Agenda for Community Impact - United Way / Centraide Windsor ...

A SNAPSHOT OF
PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES IN
Windsor - Essex County
• Based on the Ontario
average of 1 in 8
people, 46,750 people
in Windsor-Essex
County have a disability
which limits their daily
activities.
• 71% of families who
have children with
severe disabilities report
a significant impact on
family employment–
31.8% were required to
work fewer hours, and
17% quit working;
• Of those with disabilities
between 15-64 years of
age, 76% live with family
who provide assistance;
• In 2003, of the entire
social housing/
affordable housing
stock available in
Windsor-Essex County,
only 2% of housing
units were modified
to accommodate
special needs and very
few included support
services.
HOLISTIC VIEW OF WELLNESS FOR
Persons with Disabilities
Health, Wellness, & Security
• Health & Wellness
• Safety & Security
• Income Security
Areas of Concern are issues or gaps in important services identified by the Strategy Team
and indicated by the Community through a number of focus groups. The Areas of Concern
as presented in the Persons with Disabilities model form the basis for the Recommendations
in the area of Persons with Disabilities.
Health,
Wellness, & Security
• Lack of opportunities and supports to
secure employment;
• Poor coordination among services/
programs and funders;
• Lack of affordable, accessible,
supportive housing based on
the needs of the community.
Supporting, Caring & Inclusive
Community
• Living arrangements
• Transportation
• Attitude & Awareness
• Social Isolation and Loneliness
• Family/Informal Caregiving
Continuous Learning,
Work, & Participation in Society
• Work and retirement
discrimination,
• Negative Stereotyping,
• Social Participation
• Ethnocultural
diversity
Continuous Learning,
Work, & Participation in Society
• Limited individualized funding that would allow
individuals to acquire customized services;
• Physical Access– Lack of knowledge of barrier free
design; legislation not enforced or is lacking in terms of
standards for barrier-free design;
• Access to information – Lack of a single access point for
individuals to get information in a variety of formats;
• Lack of services for youth aged 16-18
and young adults.
Supporting,
Caring & Inclusive Community
• Lack of coordinated, affordable, reliable, accessible
transportation services in the City and County;
• Attitude & Awareness – Lack of recognition and respect for
individuals with disabilities, marginalization of persons
with disabilities;
• Strict criteria create barriers for accessibility
for services and programs.
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UNITED WAY/CENTRAIDE - WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY