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Bill Dare posted: "The Income Security Advocacy Centre shares it's analysis of the proposed ODSP admission criteria changes based on the federal CPP. This post builds from an earlier post I made. <a href="https://socialhealthpracticeottawa.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/ontarios-plan-for" target="_blank">https://socialhealthpracticeottawa.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/ontarios-plan-for</a>" </span>
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<span style="color:#888">by <a href="https://socialhealthpracticeottawa.wordpress.com/author/socialhealthpracticeottawa/" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2;color:#888!important" target="_blank">Bill Dare</a> </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">The Income <em>Security Advocacy Centre</em> shares it's analysis of the proposed ODSP admission criteria changes based on the federal CPP. This post builds from an earlier post I made. <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://socialhealthpracticeottawa.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/ontarios-plan-for-social-assistance-reform-criteria-based-on-cpp-for-odsp-sets-back-our-earlier-efforts-to-support-people-living-with-a-disability/" target="_blank">https://socialhealthpracticeottawa.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/ontarios-plan-for-social-assistance-reform-criteria-based-on-cpp-for-odsp-sets-back-our-earlier-efforts-to-support-people-living-with-a-disability/</a></p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">This work by by ISAC can be utilized by us all as individuals and organizations to support further dialogue and perhaps advocacy with the Ontario government to maintain the gains and policy directions we had already established in mental health reform.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">For example, when we consider the <em>Mental Health Commission's</em> foundational principle to implement reform, - the need for a whole system - inter-ministry - up and down the system of care of support for an integrated approach to ensure we address the Social Determinants of Health.</p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">... On November 22, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services announced proposed changes to the social assistance system in Ontario. One change would make the ODSP definition of disability more like definitions used in federal government benefit programs.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">This proposed change would result in many low-income people with disabilities in Ontario who would qualify for ODSP today not being eligible. They would instead have to rely on the Ontario Works program, which provides a lot less money in benefits. They will also be subject to Ontario Works rules, which are much stricter around work requirements and other expectations, and it is unclear whether they would have access to critically important disability-related health benefits. ...</p>
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<td width="240"><strong>CPP-D definition</strong></td>
<td width="240"><strong>ODSP definition</strong></td>
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<td width="150"><strong>Level of disability</strong></td>
<td width="240">Severe</td>
<td width="240">Substantial – more moderate than severe, and provides assistance to those with “significant” but not “severe” functional barriers</td>
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<td width="150"><strong>How long the disability has to last</strong></td>
<td width="240">Prolonged – i.e., long continued and indefinite</td>
<td width="240">Recurrent or continuous and expected to last at least one year</td>
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<td width="150"><strong>The impacts of the disability</strong></td>
<td width="240">In employment only – person must be incapable of regularly pursuing any substantial gainful occupation</td>
<td width="240">In any of three activities of daily living – personal care, community and workplace</td>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000">Please go to the <em>ISAC</em> background document here</span></strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://incomesecurity.org/public-education/changing-the-odsp-definition-of-disability/" target="_blank">https://incomesecurity.org/public-education/changing-the-odsp-definition-of-disability/</a></p>
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