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Vaccine Engagement Updates for Friday May 20th – Thursday May 26, 2022

Published: May 20, 2022

As part of the City of Toronto’s Vaccine Engagement Outreach, and the work of Accessibility Collaborative in which CILT is the lead partner, please find Vaccine Engagement Updates for:

Provincial Vaccine Information Line

8 a.m. – 8 p.m., 7 days a week

For help booking an appointment, downloading your proof of vaccination or getting more information about the vaccines, call:

Telephone: 1-833-943-3900

TTY: 1-866-797-0007

Toronto Public Health Hotline

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday

Call if you have questions about COVID-19. Translation is available in multiple languages. Toronto Public Health staff cannot book vaccine appointments over the phone.

Telephone: 416-338-7600

TTY: 416-392-0658

Email: PublicHealth@toronto.ca

For more information regarding the following locations contact the Provincial Vaccine Information Line. The more info links under certain locations are for locations not covered by the provincial line. Contact TPH for up to date accessibility support availability for each clinic.

Weekly Vaccination Clinics

Friday May 20th

MGH- East York Town Centre(Entrance 6)
45 Overlea Blvd, Toronto
8am – 7:30pm
(more info)

TPL – Woodside Square
1571 Sandhurst Cir, Toronto
10am – 4pm

TPH – Scarborough Village Community Centre
3600 Kingston Rd, Scarborough 10am – 4:30pm

MGH – Shoppers World Danforth
3003 Danforth Ave, Toronto
10am – 5:30pm
(more info)

MOBILE – Scarborough Town Centre
300 Borough Dr, Scarborough
11am – 6pm

TPL – Agincourt Branch
155 Bonis Ave, Toronto
11:30am – 6pm

TPH – Gibson House Museum
5172 Yonge St, Toronto
12pm – 4pm

TPH – L’Amoreaux Community Centre
2000 McNicoll Ave, Scarborough
12:30pm – 6:30pm

VHA – Rexdale Community Hub
21 Panorama Ct, Etobicoke
12:30pm – 6:30pm
(more info)

Lawrence Allen Center
700 Lawrence Ave W, North York
1pm – 8pm

Stockyards
1980 St Clair Ave W, Toronto
1pm – 8pm

Yonge Sheppard Centre
2 Sheppard Ave E, North York
1pm – 8pm

Saturday May 21st

40 Oak Vaccine Clinic (Regent Park CHC)
40 Oak St, Toronto
9:30am – 1:00pm
(more info)

TPL – Albion Library
1515 Albion Road, Toronto
11:00 am – 3:30 pm

Black Creek Community Health Centre 1 Yorkgate Blvd – Suite 202
12pm – 4pm
(more info)

MGH – East York Town Centre (Entrance 6)
45 Overlea Blvd, Toronto
8:00am – 7:30pm(more info)

TPL – Flemingdon Library
29 St. Dennis Drive, Toronto
10:00 am – 4:30 pm

TPH – Gibson House Museum
5172 Yonge St, Toronto
12pm – 4pm

Lawrence Allen Center
700 Lawrence Ave W, North York
10:30am – 5:30pm

TPL – Mount Dennis Library
1123 Weston Rd, Toronto
10:00 am – 4:30 pm

VHA – Rexdale Community Hub
21 Panorama Ct, Etobicoke
12:30pm – 6:30pm
(more info)

MOBILE – Scarborough Town Centre
300 Borough Dr, Scarborough
11am – 6pm

MGH – Shoppers World Danforth
3003 Danforth Ave, Toronto
10:00am – 5:30pm
(more info)

Stockyards
1980 St Clair Ave W, Toronto
11am – 6pm

TPH – Thistletown Community Centre
925 Albion Rd, Etobicoke
1pm – 5pm

TPH – Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre
627 Queens Quay W, Toronto
12pm – 4pm

TPL – Weston Library
2 King Street, Toronto
11:00 am – 3:30 pm

Yonge Sheppard Centre
2 Sheppard Ave E, North York
11am – 6pm

MGH – Westwood Middle School
Westwood Middle School, 994 Carlaw Ave, East York
12:00pm – 3:30pm

Sunday May 22nd

MGH – East York Town Centre (Entrance 6)
45 Overlea Blvd, Toronto
8am – 7:30pm
(more info)

MGH – Shoppers World Danforth
3003 Danforth Ave, Toronto
10am – 5:30pm
(more info)

TPH – Chalkfarm Community Centre
180 Chalkfarm Drive, North York

TPH – Earl Bales Community Centre
4169 Bathurst St, Toronto
10am – 12:30pm

Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin St, Toronto
11am – 6pm

TPH – Stephen Leacock Community Recreation Centre
2500 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough
11am – 5:30pm

