Opinion: Disability rights experts see microboards, which are filled by volunteers, as offering a progressive alternative to traditional models of supports.
With a few easy steps, Premier Doug Ford can help countless Ontarians take giant strides to improve their quality of life.
Disability rights experts see microboards, which are filled by volunteers, as offering a progressive alternative to more traditional models of supports, in particular guardianships, and as being able to work better than structures that rely primarily on paid professionals. Traditionally, parents of disabled children who turn 19 have had to obtain a guardian of property or risk losing some of the government funding they received.
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