenors
  
• funding for children's intervenor services
  
• intervenor training to ensure standards meet the needs of the deafblind community
  
• comprehensive education, training and consultation opportunities
  
• flexible programs and services for each segment of the population including individuals who are deafblind, families, children, adults, other agencies that work with the deafblind community and the general public

Member of the Deafblind Network of Ontario and Deafblind International

Wide variety of materials and resources. Expert assistance in locating, evaluating and using information. Research databases. Materials for children, teens and adults including fiction, non-fiction, audio visual and reference. Public access to computers, free wireless internet and mobile device charging stations. Large print books, magazines, newspapers, audio books, downloadable ebooks and audiobooks, digital magazines, DVD and CD's. Interlibrary loans, home delivery service, book clubs, special events and photocopying. Story time and children's programs, engaging programs for people of all ages. Technology help and MakerSpace.

7 units available in an 80 unit apartment building. For adults with significant physical disabilities. Offers outreach attendant and supportive housing services. Provide consumers with 24-hour availability of service and daily bookings for attendant services. Provides assistance on a pre-arranged basis.

Assisted Living - Scheduled and unscheduled support for high-risk seniors or adults with physical disabilities. Available in individual homes, group homes or apartment clusters

Attendant Outreach - Scheduled support to assist adults with physical disabilities with daily activities to live independently at home.

Cheshire supports individuals with physical disabilities to live actively, independently and with dignity in their own community. In home supports for the activities of daily living, bathing, dressing, grooming, laundry and light housekeeping. Provides attendant services through outreach programs. Helps adults with a physical disability to live independently.

Assisted Living - Scheduled and unscheduled support for high-risk seniors or adults with physical disabilities. Available in individual homes, group homes or apartment clusters

Attendant Outreach - Scheduled support to assist adults with physical disabilities with daily activities to live independently at home

Brokerage services to help seniors and people living with disabilities find assistance with day-to-day tasks including snow shoveling, lawn care, light housekeeping and general maintenance.

The St. Marys Public Library offers a full range of print and multi-media resources. Books and videos may be renewed by telephone. Same library card can be used throughout Perth County.

Resources include:

• fiction, non-fiction, reference resources, research databases
• large print fiction and non-fiction
• children, magazines, books on tape and DVDs
• e-books and audio books
• public access computers and internet during hours of operation
• CD's for CNIB as well as access to readers from CNIB
• programs for all ages. Contact the library for more information.
• Summer Programs for children in Jul and Aug. Information HERE
• free kayak loan program - reserve online and pick-up keys, paddles and life jackets at library. More information HERE

Other services include: inter and intra-library loans, home delivery, video games, photocopying, scanning, faxing services, wireless access and free community telephone.

Library Food Pantry available during library hours. Take what you need and leave what you can. Friends of the Library fridge offers fresh items.

Hearing clinic

• Hearing tests, hearing aids, repairs and cleaning
  
• Swim and music plugs
  
• Tinnitus therapy
  
• Assistive listening devices
  
• Assistive Devices Program (ADP) registered vendor, registered WSIB vendor, registered VAC vendor
  

In-home supports for the activities of daily living

• personal support worker helps with personal care
  
• medication monitoring
  
• assistance with the activities of daily living
  
• bathing, dressing, grooming
  
• simple wound dressings
  
• blood sugar and blood pressure monitoring
  
• basic homemaking
  
• laundry
  
• light housekeeping

A school for the blind, low vision and deaf-blind
School offers:

• full elementary and secondary school program
• extra-curricular activities
• Expanded Care Curriculum (orientation and mobility, life skills, technology, and braille)

Supports for adults with physical disabilities and complex care needs

• helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
• referral to other community services
• provides supportive housing, respite care, outreach, and in-home and at-work personal support services

Supportive housing in two locations (10 Bell Lane and 255 Colborne St) with 24-hour personal care

• medication monitoring
• assistance with the activities of daily living
• bathing, dressing, grooming
• simple wound dressings
• blood sugar and blood pressure monitoring
• basic homemaking
• laundry
• light housekeeping

Hearing clinic

• Hearing tests, aids, repairs and cleaning
• Swim and music plugs
• Assistive listening devices
• Assistive Devices Program (ADP) registered vendor

Wheelchair basketball is a fun, fast-paced and exciting sport open to anyone with a physical disability age eight and over, along with their able bodied friends and family. The sport can be played by athletes with many different physical abilities and not all athletes who play require the use of a wheelchair for daily life.

This program delivers
one-to-one transitional support, rehabilitation and service coordination
to individuals in their home or community * services are flexible and
focus on skills training, improving quality of life and making
connections with other service providers and community resources * more
intensive services are available to support transitions from hospital to
home or long term care * services are available across the South West
and are offered from six to 12 months

Hearing clinic

• Hearing tests, aids, repairs and cleaning
• Swim and music plugs
• Assistive listening devices
• Assistive Devices Program (ADP) registered vendor

The City's windrow clearing program helps seniors age 65+ and residents with disabilities or medical conditions who are unable to clear the windrow on their own

Definition: A snow windrow is the pile of snow that is left at the bottom of a driveway after the snowplow has cleared the road

Providing general support services to the culturally deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of hearing ages 16 to 55 years, as well as deaf seniors * Advocacy, public education, sensitivity training, and supportive counselling

Hearing Care counselling program provides services to people age 55 years and older, caregivers (formal and informal) and includes

• home visits
  
• education
  
• training and sales of communication devices
  
• counselling
  
• support with hearing loss

Employment assessment and counseling for persons returning to work

• barriers to employment explored and action plan developed and implemented
  
• job search support
  
• referral to appropriate employment service or vocational training program

A volunteer based therapy dog visitation program for seniors' facilities such as retirement homes, nursing homes, Alzheimer day centres and hospitals

A health services organization. Provides training that enables people who are blind or partially sighted to develop or restore key daily living skills, helping enhance their independence, safety and mobility. Certified specialists work closely with ophthalmologists, optometrists and other health care professionals, providing essential care on a referral basis in homes and communities across Ontario

Providing general support services to the culturally deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of hearing ages 16 to 55 years, as well as deaf seniors * Advocacy, public education, sensitivity training, and supportive counselling

Hearing Care counselling program provides services to people age 55 years and older, caregivers (formal and informal) and includes

• home visits
  
• education
  
• training and sales of communication devices
  
• counselling
  
• support with hearing loss

Employment assessment and counseling for persons returning to work

• barriers to employment explored and action plan developed and implemented
  
• job search support
  
• referral to appropriate employment service or vocational training program

Supports for older adults, and adults with disabilities

• helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
• referral to other community services

Supports for people who are culturally deaf, oral deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing

Ontario Interpreter Services

• professional sign-language interpreters
• set fee - organizations and businesses are responsible for the cost of making their services accessible no matter who requests the interpretation service
• advance booking preferred
• emergency service available

CONNECT - Mental health counselling including:

• abuse
• addictions
• relationship breakdown
• legal advocacy for people who are deal, oral deaf, deafened, and hard-of-hearing, and their families

General Support Services

• supportive counselling
• special assistance
• case management, and advocacy for people with a hearing loss
• assistance with government services
• helps clients overcome life issues