health and safety – Page 3 – Woodsworth Housing Co-operative

Hoarding – a photo reference guide

Images for clutter rating scale to assess hoarding issues.

Living room, kitchen and bedroom. Nine photos for each room.

https://www.hoardingconnectioncc.org/Scale.html

And

https://www.torontohoardingnetwork.ca/

Environmental sensitivities and rental housing – a self-advocacy toolkit

Unlocking The AODA: Obligations of Housing Providers Under The Accessibility For Ontarians With Disabilities Act. From CERA (Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation)

https://www.equalityrights.org/resources/unlocking-the-aoda-obligations-of-housing-providers-under-the-accessibility-for-ontarions-with-disabilities-act

In Case of Emergency Information Sheet

The attached sheet from Toronto paramedics gives any emergency responders the necessary information they need to help you. The In Case of Emergency information sheet gives your particular needs, including contact information for your healthcare provider(s), caregiver(s), or personal attendant(s), and other emergency contact numbers including your veterinarian, and a detailed list of all prescriptions and medications.

Fill in as little or as much as you wish.

Whether you choose to make use of this or not is your choice. There is no co-op requirement to do this.
It is only a suggestion from the Strategies for Staying committee.

To fill it in on your computer before printing it, click on the down arrow with the paper icon which isn on the right side, just below the form. Then use the print function of your browser (File menu).

If you will fill it in by hand, click on the down arrow first. Then use the print function of your browser.

If you are having trouble with the document, go to Toronto safety resources Click on the printer icon beside the English ICE Sheet. Note that you will have to fill it in by hand after printing.

Applying for an Accommodation for your Disability

S4S (Strategies for Staying) Committee has written a pamphlet on Woodsworth’s accommodation procedures. It gives an overview of what you have to do to request an accommodation for your disability.

The pamphlet will be available in print in the 2nd floor photocopy room, in a plastic hanging sleeve near the door to the inner office.

It is also available online – click on Accessibility on the home page menu.

And for your convenience, here it is as well!

https://www.woodsworthcoop.ca/index.php/guide-to-woodsworths-accommodation-policy/

Forms: https://www.woodsworthcoop.ca/index.php/accommodation-for-disabilities-request-forms/

Automated defibrillator (AED) in the lobby

There is now an AED in the elevator lobby on the ground floor.

This is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). SCA is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.

This device is easy to use and designed to walk you through the whole process. Just listen to the voice instructions.

Take a few moments to see how easy it is to use this life-saving device by watching this short YouTube video about the AED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw78XnpjAGU

Note – the lobby box will make a sound when it is open. Just shut the door after taking out the red defibrillator package and that sound will stop.