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	Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Benefits
	(http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/isp/cpp/disaben.shtml&hs;=cdp) CPP provides a monthly taxable benefit to contributors who are disabled and to their dependent children. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 277-9914 TTY: 1 800 255-4786 Application Form

Ontario Disability Support Program

(http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/pillars/social/programs/odsp.htm) This program is intended to meet the needs of people with disabilities and help them to become more independent. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 888 789-4199 TTY: 1 800 387-5559 Regional Offices   Additional Information ODSP Employment Supports is a voluntary program that helps people with disabilities find work. You may be eligible for ODSP Employment Supports if you have a physical or mental disability that is expected to last a year or more and, as a result, makes it hard for you to find or keep a job.

	Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
	(http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/epb/sid/cia/grants/of/desc_of.shtml&hs;=oxf) This program finances projects that help persons with disabilities prepare for, find and keep employment or become self-employed. Contact Information Regional Offices   To be eligible, you must not be receiving Employment Insurance (EI) and Regular Benefits

	Canada Pension Plan Disability Vocational Rehabilitation Program
	(http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/isp/pub/factsheets/vocrehab.shtml&hs;=cdp) This program helps Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits recipients return to work. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 277-9914 Human Resources Centres of Canada Application Form   To be eligible, you must also be receiving Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Benefits

	Special Services at Home (SSAH)
	(http://www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/SpecialNeeds/specialServicesatHome.htm) These special services provide funding for supports and services, which are not available elsewhere in the community, to families giving in-home care to a child with a physical and/or developmental disability, or an adult with a developmental disability. Contact Information Regional Offices Application Form

Assistive Devices Program

(http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/adp/adp_mn.html) This program provides financial assistance to help Ontario residents with long-term physical disabilities obtain basic, competitively priced, personalized assistive devices essential for independent living. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 268-6021 Toronto: 1 416 327-8804 TTY: 1 800 387-5559 TTY Toronto: 1 416 327-4282 Application Form Required Documentation Health Card

	Attendant Outreach Program
	(http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/ltc/21_other.html#2) This program provides visiting attendant services to people with serious physical disabilities. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 268-1154 Toronto: 1 416 314-5518 TTY: 1 800 387-5559 Regional Offices

	Children's Rehabilitation Services
	(http://www.children.gov.on.ca/cs/en/programs/specialneeds/children%27srehabilitationserviceschildren%27streatmentcentres.htm) This program provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy for children who have physical disabilities or communication disorders. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 268-1154 Toronto: 1 416 314-5518 Regional Offices

	Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) for Persons with Disabilities
	(http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/cmhc-schl/en/co/prfinas/prfinas_003.cfm) This program provides funding to homeowners and landlords of dwellings for low-income persons with disabilities so that they can carry out renovations to improve accessibility. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 668-2642 TTY: 1 613 748-2447 Regional Offices

	Property Tax Relief for Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Persons with Disabilities
	(http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_3947_1.html) This program offers property tax relief to low-income seniors or persons with disabilities. Eligible persons may have their property taxes deferred, reduced, or cancelled. Contact Information General Inquiries: 1 416 585-7041 TTY: 1 866 220-2290 TTY Toronto: 1 416 585-6991

Bursary for Students with Disabilities (BSWD)

(http://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/not_secure/BSWD.htm) This bursary program offers funding to eligible students with disabilities who are enrolled in a recognized post-secondary institution. Contact Information Regional Offices Application Form Required Documentation Citizenship Status   Additional Information If you are taking part in a one-term program, the deadline for applying is within the first 30 days of your study period. If you are taking part in a two- or three-term program, the deadline for applying is 90 days before the end of your study period.

	Veterans Disability Pension (VDP)
	(http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/clients/sub.cfm?source=services/pensions) Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) provides disability benefits to eligible veterans, serving and former members of the Canadian Forces and of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and to their spouses and dependants. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 866 522-2122 Regional Offices Application Form

Northern Health Travel Grant Program (NHTG)

(http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/ohip/northern.html) This program offers travel grants to help defray the transportation costs for eligible residents of Northern Ontario who must travel long distances within Ontario or to Manitoba to receive medically needed insured specialty services that are not available locally. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 268-1154 Toronto: 1 416 314-5518 TTY: 1 800 387-5559 Regional Offices Required Documentation Health Card   Additional Information Applications must be received within six months after your visit to the specialist.

Benefits for Children

(http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/isp/pub/factsheets/studben.shtml&hs;=czp) The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) provides a monthly benefit to the dependent children of disabled or deceased contributors. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 277-9914 TTY: 1 800 255-4786 Regional Offices Application Form   Additional Information Apply as soon as possible after contributor's death as CPP can only make back payments for up to twelve months.

	Integrated Services for Northern Children
	(http://www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/SpecialNeeds/integratedServicesforNorthernChildren.htm) This program provides health, mental health and education services to children and youth living in rural and remote areas across northern Ontario. Contact Information General Inquiries: 1 705 567-8153 ext. 341

	Audio Books Purchased by Persons Who are Legally Blind
	(http://www.trd.fin.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/cma_3_17885_1.html) This program exempts audio books from Retail Sales Tax (RST) when they are bought by, or on behalf of, persons who are legally blind. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 877 482-9329 TTY: 1 800 263-7776   Additional Information Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Membership Card required.

	International Pension Benefits
	(http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/isp/ibfa/intlben.shtml&hs;=sya) You may be eligible for social security (pension) benefits if you or your deceased spouse or common-law partner lived or worked in another country. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 800 454-8731 Ottawa: 1 613 957-1954 TTY: 1 800 255-4786 Application Form

	Adult Care
	(http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/acp_e.html) This program assists First Nation members who have functional limitations due to age, health problems or a disability, in maintaining their independence and living in a safe and healthy environment. Contact Information Toll-Free: 1 877 985-3999 Regional Offices

	Bursary for Students with Disabilities Attending Out-of-Country Postsecondary Institutions
	(http://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/not_secure/deaf.htm#Deaf%20Students) This bursary provides assistance to deaf, deafened, and hard-of-hearing students who must attend out-of-country postsecondary institutions for disability-related reasons. Contact Information TTY: 1 800 465-3958 Regional Offices Application On-line Application Form Required Documentation Citizenship Status

Related Links

	Review Tribunals (CPP/OAS) (http://www.ocrt-bctr.gc.ca/appeals/apprt_e.html)
	Persons with Disabilities On-Line (http://www.pwd-online.ca/en/menu.jsp)
	Tax Information for People with Disabilities (http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/disability)
	Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) (http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/)

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