Our Governance
Discover how our Strategic Plan, Board of Directors, and Board Committees are transforming vision into meaningful action.
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Strategic Plan
Planning for DeafBlind Ontario Services’ Future
DeafBlind Ontario Services’ 2023–2026 Strategic Plan is focused on turning strategy into meaningful action. Developed through consultation with partners, employees, and the individuals and families we support, this plan reflects what we heard and outlines a clear path forward. It reinforces our commitment to delivering and enhancing services that empower individuals who are deafblind, as well as those living with a developmental disability who are Deaf, hard of hearing or use non-traditional forms of communication require to lead healthy, safe, vibrant, and LIMITLESS lives.
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2023-2026 Strategic Plan
Our Strategic Plan turns insight into action, enhancing services that empower the people we support to live their best lives.
High Level Strategy & Risk Report
This report outlines progress on DeafBlind Ontario Services’ 2023–2026 Strategic Plan, highlighting key milestones, risks, and quality assurance efforts to ensure strategic objectives are met.
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Board of Directors
DeafBlind Ontario Services is governed by a volunteer board of directors, consisting of up to 10 members from various professional backgrounds across the province. Our board of directors is responsible for the long-term health of our organization ensuring our mission, vision, values and the individuals we support are always at the forefront of everything we do.
The board’s primary responsibility is to provide strategic leadership by setting direction, making policy and strategy decisions, overseeing and monitoring organizational performance, anticipating, mitigating, and managing risks to the organization, and ensuring prudent management of the organization’s resources. The board also holds overall accountability.
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Board Committees
A committee serves to provide specialized experience, expertise, and sound judgment to support the Board’s work. Its primary function is to examine matters in greater depth than would be feasible for the full Board, identifying key issues, exploring alternative actions, assessing implications, and making informed recommendations. While committees play an advisory role and cannot speak or act on behalf of the Board, each is responsible for developing and executing an annual work plan approved by the Board.
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Governance and Human Resources Committee
This committee develops and oversees the approach taken on corporate governance and human resource policy and makes related recommendations to the Board.
Finance and Risk Committee
This committee supports the Board’s fiduciary oversight of financial and risk management to ensure DeafBlind Ontario Services is governed in alignment with its mission.
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A Reflection: Location Tour of Treffry House by Meerab Anwar
Meerab Anwar joined our Governance & HR Committee in Feb 2024 through FORA’s “Rise on Boards” program, which places diverse young leaders in governance roles. Before joining, she toured a supported living home and shared her thoughtful reflections.
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Recruitment for Board and Board Committee Members
Recruitment is the responsibility of the Governance & HR Committee. Interested applicants can download a volunteer application form and email chair@deafblindontario.com for consideration.