What's New
November 2011
Submission to the Social Assistance Review Commission
The Social Assistance Review Health Working Group presented its submission to the Social Assistance Review Commission at the end of September, Towards a Social Assistance System That Enables Health and Health Equity: An Action Summary Brief to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance.
The brief provided specific health and health equity recommendations as they pertain to social assistance in Ontario. In late October, a more comprehensive version of the brief was submitted.
The recommendations in the submission were informed by the literature as well as discussions with service providers and leaders, including those from the Roundtable of health sector leaders in which CWGHR participated in July.
Both documents are posted on the Commission's website, under Social Assistance Review Health Working Group at:
http://www.socialassistancereview.ca/written-submissions#S
October 2011
October 2011
e-updates newsletter
Health Gateway Your link to living well with chronic conditions and disabilities
A cross-sector collaboration to empower people and their caregivers to navigate the maze and live well with complex chronic conditions and episodic disabilities
People living with complex chronic illnesses and episodic disabilities need help to access and navigate the healthcare system and beyond; including the maze of disability income, social services, and information needed to live well while living with their conditions.
Health Gateway (www.healthgateway.ca) is an Ontario-focused, accessible web-based e-library, for people living with complex chronic illnesses and episodic disabilities and their caregivers that connects them to the resources that meet their needs, wherever they are in their care journey.
Health Gateway facilitates access to important information that people need to manage their health and daily living needs including housing and employment information, income support, equipment, services, support and funding. It links users to a broad range of information from vetted and approved sources.
Whether in hospital, rehab, or in the community, the Health Gateway portal helps people living with complex illnesses and episodic disabilities and their caregivers navigate the maze of services and supports across the care continuum to get them the answers they need quickly. It is also a tool for healthcare and other professionals to support their clients. In a recent survey, users described Health Gateway as a “one-stop-shop that will make it easy for people to find what they need”.
Funded in part from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario, and Sun Life Financial, Health Gateway is the result of collaboration between Bridgepoint Health and the Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR).
August 2011
Positive Outlook upcoming workshops on mental health and HIV
After two successful workshops in Winnipeg, several new workshops are being planned:
- Halifax NS: September 15 - 16
- Vancouver BC: September 21 - 22
Episodic Disability Network (EDN)
Brief to the Standing Committee on Finance
The Path Forward:
Addressing Episodic Disabilities in Canada
(PDF: 38KB)
June 2011
June 2011 e-updates newsletter
Working Together for Human Rights
HIV and Disability within the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
A new project of the Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation
more information
Episodic Disabilities Network (EDN) Addressing Episodic Disabilities in Canada
The Episodic Disability Network (EDN) submitted a brief for the federal pre-budget consultations 2010. The brief outlines three recommendations for action the federal government can take to address episodic disabilities in Canada. The EDN appeared in front on the Standing Committee on Finance in late October 2010. Click here to read the brief.
March 2011
March 2011 e-updates newsletter
January 2011
Ontario Episodic Disabilities Network (OEDN) Contribution to the Pre-Budget Consultations 2011 (PDF: 36 KB)
December 2010
November 2010
New videos for people living with HIV on Managing Your Health in the Workplace. To watch the videos, click here.
August 2010
Episodic Disabilities Employment Network (EDEN) website is now live! Click here.
Are you living with HIV?
Are employment topics on your mind?
Want to connect with others about employment?
Visit the website today and get connected.
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Click here to view discussions on episodic disabilities and employment.
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Click here to view a presentation to the Ontario Ministry of Education.
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Employment Access for All: Educational Sessions to Increase Employer Awareness and Access to the Labour Force for People Living with Episodic Disabilities. Read the final report here
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Employment Opportunity: Administrative Assistant
Click here for job description and application details. (closed)
July 2010
Towards a better understanding of the dynamics of disability and its impact on employment. Read the final report here
