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The Facts
Ontario Autism Program Waitlist
When Doug Ford was elected: 23,000
Today: 51,737
Children Receiving Therapy(br)When Doug Ford was elected: 10,000
Today: 5,600
Please do not reward this disaster by voting for Doug Ford his PC Party.
The OAC OAP Action Checklist
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Families to Protest Delays to Autism Program
July 29, 2021 Response to MCCSS Funding Announcement
COVID-19 Autism Support and Resources
OAC Education Resource Guide (2020)
Deadly Brampton fire prompts preventative action
A week ago, 15-year-old Coen, 12-year-old Riley and nine-year-old Alex Bagan Overholt died in a house fire in Brampton. The brothers were pulled from their burning home near Torbram Rd. and Clark Blvd. by firefighters on Jan. 20 and died in hospital. The news devastated the community. It also prompted one Brampton woman to take […]
Toronto’s ASD Band on potential and possibility | The Star
Toronto’s ASD Band wants others on the autism spectrum to know: ‘We can … Defined by Autism Ontario as “a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder …
Online learning having ‘huge negative impact’ on children with autism – CityNews Ottawa
Crystal Hunter, manager of Communications and Resource Development for Autism Ontario, says the situation with Fancy’s son is one they have seen …
Sudbury letter: Province continues to fail autistic children and their families
The provincial government has set the OAP (Ontario Autism Program) budget at $600 million for the year. But they’ve never spent it. Not even close. In the first six months of this fiscal year, only $211 of $300 million was spent. This means 62,000 hours of therapy a week didn’t happen, which would be more […]
Parents losing trust with Ontario government as autism program waiting list grows | CBC News
Every single one," said Alina Cameron, the vice-president of research and the northern representative on the Ontario Autism Coalition from Thunder …
Schreiner pens open letter calling on Doug Ford to fix backlogged Ontario Autism Program
Follow the recommendations from the Ontario Autism Program Advisory Panel for a needs-based system and remove the age-based cap on funding.
Ont. mother who camped outside premier’s office will have son’s autism file looked at:, minister
TORONTO — An Ontario mother, who had been holding a one-woman protest for the … Angela Brandt, president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, said Kennedy’s …
Media Releases
- Response to MCCSS Funding Announcement
- Statement on Appointment of Minister Merrilee Fullerton
- Autism Community Takes Action Against Minister Todd Smith
- Ontario Autism Coalition Response to the Ontario Autism Program Pilot
- Ontario Autism Coalition Holds Annual General Meeting
- Another Year of Waiting for a Needs-Based Ontario Autism Program
- OAC Releases Education Recommendations for School Re-opening
- The Ford Government Short Changes Autism Families…Again
- Families to Protest Delays to Autism Program (EN)
- Families to Protest Delays to Autism Program (FR)
- Letter to Minister Smith Jan 2019
- Families Still Waiting for Details on New Autism Program
- Recommendations Release
- OAP Enhancement Doesn’t Address the Big Issues (Mar. 2019)
- Minister of Education’s “Autism Announcement” Is Too Little, Too Late (Mar. 2019)
- Ford Government’s One-Size-Fits-All Approach Fails All Children with Autism (Feb. 2019)
- Disability Advocates Call for Action Limiting When Principals Can Exclude Students from School (Jan. 2019)
- OAC demands that the Ford Government end the conflict of interest with the Regional Autism Programs (Nov. 2018)
- Parents Worried That Increased Special Education Funding Will Not Be Spent On What’s Needed (Mar. 2018)
- OAC Will Protest the Lack of Appropriate Supports in Schools for Students with Autism and Other Special Education Needs (Oct. 2017)
- OAC Calls On Ministry of Education to Issue Consistent Policy Allowing Autism Service Dogs In Ontario Schools (Sep. 2017)
- The Autism Community Will Remind The Wynne Government That The New Autism Program Must Serve All Children And Youth With Autism (Apr. 2017)
- Education System Must Change to Meet the Needs of Students with Autism (Apr. 2017)
Briefing Notes to Government
- Presentation To Finance Committee
- Recommendations for Special Education in Ontario’s Public Schools: Exclusions, Suspensions and Expulsions (Oct. 2018)
- Recommendations for changes to the Ontario Autism Program (Aug. 2018)
- Rethinking the Ontario Autism Program – Direct Funding as a Way Forward (May 2016)
Important Letters
- Letter To Minister Smith (Jan 2019)
- Letter to Minister Hon. Lisa MacLeod – Bill 64, Noah and Gregory’s Law (Dec. 2018)
- Letter to Minister Hon. Lisa M. Thompson – Ontario Schools that Exclude or Refuse to Admit Students with Disabilities (Dec. 2018)
- The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (Aug. 2018)
- Letter to Minister Hon. Mitzie Hunter (July 2017)
- Letter to the Minister Hon. Michael Coteau (Sept 2016)