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Recent News
Agencies working to break the silence of suicide
Sun, Aug 1st, 2010
Suicide — it’s a topic too disturbing and raw for most people to discuss. For some, it’s a cultural taboo filled with an underlying fear that talking about it will increase the chances someone at risk will attempt it.
Identifying Trends and Supports for Students with ASD
Fri, Jul 30th, 2010
There are 5,800 students identified with ASD currently in Ontario’s publicly funded secondary schools. School staff expect that approximately 1,100 of these students will seek to enter college or university between 2009 and 2011.
Upcoming Events
Sun, Aug 1st, 2010
Specifically designed for youth 13-17 with a disability. Two weeks in August Monday to Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm.Participants will help to plan
> read more Mon, Aug 2nd, 2010
The Guelph Enabling Garden welcomes all to participate in these FREE educational workshops from 7-8 pm. Private Sessions facilitated > read more
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Links» CLinksThe Centre of Excellence is committed to ensuring that young people with special needs living in rural and northern communities receive the best services Canada has to offer. Web site for the nonprofit sector --- 3,000 pages of news, jobs, information and resources for executives, staff, donors, and volunteers.
Camphill Communities Ontario is a life sharing community including adults with special needs. Camphill is a non-profit, non-denominational community and accepts all people regardless of race, colour, religion or gender. It is approved by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Our mission is to increase accessibility and inclusion for post-secondary students with disabilities across Canada. CAPDA is an organization of senior psychologists who practise primarily in the areas of psychological or neuropsychological assessment of disability and impairment. This directory was compiled as a special project of the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) and was funded through the generous support of the IODE. The directory is designed as a resource guide for families and professionals seeking information on genetic support groups in Canada. CDSA is dedicated to:
Their National Website provides information about divisions and gives contact information. Dana Aubé Manager, Marketing, Operations & Administration The Canadian Helen Keller Centre is the first skills training centre in Canada where individuals who are Deaf-Blind can upgrade or gain independent living and technical skills. Horticultural Therapy (HT) uses plants and the natural world to improve the social, spiritual, physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals who participate in it. The Association promotes Horticultural Therapy and provides to its members:
This website provides links to various special education organizations and information from across Canada. CanChild is a research and educational centre founded in 1989 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. While the scope of CanChild's research is broad, the majority of our work is focused on issues that will make a difference for children and youth with physical, developmental and communication needs and their families. The first months and years of a baby's life are critical for developing language. Most children can hear right from birth. They learn to talk by imitating the sounds around them and the voices of their parents and caregivers. But that's not true for every child.Every year in Ontario, nearly four in 1,000 babies are born deaf or hard of hearing. More lose their hearing later as they grow. Many of these children may need to learn speech and language differently, so it's important to detect hearing loss as early as possible. Welcome to the Centre for Autism and Related Exceptionalities (CARE). Our primary mission is to improve the education, communication, and social abilities of children with autism so that they may join their typically developing peers in community environments and classrooms. Using scientifically proven treatments like Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI), and Verbal Behaviour (VB), we have been able to maximize the potential of many children with Autism. Currently, we provide these and other related educational and behavioural interventions for children with Autism in the Kitchener, Waterloo area of Ontario. Parents and caregivers will find information on anger, aggression and bullying, conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety and depression. Cheer Sport Sharks All-Star Cheerleading Gym provides the first Special Needs cheerleading team for those with disabilities. We hope to provide the opportunity for athletes to focus on their abilities, and not their disabilities. This is a great way to get involved with the community, be active, build self-confidence and meet new friends. This section has information on Ontario services and programs geared towards children and families that have unique social, socioeconomic, educational, mental, physical or other needs. Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) works to improve the mental health and well-being of children and youth and their families. Citizens With Disabilities-Ontario (CWD-O) is dedicated to the full participation of all persons in their communities. It actively supports and promotes the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of individuals to determine their own destinies. CLEONet is for community workers and advocates who work with low-income and disadvantaged communities. It provides information to help individuals understand and exercise their legal rights. Independence and inclusion for persons with disabilities CCDI Mission Statement: To promote and provide quality leadership in the development and delivery of support services to students with disabilities, in order to enhance educational opportunity and student success, foster the college communities' awareness of and support for persons with disabilities, while promoting partnerships among students, program departments and support service departments. ConnectABILITY is a virtual community focused on lifelong learning and support for children, youth and adults with an intellectual disability, their families, caregivers and support networks. Consent and Capacity Board of Ontario An independent provincial tribunal responsible to provide accessible adjudication of consent and capacity issues while balancing the rights of vulnerable individuals with public safety. The web site provides information sheets, forms and access to the Substitute Decisions Act, Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, and the Personal Health Information Protection. Crisis Services is a coalition of adult, child & adolescent mental health crisis services throughout Waterloo, Wellington and Dufferin. |
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