From 1876 to 2009, Ontario’s care for people with intellectual disabilities was centered in large government-run institutions, beginning with the opening of the Orillia facility—later known as the Huronia Regional Centre. Similar institutions followed, including the Rideau Regional Centre in Smiths Falls and the Southwestern Regional Centre in Cedar Springs.An extension of these institutions was the opening of the Edgar Occupational Institute where many people were sent to learn trades and job related skills to prepare them for work outside of these institutions.  Decades of institutionalization led to widespread reports of neglect and abuse, resulting in class-action lawsuits and, in 2013,  This bibliography highlights this often-overlooked chapter in Ontario’s history,