Lawrence Allen Center
700 Lawrence Ave W, North York
12pm – 5pm

MGH – Gateway Public School
10am – 4pm

Gateway Public School, 55 Gateway Blvd, North York
12pm – 3:30pm
(more info)

VHA – Rexdale Community Hub
21 Panorama Ct, Etobicoke
12:30pm – 6:30pm
(more info)

Monday May 23rd

TPH – ActiveTO
711 Lake Shore Blvd W
9:30am – 4:30pm (Coronation Park)

Tuesday May 24th

TPH – Agincourt Recreation Centre
31 Glen Watford Dr, Scarborough
9:30am – 4pm

MGH – Shoppers World
3003 Danforth Ave, Toronto
10am – 5:30pm
(more info)

Eglinton Square
900 Dufferin St, Toronto
10:30am – 5:30pm

Dufferin Mall 900 Dufferin St, Toronto

MOBILE – Scarborough Town Centre
300 Borough Dr, Scarborough
11am – 6pm

Amesbury Community Centre
1507 Lawrence Ave W, North York
12pm – 6:30pm

York-Fairbank Center
2213 Dufferin St, York
12pm – 4pm

40 Oak Vaccine Clinic (Regent Park CHC)
40 Oak St, Toronto
3pm – 8pm
(more info)

TPH – Broadlands Community Centre
19 Castlegrove Blvd, North York
11am – 6pm
4pm – 8pm

Wednesday May 25th

MGH – Shoppers World Danforth
3003 Danforth Ave, Toronto
10:00am – 5:30pm
(more info)

TPH – Toronto Newcomer Day
100 Queen St W, Toronto
10am – 3pm

Eglinton Square
900 Dufferin St, Toronto
10:30am – 5:30pm

Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin St, Toronto
11am – 6pm

MOBILE – Scarborough Town Centre
300 Borough Dr, Scarborough
11am – 6pm

TPH – Kimbourne Park United Church
200 Wolverleigh Blvd, Toronto
11am – 5pm

TPL – Parkdale Library
1303 Queen St W, Toronto
11:30am – 6:30pm

VHA – Rexdale Community Hub
21 Panorama Ct, Etobicoke
12:30pm – 6:30pm
(more info)

Burrows Hall Community Centre
1081 Progress Ave, Scarborough
1pm – 6:30 pm

TPH – Parkway Forest Community Centre
55 Forest Manor Rd, North York
4pm – 7:30pm

Scadding Court Community Centre
707 Dundas St W, Toronto
4pm – 7pm

Black Creek CHC – Vaccine and Wellness Clinic
Black Creek Community Health Centre,
2202 Jane St Unit 5, North York
5pm – 8:30pm

Thursday May 26th

MGH – Shoppers World
3003 Danforth Ave, Toronto
10am – 5:30pm
(more info)

TPH – Richview Baptist Church
1548 Kipling Ave, Etobicoke
10:30am – 4:00pm

MOBILE – Scarborough Town Centre
300 Borough Dr, Scarborough
11am – 6pm

TPH – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
150 Kilgour Rd, East York
11am – 6pm

VHA – Rexdale Community Hub
21 Panorama Ct, Etobicoke
12:30pm – 6:30pm
(more info)

Stockyards
1980 St Clair Ave W, Toronto
1pm – 8pm

Yonge Sheppard Centre
2 Sheppard Ave E, North York
1pm – 8pm

TPH – Carmine Stefano Community Centre
3100 Weston Rd, North York
1:00pm – 7:30pm

TPH – Broadlands Community Centre
19 Castlegrove Blvd, North York
4pm – 8pm

CILT Website Refresh: Top 3 Changes

Published: May 12, 2022

Hello everyone,

We have some good news to share with regards to the updated design of our website. The CILT team has engaged in work to update the backend mechanisms of the website to streamline with modern posting procedures and as a result, there were a few improvements made around the current design and user experience of the site.

We’ve highlighted three of these changes that may enhance your experience in navigating the site:

New Events Calendar

When selecting the “Events” tab from the bottom of the page, you will be redirected to a calendar page with all event updates we post on the CILT website, both CILT events and community events.

Graphical user interface of the CILT website homepage scrolled all the way to the bottom with a red indictor box over the "Events" tab.

Graphical user interface of the "Events" page of the CILT website showing the month of April 2022 in calendar format.

Graphical user interface of the "Events" page of the CILT website showing the month of May 2022 in calendar format. Also includes a listing of "Past Events."

This “Events” page is now your one-stop-shop for all Event info, and rest assured, it will be updated on a continual basis. The usual “What’s New” page will be specifically reserved for announcements, information and resource sharing, etc.

Sub-sections in Dropdown Menus

If you hover over a tab, you can now open a dropdown menu which lists all sub-pages associated with the main page of that tab.

