COVID-19 Autism Support and Resources
Issues Affecting People With Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic
Advice to MCCSS re Autism Supports During COVID-19
Survey on Caregiver Perceptions of Educational Experiences of Children with ASD.
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LETTER: Ontario can’t rush to reopen schools, says reader
… have gone through an incredible amount of pain and anxiety and suffering,” said Laura Kirby-McIntosh, president of the Ontario Autism Coalition.
LETTER: Ontario can’t rush to reopen schools, says reader
It was only a year ago that the Conservatives announced, “An ill-conceived autism funding reboot that threw 23,000 autistic children into chaos.” The …
Kingston single mother says she’s waited months for provincial funding for her son with autism
Honeywell says she’s been waiting months to receive one-time interim funding from the Ontario Autism Program (OAP), which provides financial …
Province must plan ahead for safe return to school
Ontario must not gamble with another rushed plan. It was only a year ago that the Conservatives announced, “An ill-conceived autism funding reboot …
Coronavirus: Accessibility advocate calls on Ford government to provide support for special needs …
To help teachers and parents of students with disabilities, the AODA Alliance and Ontario Autism Coalition recently teamed up for a vitual town hall to …
Coronavirus: Accessibility advocate calls on Ford government to provide support for special needs …
To help teachers and parents of students with disabilities, the AODA Alliance and Ontario Autism Coalition recently teamed up for a vitual town hall to …
National event goes virtual to raise money for Dog Guides and autism assistance dogs
All dogs are trained at the Dogs Guides’ two facilities in Ontario. Autism assistance dogs are placed when the dogs are 18 to 24 months old, with …
Coldwater woman offers kids’ boxing class for Autism Ontario chapter in Barrie
… kickboxing classes at Canadian Martyrs’ Catholic School in Penetanguishene as well as a team boxing and a kids’ boxing class for Autism Ontario’s …
Childhood Budget Expense Form
Who Should Complete this Form? This Ontario Autism Program Childhood Budget Expense Form must be completed by the person who has completed …
Media Releases
- 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)