RELEASE: OAC-Recommendations-Report
Report: OAC-Recommendations-Report
#PauseThePlan: Press Conference at Queen’s Park – 03/14/2019
Feds announce $3M in support for autism programs, criticize Ford government
The pre-election announcement comes after the uproar over the Ontario … Bruce McIntosh, past president fo the Ontario Autism Coalition, called the …
read moreFeds announce $3M in support for autism programs, criticize Ford government
The pre-election announcement comes after the uproar over the Ontario Progressive Conservative government’s decision to change the autism …
read more‘This is not new money’: Autism advocates react to feds funding announcement
Baysarowich says the federal funding should be used to support the Ontario Autism Program. "I think spending money to hand out pamphlets at York …
read moreOakville North-Burlington MP unveils autism funding allocation, but some call announcement …
•$524,431 for the Mental Health Matters Project at Autism Ontario. This project will help adults living with autism and their caregivers gain the skills and …
read moreOakville North-Burlington MP unveils autism funding allocation, but some call announcement …
•$524,431 for the Mental Health Matters Project at Autism Ontario. … Bruce McIntosh, past president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, called the …
read moreOntario moving ahead with public health, child care funding cuts in 2020: Ford
Ontario will move ahead with some of its controversial municipal funding … Waiting continues ahead of introduction of Ontario’s new autism program.
read moreLILLEY: Trudeau’s move on autism a cynical ploy
LILLEY: Trudeau’s move on autism a cynical ploy … At every turn Trudeau has sought to make the federal vote in Ontario all about Ford rather than …
read moreGovernment Announces New Support For Mississauga Residents With Autism
After months of controversy over its mishandling of the Ontario Autism Program (OAP), the province recently announced residents with autism are …
read moreLocal OPSEU branch to hold rally in Ottawa calling for increased autism services
Members of Ontario’s public service union will be holding a rally in Ottawa on Thursday calling for the province to increase public autism services.
read moreMedia 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)