The Facts
Ontario Autism Program Waitlist
When Doug Ford was elected: 23,000
Today: 54,271 (MCCSS website)
Children Receiving Therapy
When Doug Ford was elected: Over 10,000
Today: 4,312 (Feb 28, 2022, statement by MCCSS)
Please do not reward this disaster by voting for Doug Ford’s PC Party.
Enough Waiting!
Why Won’t Doug Ford Hurry Up?
Please help us. Kids with autism need access to core services NOW! Over the last thfee years, the Ford government has admitted only 675 kids out of the 53,000 on the waitlist, and most are still waiting for service to start. Ford and his ministers have doubled the waitlist while saying that they would clear it. Well, they haven’t. Not even close. We’ve tried talking to them, we’ve tried protests, we’ve tried petitions. None of it has worked, and our kids can’t wait any longer. So we’re turning to you. When the candidates come calling for your vote in the June 2 election, tell them that #50KIsNotOK. Don’t vote for anyone who thinks this government has done a good job—because they haven’t.
The OAC OAP Action Checklist
Download the checklist
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)
Slow progress in Ontario autism program rollout; officials insist they’re on target – Barrie 360
Ontario has enrolled 888 autistic children in core therapies, adding 30 since April, … Angela Brandt, president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, …
Ontario government working to enroll eight-thousand children with autism into core therapies
Ontario Autism Coalition president Angela Brandt says the government just has to look at its history with the autism program to explain the …
Slow progress in Ontario autism program rollout; officials insist they’re on target | Globalnews.ca
Angela Brandt, president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, said the government need only look to its history with the autism program to explain the …
Ontario autism program enrolls 30 kids since April, aims to reach 8000 before winter – CBC
Angela Brandt is president of the Ontario Autism Coalition. She was at Queen’s Park in early June, where she spoke about how many families …
Slow progress in Ontario autism program rollout; officials insist they’re on target
Ontario has enrolled 888 children with autism in core therapies — adding just 30 to the government’s revamped program since April — but insists it will meet its goal of enrolling 8,000 kids by the end of the fall.
Slow progress in Ontario autism program rollout; officials insist they’re on target
Ontario has enrolled 888 children with autism in core therapies — adding just 30 to the government’s revamped program since April — but insists it will meet its goal of enrolling 8,000 kids by the end of the fall. Government officials, speaking on background in a technical briefing, said recently that movement has been slow […]
Slow progress in Ontario autism program rollout; officials insist they’re on target
Angela Brandt, president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, said the government need only look to its history with the autism program to explain the lower-than-expected uptake.
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)