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Coronavirus: Ontario family files human rights application to visit son, 14, in group home
Ontario family has filed a human rights application to be deemed essential caregivers to their 14-year-old son who lives in a group home in the hopes they can visit him for the first time in more than three months.Pamela Libralesso said she and her family have not seen their son since the COVID-19 pandemic began in mid-March when the province banned visits and short leaves.Her son, whose identity has been withheld due to the application, has a rare genetic condition that manifests itself as developmental and physical disabilities, she said. He does not speak and does not understand electronics and seemed confused the one time they tried a video call with him, she said.“He is a child and he needs his parents,” Libralesso said.