Thursday 26 September 2013

ODSP: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities

Recorded on September 26, 2013 - This webinar, presented by the ODSP Action Coalition, describes recent updates and changes to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). It is a follow-up to the Coalition's first webinar ODSP: Know Your Benefits. It is recommended that you watch ODSP: Know Your Benefits first. For more information or to download copies of presentation materials visit: http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/odsp-know-your-rights-and-responsibilities

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ODSP and Aging

Recorded on September 26, 2013 - This webinar, intended for community workers, gives information on maximizing income and benefits for Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP) recipients approaching 65. Topics covered include ODSP after 65, senior's pensions and rent subsidies, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) early retirement benefits, income fluctuations, and Old Age Security (OAS) . For more information or to download copies of presentation materials visit:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/odsp-and-aging

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Monday 23 September 2013

Teenage Mothers and the Children's Aid Society: What Young Mothers Should Know about the Child Protection Process

Recorded on September 24, 2013 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series is the second of two discussions about the Children's Aid Society geared toward the rights of young women. In this discussion, lawyer Seema Jain, of Jain Family Law and Mediation, discusses what teenage mothers should know if the CAS has concerns about the safety of their child(ren), in conversation with METRAC’s Legal Director, Tamar Witelson.
For more information or to download PDF copies of presentation materials visit:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/teenage-mothers-and-childrens-aid-society-what-young-mothers-should-know-about-child-protect



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When the Children's Aid Society Gets Involved: What Can a Child/Youth Expect?

Recorded on September 23, 2013 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series is the first of two discussions about the Children's Aid Society geared toward the rights of young women. This webinar looks at the child protection process, focussing on youth rights and realities when they are the person that the CAS is concerned may be in need of protection.
In this discussion, lawyer Seema Jain, of Jain Family Law and Mediation, discusses what young people should know about being involved in the child protection process, in conversation with METRAC’s Legal Director, Tamar Witelson.
To download archived copies of this webinar, including presentation materials visit: http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/when-childrens-aid-society-gets-involved-what-can-childyouth-expect

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