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Ontario Ends The Era of Institutionalization - (Abilities.ca).

Apr 14, 2009

Ontario Ends The Era of Institutionalization – (Abilities.ca). "NEWS Ontario's last three institutions for people with a developmental disability have closed their doors by closing Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia (http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/mediaroom/video/0903311a), Rideau Regional Centre in Smiths Falls (http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/mediaroom/video/0903312a) and Southwestern Regional Centre in Chatham-Kent (http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/mediaroom/video/0903313a), the government has fulfilled its commitment to end the era of institutional living for people with a developmental disability. Since 2004, nearly 1,000 people with a developmental disability have moved from these last three institutions into Ontario communities."
http://www.abilities.ca/independent_living/2009/03/31/ds_closureofinstitutions/
 

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