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This toolkit is designed to help medical professionals support tenants (their patients) who are seeking accommodations in their rental housing from their landlord under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This guide provides an overview of the disability accommodation and letter-writing processes, offers tips for writing an effective disability accommodation letter, and provides templates that medical professionals can use to write their own letters.

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In this toolkit, you’ll find information about:

Disability accommodations in rental housing
Types of disabilities that are protected under the Human Rights Code
The accommodation process
Tips for medical professionals on writing accommodation letters
Sample accommodation letters
Resources for medical professionals

CCHR is committed to making legal information relevant to the lives of those who need access to housing justice the most. This toolkit aims to equip youth and facilitators with the tools to develop strategies for human rights advocacy in housing within communities across Ontario, and to host workshops with youth to learn about housing rights and discuss their communities’ housing experiences.

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This guide for service providers was developed by the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) when we were known as the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA), in partnership with the Metis Nation of Ontario and the Law Foundation of Ontario.

The 25-page guide is designed to help service providers assist their clients assert and enforce their legal rights in the Ontario housing market. The majority of the guide pertains to applications of the Ontario Human Rights Code to housing, but you will also find information about other relevant legislation including the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) and Housing Services Act (HSA) where applicable. In the following pages you will find useful legal information, access to supports and effective strategies to help you empower your clients, and assist in facilitating their access to stable and adequate housing.

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