Special Services at Home – helps families with children who have physical or developmental disabilities pay for services inside and outside the home (e.g., learn a skill
Assistance for Children With Severe Disabilities – provides financial support to low to moderate income families to cover some of the extra costs of caring for a child 18 or under who lives at home and who has a severe disability ($25-$500 a month) (e.g., travel to appointments, drugs, assistive devices, respite, etc.)
Assistive Devices (includes communication aids) – Ontario residents who have a physical disability and need the assistive device (e.g., wheelchair, hearing aid) for 6 months
Easter Seals – Incontinence Supplies Grant Application for children between 3 and 18 years of age who have a chronic disability (physical or developmental) that results in irreversible incontinence or retention problems that last longer than 6 months)
Easter Seals Canada – Access 2 card provides free or discounted admission for the access 2 card holder’s guardian/personal support worker; it can be used in many places (Cineplex, AGO, ROM, Science Centre) – click on link to see list for Toronto: https://access2card.ca/participating-
Easter Seals Canada – Access 2 card provides free or discounted admission for the access 2 card holder’s guardian/personal support worker; it can be used in many places (Cineplex, AGO, ROM, Science Centre) – click on link to see list for Toronto: https://access2card.ca/participating-
Easter Seals Canada – Access 2 card provides free or discounted admission for the access 2 card holder’s guardian/personal support worker; it can be used in many places (Cineplex, AGO, ROM, Science Centre) – click on link to see list for Toronto: https://access2card.ca/participating-
Easter Seals Canada – Access 2 card provides free or discounted admission for the access 2 card holder’s guardian/personal support worker; it can be used in many places (Cineplex, AGO, ROM, Science Centre) – click on link to see list for Toronto:
TTC Support Person Assistant Card – the direct link is not currently working; there is an application that must be completed and it includes passport level photos;
Healthy Smiles Ontario – children 17 years old and younger are automatically eligible and enrolled in Healthy Smiles Ontario when they or their family receive the Ontario Disability Support Program, Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities, Ontario Works or Temporary Care Assistance. It is also an option if they are members of a household that meets the income eligibility requirements;
Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) - a savings plan that is intended to help parents and others save for the long term financial security of a person who is eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC). Contributions to an RDSP are not tax deductible and can be made until the end of the year in which the beneficiary turns 59.
Henson Trust - The most well-known and commonly used Trust among families of people with disabilities is the Absolute Discretionary Trust, more commonly known as the “Henson” Trust. It is a special type of Trust arrangement in which the Beneficiary is considered not to have any legal claim to the property held in Trust, and therefore, the property is not considered an asset of the Beneficiary when determining eligibility for ODSP. In short, a Henson Trust renders the property invisible to ODSP for as long as the property remains in the Trust.