Have you noticed the blue and green lights shining at the South Dundas Municipal Centre at night?
May is Community Living Month!
May is a time when people from across Ontario will celebrate the many successes of creating inclusive communities for people with developmental disabilities. Community Living Month is a province-wide annual awareness campaign to recognize the accomplishments of the Community Living movement. Join Community Living Ontario and 115+ local associations across Ontario as we show why #InclusionMatters for people who have an intellectual disability and their families!
Before developmental services existed, people with disabilities lived in isolation. Family members of a child with a disability had zero resources and were fully responsible for supporting their child alone. In the 1950’s a movement began, as caregivers banded together to advocate for developmental support services for their children. Ever since, Community Living’s across Ontario and other developmental agencies work to build a better environment for people with disabilities. May is an opportunity for the province to celebrate inclusion and foster awareness for the full participation of people with disabilities within the community.