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This is a prototype Sankey diagram developed by Steve Williams and Terry Stewart for SiG's Social Innovation Simulation project at the University of Waterloo. It helps to illustrate ways in which resource flows around disability could be modelled. It is based on this Sankey diagram, built using the Sankey library in D3.
Sankey diagrams are very useful for visualizing resource flows. In this example, we wanted to get a sense of where financial support for those living with disability in Ontario was coming from. How much was from public and private sectors? What role did employers play? Who were the intermediaries? How many government ministries were involved? How much of the resources were goin