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ODSP ActionCoalition

@odspaction.bsky.social

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Volunteer, grassroots advocacy group led by people with disabilities on ODSP, with many valued allies (NOT govt affiliated). Defending dignity for folks w/disabilities in poverty. Advocate. Educate. Demonstrate 🌈💨♿

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ODSP ActionCoalition @odspaction.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Toronto Disability Pride March’s 15th anniversary! WHEN: Sept 12th, 2026, 1pm to 6pm WHERE: Queen's Park to Grange Park Toronto, Ontario For more info, ceck out tdpm.org

Poster for Toronto Disability Pride March’s 15th anniversary. At the top left, it reads 12 September 2026, 1-6 pm. On the top right, it reads Queen’s Park to Grange Park. Below it reads 15th year of Toronto’s Disability Pride March. Around the title are four hands of differing skin tones hand spelling TDPM, and below, a QR code that leads you to TDPM.org. Below it features TDPM’s four founders with raised fists. From left to right is Kevin Jackson, an Indigenous man with a brown cap, rectangle glasses, Melissa Graham, a white woman with black glasses sitting in her electric wheelchair. Janet Rodriguez, a Peruvian woman with a green top with a landscape-patterned vest. And Beverly Smith, a Black woman with a pink tuque multi-colour patterned scarf, a turquoise sweater, and a blanket on her lap as she sits in her electric wheelchair.
At the very bottom, under text that says access guide; it has our social media handle @TorontoDisabilityPrideMarch and our website www.TDPM.org.

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ODSP ActionCoalition @odspaction.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

York Region Disability Community Meeting When: June 30th, 2026 1pm to 3:30pm Where: Richmond Hill Public Library Central Branch More info below and here: odspaction.ca/york-region-...

Flyer with different colour fists raised in protest & heading York Region Disability Community Meeting. Description: Join members of ODSP Action Coalition, Richmond Hill Mobility Foundation, York Region Food Council and Community Legal Clinic of Richmond Hill for an afternoon discussion about understanding the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), food insecurity and challenges faces by York Region residents at the intersection of disability and poverty.
WHEN: Tuesday June 30th, 1PM to 3:30PM
WHERE: Richmond Hill Public Library Central Branch, 1 Atkinson St, Richmond Hill ON (closes intesection Yonge & Major MacKenzie Dr)
Coffee and refreshments will be provided!
This is a free event. No registration required. Accommodation requests or questions email odspactioncoalition@gmail.com
This event presented by: (logos of five organizations) York Region Food Council, Richmond Hill Mobility Foundation, ODSP

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ODSP ActionCoalition @odspaction.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Instead of tackling the #homelessness crisis, Ford & co. seem intent on pouring more gas (or dynamite) on the bonfire! Bill 60 does not 'protect Ontarians'! It would effectively make the flimsy rent controls we currently have, null & void! #KillBill60 www.cp24.com/local/toront...

Making it easier for residential landlords to end leases

The province wants to explore the possibility of modifying “security of tenure,” currently enjoyed by tenants under the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). The current law means tenants have a right to remain in their rental unit as long as they follow the lease agreement and the RTA. Landlords cannot evict tenants without a legally valid reason under the current law and after a fixed-term lease ends, the tenancy typically continues on a month-to-month basis.

But the Ford government says it would like to consult on “alternative options on lease agreement expiry” that would give landlords more control over their units, “allowing them to adjust tenancy arrangements based on market conditions, personal needs, or business strategies.”

Speaking with reporters, Attorney General Doug Downey said the government is hoping to make conditions more attractive for landlords to put vacant units up for lease because they’ve heard “for years” that some landlords are not entering the market because they don’t have confidence in it.

“We’ve heard from stakeholders that these evergreen leases that just go on with no end in sight may not be appropriate,” Downey said.

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ODSP ActionCoalition @odspaction.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Hospital stay can cost over $16k, & a yr in jail can cost over $120,000. Supportive housing w/wraparound care? About $20,000 a year. The math isn’t complicated. We can pay for survival, over and over again. Or we can invest in stability. #HousingCrisis www.thesarniajournal.ca/opinion/ever...

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ODSP ActionCoalition @odspaction.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Yes, 2.8%, will be on July's cheque (end of July) ontario.ca/page/ontario...

Ontario is increasing ODSP rates by 2.8% effective July 2025
Protecting Ontarians starts with safeguarding our social services.

This is the fourth rate increase since we tied ODSP rates to inflation in September 2022. Rates have increased by a total of 20% since then.

The 2025 inflation-based increase to ODSP will take effect on July 1, 2025. People receiving ODSP will see an inflation-based increase of 2.8% to:

basic needs and shelter maximum amounts for singles and families
board and lodge amounts for singles and families
the amount provided for a couple where both have disabilities
amounts for services provided by a Long-Term Care Home or a Specialized Care Residence
For example, effective July 2025, if you are a single person, your payment could be up to $1,408 for basic needs and shelter.

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ODSP ActionCoalition @odspaction.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

With great sadness & heavy hearts we learned our long-standing Co-chair, and social worker w/TorontoPWA, Kyle Vose, passed away this morning. Thank you Kyle for teaching us to advocate with passion, and lead with kindness and love. Rest easy dear friend. We'll take it from here 😰

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ODSP ActionCoalition @odspaction.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Ford govt tabled Bill 242 'Safer Municipalities Act' on their way out the door for their xtended Xmas break. Below is our press release regarding this ugly piece of legislation, which you can read here 👇 www.ola.org/en/legislati...

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