Saturday, 26 June 2010 23:39

“Stop the autism crisis! ABA NOW!”

This rallying cry echoed across Queen’s Park today as parents of Autism Resolution Ontario demonstrated against Ontario’s inadequate, neglectful and harmful autism “intervention” policies at the G20 protest.

Despite the confiscation of ARO’s banner poles by police, which were deemed as potential weapons, and ongoing rain, ARO parents persisted in sharing their mission to achieve more accessible ABA therapy for kids with autism in this province with the public and other protesters, and our public display also attracted the attention of media.

ARO was in good company, immersed in the brightly coloured flags and banners, vibrant music and protest chants in English and various native tongues of demonstrators representing countries such as Tibet, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Turkey, who were voicing their frustrations with human rights violations, minority persecution and corrupt and/or discriminatory government regimes worldwide. The Canadian Labour Congress, Oxfam, Greenpeace and other groups were also at the rain-soaked, cop-saturated, media-filled park to take a stand for social justice, protection of the environment and an end to poverty and hunger.

ARO’s G20 protest action is part of our main strategy of leading an ongoing, high-impact, province-wide creative protest campaign to promote the need for timely, sufficient, high-quality and individualized government-funded ABA therapy for kids with autism in all relevant environments, including school. As we continue to move further into non-violent direct action, we invite you to join us in this movement for better treatment and social justice for kids with autism. Stay up to date on our future civil disobedience training sessions and actions via our e-newsletter and our website.

Sunday, 20 June 2010 22:18

Autism Resolution Ontario is partnering with Abilities Church to present Autism Action Evening, an innovative, engaging and free event that will inform about current autism advocacy activity in Ontario, and empower people to self-advocate. To learn more about this event and how to RSVP, click here.

Sunday, 20 June 2010 22:07

Parent members of Autism Resolution Ontario connected directly with ASD families and spread the word about its advocacy movement at the 2010 Autism Speaks walk in Ontario. Several families visited ARO’s information table to learn more about its initiative to achieve timely, sufficient, high-quality and individualized publicly funded ABA therapy for kids with autism in Ontario, and to find out how to get involved. As well, practising and aspiring ABA providers, educators and other professionals who work with ASD kids expressed their support of ARO’s efforts and their interest in joining in. A big thank you goes out to Kiri and Bariah for their help in making ARO’s presence at the walk a success.

Wednesday, 07 April 2010 22:11

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