Teachers Fear Return to Classrooms, But Parents Say Kids Need the Support – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

January 18, 2021 / by BBG Security / All

Toronto Star, Jan. 18, 2021Olivia Bowden While the rest of the province is hunkering down under new, stricter stay-at-home orders, Jim Rossiter is his usual place – with students in his classroom. Rossiter is a special-education teacher at Maxwell Heights Secondary School in Oshawa and, even with most schools shuttered amid surging COVID-19 numbers, he […]

More Media Coverage of the Stress and Uncertainty facing Parents of Students with Disabilities on the Eve of the Labour Day Weekend – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

September 4, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

On the eve of the Labour Day weekend, parents of a third of a million students with disabilities in Ontario remain very anxious about what their children will face as schools re-open in Ontario over the next days. The Ford Government has still announced no comprehensive plans to ensure that students with disabilities are fully […]

Why Some Parents of Kids With Disabilities are Making the ‘Heart-Breaking’ Choice of At Home Learning – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

August 28, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

For months, Avery Thornbury, 14, has been looking forward to starting Grade 9 at a new school. In fact, she’s been so excited that she’s had her backpack ready by her front door since June. “I just want the virus to be done,” she said. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/why-some-parents-of-kids-with-disabilities-are-making-the-heart-breaking-choice-of-at-home-learning/ Related

Watch the Archived Online video of the 3rd COVID-19 Town Hall by the AODA Alliance and the Ontario Autism Coalition Entitled: Preparing for School Re-Opening Action Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities

August 24, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

And Check Out the Media Coverage It Got Read more at https://aoda.ca/watch-the-archived-online-video-of-the-3rd-covid-19-town-hall-by-the-aoda-alliance-and-the-ontario-autism-coalition-entitled-preparing-for-school-re-opening/

11am Eastern Today, Grassroots Virtual Town Hall Will Give Anxious Parents of One Third of a Million Ontario Students with Disabilities Practical Tips to Prepare for School Re-Openings – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

August 21, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Today at 11am Eastern, a grassroots Virtual Town Hall will be held online to give deeply worried parents of one third of a million students with disabilities practical tips on what to do to prepare for and cope with the impending re-opening of Ontario schools, in the absence of a much-needed comprehensive provincial plan to […]

Ford Government to Spend Over a Half Billion Dollars on New Schools and Major School Additions, Without Announcing Effective Measures to Ensure that These Schools Will be Fully Accessible to Students, Parents and School Staff with Disabilities – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

July 30, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Last week, the Ford Government announced that it is investing over half a billion dollars into building new schools and expanding existing ones, without announcing any effective measures to ensure that those schools will be designed to be accessible to students, parents, teachers, or other school staff with disabilities. Public money should never be used […]

On Monday, May 4, 2020 at 3 pm Eastern Time, Login and Take Part in a New Online Virtual Town Hall on How Teachers and Parents Can Try to Meet the Learning Needs of Students with Disabilities While Schools are Closed Due to the COVID-19 Crisis – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

April 30, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

On Monday Afternoon, May 4, 2020 from 3 to 4 pm Eastern time, please use your computer, smart phone, tablet or smart TV to attend the Virtual Town Hall that the AODA Alliance and Ontario Autism Coalition are jointly organizing and hosting. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/on-monday-may-4-2020-at-3-pm-eastern-time-login-and-take-part-in-a-new-online-virtual-town-hall-on-how-teachers-and-parents-can-try-to-meet-the-learning-needs-of-students-with-disabilities-while-sc/ Related

Preschool program brings ‘light’ to parents of child with disabilities

March 8, 2019 / by BBG Security / Apple IPad, Calgary preschool for special needs children, Canada, Children With Disabilities, children with disability, early education program Calgary, Education, Features, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today Calgary, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today early education program, GRIT, GRIT Calgary society, GRIT gala, GRIT preschool program, GRIT Program, ipad communication device, News, preschool for children with special needs, preschool kids with medical challenges Calgary

[ad_1] Just a couple of years ago, Angelina Shirley couldn’t imagine sending her then two-year-old daughter Sadie to preschool. Legally blind, deaf, non-verbal and requiring the use of a wheelchair, little Sadie faced significant challenges. So too did her parents when it came to trying to help their daughter. READ MORE: How to address sibling […]

New sensory playground open in Saskatoon for kids with disabilities – Saskatoon

October 10, 2018 / by BBG Security / Autism, Canada, Disabilities, Disability, Inclusion, Inclusivity, John Dolan School, Parents, Playground, Recreation, Saskatoon Public Schools, Sensory playground, Students, Wheelchair

[ad_1] Charmaine Bellamy’s 12-year-old son Luke has never shown much interest in playgrounds. “Going to the playground has actually been kind of pointless in the past,” Bellamy said. “There’s nothing he actually feels safe and secure to do.” READ MORE: New accessible playground opens at Saskatoon zoo Luke has autism, is non-verbal and has a […]

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