RELEASE: OAC-Recommendations-Report
Report: OAC-Recommendations-Report
#PauseThePlan: Press Conference at Queen’s Park – 03/14/2019
Premier Doug Ford changes responsibilities of three cabinet ministers
… back in June from the social services ministry after implementing controversial changes to the Ontario Autism program that sparked fierce backlash.
Parties’ autism strategies leave advocates ‘underwhelmed’
Laura Kirby-McIntosh, the president of the Ontario Autism Coalition and a mother of two teenagers on the autism spectrum, said the Conservatives’ …
Parties’ autism strategies leave advocates ‘underwhelmed’
Laura Kirby-McIntosh, the president of the Ontario Autism Coalition and a mother of two teenagers on the autism spectrum, said the Conservatives’ …
Repeated Delays Show Ford’s Lack of Commitment on Autism Program
Repeated Delays Show Ford’s Lack of Commitment on Autism Program … says Angela Brandt, Director of Research for the Ontario Autism Coalition.
Repeated Delays Show Ford’s Lack of Commitment on Autism Program
The frustration is felt by families across Ontario. “I have two boys who are on the autism program waitlist and they haven’t started service yet. The delay …
Autism Canada doesn’t endorse ‘singling out children’ with blue Halloween buckets
While some U.S. parents are giving their kids blue buckets this Halloween to signify autism, a leading Canadian advocacy group says it opposes the …
Parents want national autism strategy
… if he’s elected, he may look into creating a national strategy on autism. Cynthia Mulligan looks at the implications for parents and children in Ontario.
Doug Ford’s extreme fail on autism is causing harm to families
The Ontario Progressive Conservatives’ goal in 2018 of getting 24,000 kids off the waiting list for autism funding was laudable, but it meant cuts of tens …
Welland family still waiting 8 months after autism funding requested
The Ontario Autism Program Advisory Panel is expected to provided its recommendations for the new autism program within the next few weeks, and …
Media Releases
- 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
- 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 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)