At CILT a peer is someone with lived experience of disability. Peer Support programs operate within the Independent Living Philosophy and are an opportunity share our experience as experts on our own lives and our own needs.
The Peer Support Program includes:
· Monthly Peer Support Group: Peer Connect
· Monthly Creative Writing Group: Disabled Writers’ Drop-In
· Workshops and Events
· Resource and Referrals Support To connect with the Peer Support Coordinator email rebecca.wood@cilt.ca or phone: 416-599-2458 ext 291 TTY: Dial 711 for Bell Relay Service
To find out about other programs and events at CILT please join our mailing list: https://cilt.ca/about-us/mailing-list/
You are also welcome to join our Peer Support facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/ciltpeersupport/
In this group we share:
· CILT’s Peer Support Events
· Community Events
· Relevant Cross-Disability Resources
Peer Support programs are facilitated by staff with lived experience and aim to provide opportunities for social connection, creative expression and support in groups and workshops where individuals can share their own personal
experiences, stories, joys and frustrations in order to relate to the experiences, feelings and barriers faced by other peers. While we have disability in common (and in a cross-disability group this lived experience can also be very different) there are so many other layers of experience that inform our identities. Our programs are grounded in principles of Disability Justice, including the principles of anti-oppression and of interdependence. We recognize that intersecting identities inform lived experience and welcome this experience in our programs.
CILT’s Peer Support programs operate within the Independent Living philosophy that states we have the right to take control of our own lives by exercising the right to examine options, make choices, take risks and even make mistakes.
