ESWIS – Parents of Children With Disabilities Support Group

• Child benefits
• Health benefits
• Personal benefits—like money over and above monthly living allowance for specific needs such as special diet or assistance in an emergency for children and youth with disabilities.
• Living allowances

AdaptAbilities Presentations

Learn about the role of AdaptAbilities, their services and programs, services in schools,
systemic gaps, and funding and benefits (including their Bursary Program). Their supports help to build inclusive environments for the wellbeing of the whole family.

Two presentations held during the year.
A maximum of 40 participants per session.

Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Sessions

Discover ways to awaken your child’s imagination to help them explore their creativity, engage their senses, and build a sense of community and belonging, while learning how to problem-solve through interactions using expressive arts.

These sessions can help you access ways to promote a child’s healthy development, while maintaining guardianship responsibilities with decision-making and supports with expenses.

Sessions will be held bi-weekly.
A maximum of 40 participants per session.

Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Sessions

Get a better understanding of your child’s abilities and areas of strength for them to live a full life through the available services and supports at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, such as:

• Specialized assessments and treatments
• Consultative services not readily available through community services
• Referrals process
• Answering questions about a child’s developmental challenges

Sessions held bi-weekly.
A maximum of 40 participants per session.

Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) Sessions

Support your child’s vision for independence and personal development through the services, benefits and supports offered through PDD.

Benefits include accessing:

• Individual support plans that help your child define and reach their goals
• Identifying the services, and where to find them in your community, to help meet your child’s needs
• Respite services for caregivers
• Home living supports
• Community access supports
• Employment supports
• Specialized supports from experts to help if you have additional needs because of mental illness, behavourial issues, addictions and/or involvement with the law

Sessions will be held bi-weekly.
A maximum of 40 participants per session