Here are websites that are helpful when it comes to special education and special needs in Ontario. Please check your province’s website for further information. These information only applies to Ontario
The Ministry of Education (Ontario): http://www.edu.gov.on.ca
The Ontario Ministry of Education – Special Education Section: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/speced.html
eduGAINS: http://www.edugains.ca
The Ontario Special Education (English Tribunal) (OSET): http://www.oset-tedo.ca/eng/index.html
Speech and Language Disorders Resources
Canadian Association of SLP and Audiologists: http://www.caslpa.ca
OACRS links to the children’s treatment centres in Ontario: http://oacrs.com
Ontario Association of SLP and Audiologists: http://www.osla.on.ca
AAC Intervention: http://www.aacintervention.com
Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders (OAFCCD): http://www.oafccd.com
Blind or Partially Sighted Resources
Canadian National Institute for the Blind: http://www.cnib.ca
National Coalition for Vision Health: http://www.visionhealth.ca
Deaf or Hard of Hearing Resources
Canadian Association of the Deaf: http://www.ad.ca
Canadian Hearing Society: http://www.chs.ca
Hearing Foundation of Canada: http://www.thfc.ca
Ontario Association for the Deaf: http://www.deafontario.ca
VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children: http://www.voicefordeafkids.com
Bob Rumball Foundation for the Deaf: http://www2.bobrumball.org
Silent Voice Canada: http://silentvoice.ca
Neurological Disabilities Resources
CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability: http://www.canchild.ca/en
Cerebral Palsy Canada: http://www.cerebralpalsycanada.com
Muscular Dystrophy Canada: http://www.muscle.ca
Ontario Brain Injury Association: http://obia.on.ca
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada: http://www.sbhac.ca
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario: http://www.sbhao.on.ca/
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada: http://www.tourette.ca
Autism Resources
Autism Society of Canada: http://www.autismsocietycanada.ca
Autism Ontario: http://www.autismontario.com
Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.ca
Canadian Autism Intervention Research Network: http://cairn-site.com/en/index.html
Geneva Centre for Autism: http://www.autism.net
Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication related handicapped Children: http://www.teacch.com
QuickStart Early Intervention for Autism: http://www.quickstartautism.ca
Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA): http://www.asdalliance.org/
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Resources
Canadian Association for Community Living: http://www.cacl.ca
Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse (FAE/S): http://www.ccsa/ccsa/en/topics/populations/fasd.htm
Canadian Down Syndrome Society: http://www.cdss.ca
Council for Exceptional Children: http://www.cec.sped.org
Ontario Association for Community Living: http://www.communitylivingontario.ca
Connect Ability: http://connectability.ca
Gifted Resources
Association for Bright Children: http://www.abcontario.ca
Teaching Gifted Children: http://www.canteach.ca/links/linkgifted.html
** Government of BC Resource Guide: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/gifted
AD/HD Resources
Canadian Attention Deficit Disorder Research Alliance: http://www.caddra.ca
Canadian Children’s Rights Council: http://www.canadiancrc.com/bullying.aspx
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder: http://www.chaad.org
Children’s Mental Health Ontario: http://www.kidsmentalhealth.ca
Focus Adolescent Services: http://www.focusas.com
Learning Disabilities Resources
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada: http://www.ldac-taac.ca
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario: http://www.ldao.ca
Mental Health Resources
Ontario 211: https://211ontario.ca
The Crossroads Children’s Centre: http://www.crossroadschildren.ca/
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa: http://ysb.ca/
Youth Net: http://www.youthnet.on.ca/
Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health: http://www.onthepoint.ca/
eMental Health: http://www.ementalhealth.ca/
Children`s Mental Health Ontario: http://cmho.org/