60th Anniversary for Community Living Owen Sound and District- Historical articles that have impacted our organization and our society. In 1876, the Government of Ontario opened its first institution for people with a developmental disability just outside of Orillia on the shores of Lake Simcoe. By 1968, at the height of its operations, the facility had 2,600 residents. The number of institutions and the number of people living in them continued to grow until the mid-1970s. By 1976, two years after the government passed the Developmental Services Act, Ontario operated 16 institutions or facilities as they came to be called. They provided residential care to more than 10,000 people with a developmental disability. The Developmental Services Act was a turning point in the evolution of Ontarios system of developmental services. It marked the beginning of the shift to a new way of providing services and supports to people with a developmental disability, one which focused on greater independence, social inclusion and personal choice. This shift culminated in 2009 when Ontario closed the doors to its last remaining facilities. Source – Ministry of Community and Social Services website
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