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To access special education supports for your child, you will need to work with your child’s teacher, principal and school boards. Special education programs and services are tailored to meet students’ individual needs. These programs support students with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and more.
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Children with special needs may have a variety of conditions that may affect their physical, communication, intellectual, emotional, social and/or behavioural development. Children with special needs may have multiple conditions and/or disabilities that impact their daily activities and functioning. Special needs can include: 1. communication delay...
Find programs and services for your child and your family. Eligibility varies and can depend on your child’s needs, family size or household income. Contact your ministry regional officefor more information about support and services that are available near you.
If your child has a long-term physical disability, find out how to get help paying for customized equipment and specialized supplies, like wheelchairs, hearing aids and supplies used with ostomies.
Learn about special education programs and services to help students who have behavioural, communicational, intellectual, physical or multiple exceptionalities, to help students benefit fully from their school experience.
There are programs and services to support the healthy development of all children so that they can participate fully at home, school and in the community.
The Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI)provides specialized, trauma-responsive mental health and developmental services to achieve the best possible outcomes for Ontario’s children and youth. Learn about their education services and resources for professionals. Learn more about the special needs workforce survey and read the results. Access ...
Read Ontario’s policy on province-wide standards that school boards must meet when developing their special education plans in Part B of Special Education in Ontario, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Resource Guide (2017).
Jun 29, 2022 · Students across Ontario have the right to free primary and secondary education regardless of who they are or where they come from. That is no less true for students with disabilities. However, students with disabilities often need accommodations and added protections to get an education.
All students, including students with disabilities, have the right to be free from harassment in education. Section 1 of the Code guarantees the right to equal treatment in services without discrimination based on disability, among other Code grounds.
Child Disability Benefit (CDB) is a tax free benefit available to parents looking after a severely disabled child under the age of 18. It is calculated according to income and can total as much as $2,694 a year.
Canada has ratified two United Nations treaties with specific provisions for children with disabilities: the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). However, implementation and monitoring of both are limited1.
