The Social Planning Council of Kitchener Waterloo and community partners have planned an exciting event to commemorate the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, 2011. Our theme is Aging with and into Disability: Leading the Way to Inclusive Community Planning and Development. We invite you to attend a celebration of people aging with and into disability as valuable contributors to our community. Download the poster and the agenda.
The Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo is seeking project workers to assist with achieving the objectives of ConnectKW, a network of public internet access sites across K-W. Project Workers will provide technology training through regular visits to community sites across the city, and through small group workshops which they will develop and facilitate.
On Tuesday August 9th, the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo and partners in K-W Poverty Free Action Group hosted a forum to allow members of the Kitchener-Waterloo community to discuss and give input to the Social Assistance Review Commission consultation.
The ODSP Action Coalition, The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) and the Steering Committee on Social Assistance have prepared questions for people to use to talk to their candidates about social assistance (OW and ODSP) and poverty issues during the election. They also describe changes at Elections Ontario that will be of benefit to people with disabilities. Read more
The All-Candidates Sessions organized by the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo for the Kitchener-Conestoga riding have been canceled due to low candidate response. The dates were to have been Wednesday, September 14 at Breslau Community Centre and Sunday, September 18 at Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Social Planning Council Kitchener-Waterloo and the KW Poverty Free Action Group invite all interested community members to attend a local session to give input into the Ontario Social Assistance review. Download the poster (PDF)
Be assertive. Know your rights. Communicate effectively. The Disabilities and Human Rights Group of Kitchener-Waterloo is pleased to host a workshop presented by Paula Saunders and Dan Lajoie from the Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region. Plan to join us on Wednesday, August 3 at the Ray of Hope Community Centre. For more information or to register, call Valerie at 519-579-1096, email admin@waterlooregion.org, or download the flyer.
We are pleased to present our 2010 Annual Report
The Customer Service Standard will make Ontario more accessible to people with disabilities and to everyone who lives and visits here. We have compiled information from the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services website to produce a guide, "Meeting the requirements of the standards: Customer Service". Download the PDF below.
The Disability and Human Rights Group of Kitchener-Waterloo has written an open letter to Stephen Harper. Download the letter below.
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