If your family member with a disability requires financial help with basic living expenses, including medical expenses, they could be eligible for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). Understanding how this program works and how to maintain it alongside other financial resources will ensure your family member continues to receive this support for as long as they may need it. 

Expert and disability advocate, Graeme Treeby, provides an overview of all things ODSP including clarifications on recent changes.  Following this presentation Graeme will be available for a live Q & A.

What's in it for You:

• How to qualify and apply for ODSP
• Definition of disability under ODSP
• How work and other income impacts benefits
• An overview of recent changes

Graeme Treeby

Graeme Treeby is the parent of three children, the youngest of whom has multiple complex disability-related challenges. In 1990, Graeme realized he needed to begin putting a plan into place for his daughter given that she would always require 24-hour care. While researching options, Graeme and his wife came to see that very little planning information was readily available. Graeme decided to give up his accounting career and founded The Special Needs Planning Group, which focuses on sharing information about Henson Trusts, Registered Disability Savings Plans and acquiring government benefits so as to provide a full and respectful lifestyle for individuals living with disabilities.  Graeme has retired and is pleased to have passed the Special Needs Planning Group on to the capable hands of Ken and Ryan White where he continues to act as a Consultant.

Ken White

Ken has been a professional wealth management advisor since 1992, helping clients grow, manage and protect their assets. Over the last several years, he has made it his mission to become the "RDSP GUY" and share this information with as many individuals and organizations as he can so that qualifying people with disabilities can have money put aside for their future. Ken has also recently taken on the leadership of the Special Needs Planning Group alongside Ryan White, as Graeme Treeby transitions into retirement. Some of the local organizations he is working with are the Ontario March of Dimes, CDN Mental Health Canada, Trillium Health Centre, Autism Intervention Guelph and the University of Guelph.