Services offered to children, young adults and their families:

• Assist families to access information and resources (parenting tools, planning resources)
• Educational workshops for parents
• Family networking 
• Assist families to access community programs and funding sources 
• Assisting families to recruit, hire and maintain support staff 
• Assist families to liaison with school and employment personnel 
• Future planning 
• Respite coordination

Planning, coordination, and a variety of services offered to children under the age of twenty-one (21) and their families:

• Case Coordination and Case Management
• Assist families to understand support systems and protocols 
• Community networking and development
• Assist families to access funding sources 
• Linkage to meaningful experiences for children and youth within their communities
• Facilitation of transitional plans
• Supports and networking for siblings
• Advocacy for children and their families 

For more information about Family Supports and Services contact: 743-2411

Useful Websites and Online Information About Inclusive Education:  

Inclusive Education Canada (A Website of the Canadian Association for Community Living) - A wealth of information, research, examples, and updates on progress and existing challenges across Canada, and across the globe. Includes many reports, articles and publications on best practices, teaching strategies, and policy initiatives.www.inclusiveeducation.ca.

Inclusion Press - Inclusion Press publishes resources on inclusive education. Includes online resources about education that will be valuable to teachers, parents, schools and policy-makers.www.inclusion.com  

Ontario Human Rights Commission - In November of 2006 the Ontario Human Rights Commission released itsGuidelines on Accessible Education. The Document states the “principle of accommodation” involving three factors:Dignity, Individualization and Inclusion. The guidelines clearly state that before any specialized services are considered,“education providers must first make efforts to build or adapt educational services to accommodate students withdisabilities in a way that promotes their inclusion and full participation.”Read more at www.ohrc.on.ca (See “Disability” under the Issues menu)

Ontario Ministry of Education - Read up on what the Government of Ontario says about education concerning studentswho have a disability. (See “special education” under the Popular Topics menu) www.edu.gov.on.ca.

Education for All - The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy and Numeracy Instruction for Students With SpecialEducation Needs, Kindergarten to Grade 6 (2005). This report outlines inclusive teaching strategies and best practices forthe benefit of all students in regular classrooms. www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/speced/panel/index.html

Inclusive Education in Canada: Key Issues and Directions for the Future www.inclusiveeducation.ca/documents/ROEHER-STATE-OF-2005.pdf

Inclusion! – What is Inclusion Anyway? Questions and Answers About the MacKay Report on Inclusion www.gnb.ca/0000/publications/mackay/Inclusion%20Booklet%20LR%20English.pdf

Passport Mentoring - The Passport Mentoring initiative is an opportunity for students, who have an intellectual disability,to explore ideas for their future after leaving school. This initiative is available to students between the ages of14 and 21 who wish to learn more about an area of interest or to be introduced to members of their communities whohave similar interests. For more information visit: www.communitylivingontario.ca/page/passport%20mentoring.aspx