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Register for your DSO

To start the application process, your area DSO has to see if you are eligible. You will need to provide us with documents to prove that you have a developmental disability, live in Ontario, and are 16 years old.

You may call your area DSO or register with us online to begin the application process. When you register online you will be able to securely upload your eligibility documents. You will also receive notifications when your information is being reviewed by your area DSO and receive information on services and supports that are of interest to you.

Please complete the form below:

Step 1 of 6: Account Information
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Your registration form could not be submitted due to incomplete input. Please review the warnings indicated below and fix any issues. * indicates the steps where errors or warnings were detected.

Account Information

Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least one CAPITAL letter, one number and one of the following special characters: ! @ # $ % & ^ * ?

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Please enter a valid and functioning email address. This is needed so you can receive your account activation email and other important email notices from the DSO Client Portal. In the event you do not receive your account activation email, please check your spam folder.

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Please note: if you are professional, or a service provider, you need to complete and upload a third-party consent form.
You can do this later in the registration process, too.
Please click here for more information.

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Applicant Information

Choose the DSO to contact by manually selecting one of the counties in which DSO operates. Or select your DSO .
The DSO to contact is selected automatically based on your postal code. If necessary (e.g. if you are moving in the near future) you can .
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The DSO to contact is selected automatically based on your postal code. If necessary (e.g. if you are moving in the near future) you can override this selection. If you are unsure which DSO region to select, contact the DSO region that has been automatically selected based on your postal code.

Has the applicant had a psychological assessment? To prove that you have a developmental disability, you will have to give us a copy of your psychological assessment (signed on all pages). A psychologist or psychological associate would have met with you, and you would have done some different activities to see what you can do, how you behave, and how you think. Do you have a copy of this?

Caregiver/Professional/Referral Source Information

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This section is not required as you have indicated you are applying for yourself. Please skip to the next section to continue with the registration process.

If you have incorrectly specified you are applying for yourself, please go back to the "Account Information" section and indicate "No" under "Are you applying for yourself?"

Description

Organization name is not required if you are applying as a family caregiver.

Special issues to consider when planning for the interview

i.e. any medical conditions, special needs accommodation

Does the person make his/her own decisions

Communication Options / Reason for Contact

Yes, I would like to receive future communication from the DSO via email (e.g. newsletter, upcoming events, webinars, etc.) on the following:

Consent