Graphical user interface of the CILT website homepage showing a dropdown menu of pages when hovering over the "Programs" tab from the top bar.

For example, if you hover over the “Programs” and services tab, a dropdown of other pages, like “ASAC, Independent Living Skills Training, Direct Funding/Financement Direct,” and so on will appear.

Another way to make these dropdown menu items appear is by de-collapsing the sections on the right-hand side of any page:

Graphical user interface of the CILT website "Programs and Services" page with a red box indicator signaling collapsible menu items on the right pane.

For reference, here is how the sub-page structure was layered in the previous version of the website:

Graphical user interface of the old CILT website showing the "Programs and Services" page and how all sub-pages used to be listed on the right pane

Updated Buttons and Links

Plenty of the buttons and links have been updated with a slightly fresher and cleaner look. Hopefully it’s clearer what they are linking to and easier to navigate.

Graphical user interface of the new CILT website homepage with a red indicator box highlighting the buttons that link to other pages.

Those are the main changes to keep track of as we debut our new refreshed website. On top of other changes that will hopefully make it a smoother experience for users, you can expect the same to be applied for the mobile version of the site.

If you have any questions or concerns about the site, feel free to email cilt@cilt.ca or call 416-599-2458.

Thank you for reading!

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Digital Storytelling at the Intersections of Queerness and Disability

Published: April 26, 2022

We invite 2SLGBTQIA+ Deaf and Disabled folks to join us for a free 8-week program where you will build storytelling skills, gain digital creation capacity and create a finished project that shares your lived experience. Participants will have the option to share their final story creations on CILT’s website and social media.

We are using broad definitions of “Disability” here with the recognition that not everyone identifies as disabled. We recognize that ableism, audism and sanism can be experienced no matter what your relationship to the term “Disability.” In this program we will honour the language participants use to self-identify.

When: 8 Monday afternoons in May, June and July from 1pm-4pm over Zoom

Dates:
May 9, May 16, May 30
June 6, June 13, June 27
July 4 and July 11

To be part of this program contact Rebecca at rebecca.wood@cilt.ca
or call 416-599-2458 ext 291

ASL to English Interpretation will be provided. Automatic closed captions will be turned on. Please let us know about any other accommodation needs when you register.

This program will be facilitated by Emmy Pantin and Fran Odette from Community Story Strategies. Watch some samples of digital stories online here: http://www.communitystorystrategies.ca

Presented by: The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto with generous funding from the United Way Greater Toronto and the City of Toronto and Independent Living Canada.

Statement on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Published: December 3, 2021

Statement by CILT’s Executive Director, Wendy Porch

There’s no question that we have accomplished some improvements in the economic and social equity of disabled people over the last 40 years. There is also no question that there remain persistent and unaltered barriers to our community being fully respected, supported and seen as part of the community at large.

Despite decades of work related to employment supports for people with disabilities, our community remains underemployed and many are still living in poverty. Provincial income security programs do not provide an adequate income for anyone, let alone a disabled person living in an ablest world.

Disabled people still do not have access to adequate accessible, affordable and safe housing. At no time in our recent history has the lack of accessible housing had a more ominous impact on our communities than now, with disabled people having to live in long-term care facilities and where deaths related to Covid 19 have been rampant.

The pandemic itself, has had a profound impact on our communities. Elsewhere in the world we clearly see data that shows disabled people are more vulnerable to infection and dire outcomes as a result of Covid 19 but here in Canada we don’t even collect this data. And disabled people are largely not considered to be priorities for vaccination despite this international data that shows the uneven burden the pandemic has had on the community. And despite calls from organizations and individuals to do so.

I must be honest. I don’t feel like there is much to be celebrated. Perhaps the only bright light is the tenacity, persistence, and creativity of the community itself. Time and time again, diverse disability communities come together to support each other, to include each other, and to say I see you, too.

So for all of you out there who lead in your communities, who reach out to others and who hold and make space for everyone – today I’ll be thinking of and honoring you.

Wendy Porch

Executive Director, CILT

MOVIE NIGHT: A Vibrant CILT Holiday

Published: November 26, 2021

Join us on Zoom to watch The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

When: Friday December 10th from 6:30-9:00pm EST

Where: Zoom (you must register to receive link)

Cost: Free

Rating: PG

Register: Call Lucy 416 486-8666 ext. 226 or email lucyn@vibranthealthcare.ca

The film will be shown with Closed Captioning and Audio Description. The film may contain material of a sensitive and controversial nature. Check out the trailer for Christmas Chronicles (2018).

Peer Support events are opportunities for people with disabilities and their allies to interact in a supportive Independent Living Environment.

Movie Night is presented by Vibrant Healthcare Alliance and the Centre for Independent Living Toronto with generous funding support from United Way of Greater Toronto, The City of Toronto, Independent Living Canada and Ontario Community Health Centres