Community Resource Links

Independent Living Waterloo Region
- Housing and In-Home Attendant Services Supports
- accommodation for those attending the University of Waterloo
- Call 519-571-6788
- TTY: 519 571 7590

Traverse Independence
- for people 16 years and older with physical disabilities and/or acquired brain injury
- attendant services in a supportive housing setting
- ABI day program
- ABI outreach program
- Call 519-741-5845

Kitchener Housing
- Provides housing for people with disabilities who are single adults or childless couples under the age of 60 and able to live independently
- Find Affordable Housing Guide
- For information call: 519-744-6655
- South Waterloo Housing Authority, 519-575-4400
- Community Information Centre of Waterloo Region
- Maintains list of housing projects with accessible units and rent geared to income
- Call: 519-579-3800
Starling Housing

Independent Living Waterloo Region
- Attendant services
- Meal preparation and light housekeeping
- Respite services
- Support services for those attending the University of Waterloo
- Call: 519 571 6788
- TTY: 519 571 7590

See the Community Support Connections link for further information on the following services:
- Waterloo Regional Home Care Program
- Offers professional, support and homemaker services to people who are physically disabled or elderly
- Meals On Wheels:
- Delivers hot, nutritious meals to client's homes
- Call: (519) 772-8787 to register or for more information

Lifeline Canada
- Emergency response system for people who are disabled or elderly
- Connected with St. Mary's Hospital
- Call: 519-749-8008 for information

Traverse Independence
- Traverse Independence assists adults with acquired brain injuries (ABI) and physical disabilities traverse the distance between where they are today and where they dream of being - independent and self sufficient. The organization's programs are dedicated to maximizing our clients' abilities to live independently and to support them on their journey of growth.

Law Society of Ontario
- general legal information
- information on how to get legal help
- general legal information
- information on how to get legal help
Lawyer Referral
- best place to start if you have any sort of legal problem and aren't sure what to do about it
- provides a referral to a lawyer in your area who will give you half an hour of free legal advice
- call 1-800-268-8326
Waterloo Region Community Legal Services
- for low income people
- deals with disputes involving landlord-tenant problems, Workers Compensation, Canada Pension Plan, social assistance
- Call 519-743-0254
- the place to call if you need a lawyer and can't afford to pay

Community Justice Initiatives
- victim-offender reconciliation
- community mediation service
- sexual abuse treatment program--help for both victims and offenders

Advocacy Resource Centre for the Handicapped
- concerned particularly with defending the rights of people with disabilities
- represents clients in precedent-setting cases
- some costs covered, maybe all depending on client's financial situation
- call (416) 482-8255

Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal
- help resolving landlord-tenant disputes
- information on landlord-tenant laws
- 1-888-332-3234

Rick Hansen's Guide to Accessible Tourism in Canada
- Vacation ideas for travelers with disabilities
Canadian Transportation Agency
- Information on accessible transportation
- Publications and reports
- Acts and regulations

Ontario Government
E_Laws, Ontario Government site for text of legislation. Has both bills not yet passed and legislation currently in effect.

ODSP The Social Assistance Reform Act was passed in 1998. It included the "Ontario Works Act" and the "Ontario Disability Support Program Act".

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
Bill 142 Guide, some of the text of the Social Assistance Reform Act when it was under consideration
Proclamation of the Ontario Disability Support Act, via government website
Ontario Works Information, regulations for workfare participants, via government website link

Toronto Tenants Web Site, lots of tenants rights and other rental housing related information, relevant to all of Ontario

Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee
- The Grand River accessibility advisory committee (GRAAC) provides advice to local municipal councils about the identification, prevention and removal of barriers across the municipalities of Waterloo region for persons with disabilities.
- For information call: 519-741-2200, ext. 7226