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Special Education – Resources

Autism Ontario: Autism Ontario is the leading source of information and referral on autism and one of the largest collective voices representing the autism community.

Canadian Association of Community Living: The Canadian Association for Community Living is a family-based association assisting people with intellectual disabilities and their families to lead the way in advancing inclusion in their own lives and in their communities.

Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) : CHS is a not-for profit agency and the leading provider of services, products, and information that remove barriers to communication, advance hearing health, and promote equity for people who are culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of hearing.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB): CNIB is a registered charity, passionately providing community-based support, knowledge and a national voice to ensure Canadians who are blind or partially sighted have the confidence, skills and opportunities to fully participate in life.

Easter Seals Ontario: Easter Seals Ontario provides programs and services to children and youth with physical disabilities across Ontario to help them achieve greater independence, accessibility and integration.

Integration Action for Inclusion in Education and Community: Integration Action for Inclusion is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to educational inclusion and community living for people who need extra support.

Justice for Children and Youth: Justice for Children and Youth is a legal aid clinic that specializes in protecting the rights of those facing conflicts with the legal system, education, social service or mental health systems.

Law Help Ontario Pro Bono Law Ontario (PBLO) is the legal profession’s response to unmet civil legal needs. They have an Education Law Program that offers information for families, and legal advice and representation for those whose income does not exceed the financial eligibility cut-offs posted on their web site.

The Lawyer Referral Service of the Law Society of Upper Canada: The Law Society of Upper Canada governs Ontario’s lawyers and paralegals in the public interest by ensuring that the people of Ontario are served by lawyers and paralegals who meet high standards of learning, competence and professional conduct.

Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO): The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario is a registered charity dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities.

Legal Aid Ontario : LAO gives low-income people access to a range of legal services tailored to meet their legal needs.

Ontario Association for the Deaf (OAD): OAD is working for the purpose of ensuring equality and protecting the rights of Deaf Ontarians.

Ontario Coalition for Inclusive Education Ontario Coalition for Inclusive Education: The Ontario Coalition for Inclusive Education is comprised of organizations that are committed to supporting individuals who have a disability, their families, friends and advocates.

Parents for Children’s Mental Health (PCMH): PCMH is a provincial, non-profit, parent-led organization that provides a voice for families who face challenges of child and youth mental health issues.

Pro Bono Law Ontario (PBLO): PBLO is a charitable organization that promotes access to justice in Ontario by creating and promoting opportunities for lawyers to provide pro bono (free) legal services of limited means.

VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children: Operated by parents, VOICE offers support to other families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing.


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