Glossary - Income Assistance
Developmental services institutions were run by the Ontario government.
People who were labelled with intellectual disabilities lived in these institutions. The last one closed in 2009.
The Disability Adjudication Unit (DAU) is part of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
The DAU decides whether you meet the ODSP definition of a person with a disability.
They don’t interview you or give you a medical examination.
They make their decision using the information they get from you and the health professionals who complete forms about your disability.
You get a Disability Determination Package when you apply to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and need an approved health professional to give information that proves you’re a “person with a disability”.
The package includes 4 forms:
- Self Report
- Consent to Release Medical Information
- Health Status Report
- Activities of Daily Living Index
You have to return the completed forms to the Disability Adjudication Unit.
In Employment and Work, Housing Law, Human Rights, Income Assistance, Tribunals and Courts
Discrimination happens when an employer, landlord, service provider, or organization you are a member of harasses you, treats you differently or unfairly, or refuses to accommodate you because of personal differences that are listed in the Human Rights Code. Examples of personal differences include a person’s ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
Examples of discrimination include when an employer refuses to accommodate your disability in a way that would not cause them undue hardship. Or a landlord refuses to rent to you because of your ethnic origin. Or a travel agent refuses to serve you because of your sexual orientation. Or a trade union refuses to let you join because of your disability.
