Disability Advocates Demand Ontario Fix “Crisis” in Group Homes

Disability Advocates Demand Ontario Fix “Crisis” in Group Homes

Disability advocates are calling Ontario’s treatment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a “crisis,” citing deaths, chronic underfunding, incidents of abuse and the stripping of rights from group-home residents as symptoms of deep structural issues with the way the province is administering care. Late last month, a coalition including the Disability Justice Network of Ontario (DJNO), Families for Accountability, Inclusion,…