The Goals of People First of Ontario
- To promote equality for all persons.
- To assist other people trying to speak up for themselves and making their own decisions.
- To teach the members about the rights, abilities, and strengths of People First of Ontario.
Our Driving Force
We want people in the community to see us as people first. The problem is, we are still being labelled with damaging words like retarded and slow. We have been taken away from our families and communities, and have been kept in institutional settings. We have been kept in segregated workshops and schools apart from other people in our community. People have forgotten that we have the same dreams and the same needs as they do.
Over the last 25 years we have worked on many issues:
- Name Change – We fought to get the label “mentally retarded” out of the name of associations that support people.
- Sterilization – We supported “Eve” in her legal battle against forced sterilization. “Forced sterilization” is now against the law.
- Getting people out! – We keep on working to get people out of institutions.
- Work – We continue to advocate for fair wages and the supports needed to be workers.
- Speaking Out – We have spoken out at inquests, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Provincial Legislature and government committees.
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