Special Education

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		Parent/Community Groups
		Promoting Inclusion
		Miscellaneous Education-Related Sites
		Ontario Government
		Provincial Ministries of Education
		Research Sites
		Special Education
		Student Organizations
		Teachers' Organizations

Research

Special Education

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People for Education answers parents questions about Special Education:

→ Special education questions answered.

	-	Categories of exceptionalities in Ontario
	-	What you should know about the IRPC process
	-	Information for parents about IEP's

→ Association for Bright Children of Ontario

→ Autism Ontario

→ Canadian Council For Exceptional Children - advocates for exceptional students with disabilities, special challenges, gifts and talents.

→ The Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs - The Centres of Excellence reach out to rural and northern Canada to make special needs programs and services more available, while respecting the richness of culture and language in these communities.

→ Community Living Ontario: Building inclusive communities.

→ Epilepsy Toronto: Epilepsy Toronto is dedicated to the promotion of independence and optimal quality of life for all people with Epilepsy and their families.

→ Family Alliance Ontario: Family Alliance Ontario is an alliance of citizens that offers knowledge, tools and networking opportunities to individuals with disabilities and their families to assist them to realize a vision that includes having valued relationships, choice and control in their lives, and enables inclusion through meaningful contribution and participation in their communities.

→ Geneva Centre for Autism

→ INTEGRA - is dedicated to helping children and adolescents who experience social, emotional and behavioural problems related to their learning disabilities. They deliver sevices in a manner that strengthens the family, in the belief that the family can be the most valuable resource for children and youth.

→ International Dyslexia Association, Ontario Branch - information and resources on dyslexia/language-based learning disabilities.

→ Learning Disabilities Association

→ Learning Disabilities Association Canada

→ Learning Disabilites on Line - Information and resources for parents and teachers of learning disabled children.

→ Ontario Human Rights Commission. See Guidelines on Accessible Education and The Opportunity to Succeed: Achieving Barrier-Free Education for Students with Disabilities.

→ Ontario Ministry of Education/Special Education: overview of special education, resource and policy documents.

→ National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education - U.S. site advocating for parent and family involvement in education. Lots of resources for parents of children with special needs.

→ Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) - supports children, youth and their families who face challenges of living with multiple - communication, developmental and physical - disabilities.

→ Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders

→ Ontario Association for Students At Risk - OASAR

→ Parent Advocates for Struggling Students Inc.

→ Parent's Advocacy in the School - works to help parents advocate to improve the lives of their children. Their staff relate to the whole spectrum of students with exceptionalities and seek to promote their well-being. Some fees are charged.