‘The cuts are devastating for kids’
More than 80 teachers, community members, parents and students demonstrated in downtown Napanee on Friday to protest cuts to Ontario’s …
‘Think big! There is strength in numbers’ OPSEU’s president tells parents at rally about autism cuts
Thomas says there is a ray of light for the families of children with autism, but they have … SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).
Vaughan MPP backs new autism program but parent wants more details
However, the ministry said all children who currently have an Ontario Autism Program Behaviour Plan, as Matthew does, will continue to receive the …
Morning Update: The latest on SNC; what’s next on Brexit; resentment rising in Western Canada
After weeks of protests by parents, the Ontario government is backing off on some changes to the province’s autism program. The government is now …
Rainbow Board, special education committee and teachers unions pan changes in education system
The union also spoke out about the changes to the Ontario Autism Program, which will put more pressure on the school system, and the reduction of …
Parents of children with autism un-thrilled with recently announced chages
Depending on who you ask in the government, the changes announced on Thursday morning to the planned overhaul of the Ontario Autism Program …
Parents not sure what to expect next with provincial autism reform
Parents who attended a panel discussion in Barrhaven on Thursday night voiced concern about the Ontario Progressive Conservative government’s …
Amid backlash, Ford government changes autism funding plan
Laura Kirby-McIntosh, the vice-president of the Ontario Autism coalition and the mom of two children with autism called Thursday’s news a partial win.
Amid backlash, Ford government changes autism funding plan
Laura Kirby-McIntosh, the vice-president of the Ontario Autism coalition and the mom of two children with autism called Thursday’s news a partial win.
Backlash spark more changes to autism program, parents still push for needs-based funding
Some parents in Windsor say Ontario’s latest changes to the autism program are positive, but they are only a small step in the right direction.