Education Consultation and Supports
About this Service
How We Can Help
Whether you need support at home, school or in the community, we can help you access the programs and services that will maximize your child’s learning and development.
From support in education, proactive career and life planning, to participation in recreation and leisure activities, we help ensure that youth with an intellectual disability have an active and central role in identifying their goals and making choices.
Program
Spinclusion
Spinclusion is a fun, interactive game that creates a welcoming and inclusive environment for children and youth of all abilities and cultures. Through play and conversation, it teaches that everyone is different and that people have a wide range of abilities. The activity promotes the idea of disability as one aspect of diversity and helps spark interest in inclusive programs and initiatives.
Spinclusion is designed for anyone who wants to create more inclusive spaces, including schools (Grades 2 through high school), teachers and school staff, after-school programs with mixed ages, camps, and youth or recreation clubs.
Participants learn to focus on people’s abilities, think positively about differences, and consider the feelings of others. By exploring inclusion in an engaging way, Spinclusion helps build empathy, respect, and understanding, while encouraging positive social interactions and a stronger sense of belonging in classrooms and community settings.*
(IOPEN) Individualized On-Campus Post-Secondary Experience Network
The Individualized On-Campus Post-Secondary Experience Network (IOPEN) is a partnership with Centennial College that supports people with an intellectual disability to experience college and explore their post-secondary options. Community Living Toronto (CLTO) staff assist students to access, attend, explore and experience college life with the necessary accommodations.
Students take one General Education elective class per semester. If they choose, students can work towards a four credit stackable credentials certificate and graduate upon successful completion. College course fees apply.
If you are currently in service with one of Community Living Toronto’s many Ministry-funded programs, you are eligible to participate in IOPEN.
If you’re not in service with CLTO, please contact the Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) to apply for IOPEN.
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