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In 1998, when both Ontario Works and ODSP programs were created, people with disabilities were promised they would be taken off welfare; so far it is not the case.

At its annual conference in Toronto, over 120 participants advocate a re-working of Ontario's disability income support scheme to allow people to live in dignity.

Many people receiving welfare in Ontario should be getting higher paying disability benefits, but its program design continues to create barriers to accessing benefits.

One thing most people with disabilities want to do is to find and maintain a good job. Ontario's government is trying to do just that with some bumps in the road.

The Ontario Government's new poverty-reduction plan has attracted both praise and criticism as it aims to reduce poverty in children by 25% over the next five years.

A key component of the Ontario Disability Support Program can provide significant hope for many people, but a thorough review must be done to avoid missed opportunities.

While most of us would never consider expressing outrage against racial and ethnic groups in public discourse, many politicians have no trouble attacking the poor.

While the Ontario Government's child poverty-reduction strategy is a welcome initiative, community groups are concerned that the poorest of the poor will be left behind.

As part of the provincial poverty-reduction strategy, the Ontario government is promising a review of both its Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support programs.

Is telling the poor to get a job enough to bring them out of poverty? Increasingly, experts are warning us this is not the case. A more comprehensive vision is required.

The right to eat well and stay healthy should not be a fight for thousands of Ontarians with medical conditions that live in poverty. But, that fight has just begun.