This means living in a real home, being a part of a welcoming community, enjoying healthy relationships with other people, and making a meaningful contribution to society though work and citizenship. The same things everyone wants and needs!

LiveWorkPlay seeks formal and informal input from people with intellectual disabilities, their parents and family members, and community partners on a continuous basis to inform our decision-making and support an outstanding quality of service. Thanks to a unique organizational structure, the board, staff, and membership work together to make great things happen daily, while at the same time future-thinking processes keep LiveWorkPlay moving forward.

People who know the organization well often talk about "the LiveWorkPlay difference." It begins with the core belief we share with others in the inclusion movement: that including people with intellectual disabilities¹ in the community means supporting them to be in charge of their own lives.

To learn more about the work of LiveWorkPlay please use the menu links on the left side of the page or at the top of the page. The top menu includes a search field which offers the opportunity to search the website using words and phrases.

Our website has gone through several revisions since launching in 1997, and the version you are viewing now will definitely not be the last.

If you notice errors or you would like to make suggestions, we definitely want to hear from you! Please use the contact button on the left side menu to get in touch.

Our charitable registration number (Canada Revenue Agency) is 896222775RR0001

¹ There are many labels for people with intellectual disabilities. Labels are at times useful, but they do not define a person, at best they provide us with necessary information that a person is comfortable in sharing.

It is important to note that a person who has a disability (of any kind) is not a "disabled person." They are a person, and one fact about them is that they have a disability. People-first language is not a matter of exaggerated correctness, it is a matter of giving a person the respect of being viewed and talked about as a whole human being.

There are many other labels in use. These include  developmentally challenged, developmentally disabled, and developmentally delayed. Labels that include the word "developmental" may contribute to the stereotype and false belief that a person with an intellectual disability will never grow up. An intellectual disability does not stop a person from developing, even if the pace, process, and outcome of their development may not be considered as "normal" to some. They are unique human beings, growing and changing every day.