Resources for Families

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Did you know that the non-refundable Disability Tax Credit (DTC) can help people with disabilities or their supporting persons reduce the amount of income tax they may have to pay? 

Being eligible for the DTC can also open the door to other government programs such as the registered disability savings plan, the working income tax benefit disability supplement, and the child disability benefit.

Disability Tax Credit
The disability tax credit (DTC) is a non-refundable tax credit that helps persons with disabilities or their supporting persons reduce the amount of income tax they may have to pay. For more information, go to www.cra.gc.ca/dtc

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Saviez-vous que le Crédit d'impôt pour personnes handicapées (CIPH) non remboursable peut aider les personnes handicapées ou leurs aidants à réduire l’impôt sur le revenu qu’ils pourraient avoir à payer? 

Le fait d’être admissible au CIPH peut également leur permettre d’accéder à d’autres  programmes gouvernementaux, tels que le régime enregistré d’épargne-invalidité, le supplément pour personnes handicapées de la prestation fiscale pour le revenu de travail et la prestation pour enfants handicapés. 

Le crédit d'impôt pour personnes handicapées
Le crédit d'impôt pour personnes handicapées (CIPH) est un crédit d'impôt non remboursable qui aide les personnes handicapées et leurs aidants à réduire l'impôt sur le revenu qu'ils pourraient avoir à payer. Pour en savoir plus, allez à www.arc.gc.ca/ciph.

A pediatric equipment exchange website

Government of Ontario's Ministry responsible for programs and services to help adults with a developmental disability; also provides two social assistance programs.

The Special Services at Home program helps families who are caring for a child with a developmental or physical disability.  It is funded and managed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.

This guide was compiled by Graeme Treeby of The “Special Needs” Planning Group.

Created by CanChild, this tipsheet outlines some ideas to help you get more out of family-centred care.

A Resource Guide for Parents of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Informational handout.

This guide was compiled by Graeme Treeby of The “Special Needs” Planning Group.

10 videos to counsel caregivers of young children with permanent hearing loss developed at the Family-Centred Early Intervention Lab, Western University, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Centre forAudiology. 

A pediatric equipment exchange website

The Special Services at Home program helps families who are caring for a child with a developmental or physical disability.  It is funded and managed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.

Community Services has responsibility for Niagara's child care system for children from birth to 12 years of age and is managed through Children's Services.

DSO helps adults with developmental disabilities connect to services and supports in their communities.

CONTACT Niagara is your first link to information and services in Niagara

June Special Needs Strategy Update Newsletter

Government of Ontario's Ministry responsible for programs and services to help children with special needs and their families.

Government of Ontario's Ministry responsible for programs and services to help adults with a developmental disability; also provides two social assistance programs.

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is working to establish patient-focused, results-driven, integrated and sustainable publicly funded health system.  Funds the Assistive Device Program and School Health Support Services.

The Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN plans, funds, and integrates the local health system.

The Office of the Provincial Advocate reports directly to the Legislature and provides an independent voice for children and youth, including children with special needs and First Nations children.

This web-based kit, from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, provides information and resources to support families of children and youth with ASD at all stages of their child’s progress and development.

Cette trousse, qui est affichée sur Internet, fournit des renseignements et des ressources pour offrir un soutien aux familles d’enfants et de jeunes ayant des TSA, à tous les stades des progrès et du développement de leurs enfants.

The College of Early Childhood Educators (the College) is a professional self-regulatory body for the early childhood educators formed to protect the public interest and focused on the quality and standards in the practice of early childhood education.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is the body that regulates the practice of medicine to protect and serve the public interest.

The College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario is the organization established by the provincial government to oversee the practices of occupational therapists in Ontario.

The OSCWSSW is a regulatory body whose primary duty is to serve and protect the public interest.

The purpose of the College is to regulate the profession of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.

The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario regulates the province's physiotherapy profession.

A pediatric equipment exchange website

The Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) represents the interests of Children's Rehabilitation Centres in Ontario.

A Resource Guide for Parents of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Dedicated to improving the lives of children with disabilities and their families through clinically-linked and applied rehabilitation research.

10 videos to counsel caregivers of young children with permanent hearing loss developed at the Family-Centred Early Intervention Lab, Western University, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Centre forAudiology. 

June Special Needs Strategy Update Newsletter

Informational handout.

Informational handout.

10 videos to counsel caregivers of young children with permanent hearing loss developed at the Family-Centred Early Intervention Lab, Western University, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Centre forAudiology.