Sunday, 01 November 2009 00:00
ARO had the opportunity to participate at the first-ever AutismOne and Autism Canada conference, and event for parents and professionals focusing on the care, treatment, recovery and prevention of autism. Many families, ABA therapists and other autism professionals were eager to learn about ARO’s movement to make publicly funded ABA therapy more accessible in Ontario. Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped to organize and execute ARO’s involvement in this important awareness-raising event.
Wednesday, 14 October 2009 00:00
As the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) undergoes a public consultation review process, ARO is emphasizing the importance of making it more inclusive, so that it fully addresses the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
At one such public consultation held in Toronto on Oct. 14, Sharon Aschaiek presented to review process leader Charles Beer, former minister of community and social services, on the need to ensure that this act, which aims to make Ontario fully accessible by 2025, requires all public spaces to be equipped to serve individuals with autism, as their needs are not currently being met by other legislation. In particular, Aschaiek focused on the need to ensure public schools are equipped to accommodate students with autism, so that their right under the Ontario Education act to a public education can be respected.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 00:00
During Autism Awareness Month, ARO reveals what all Ontarians should know about the disturbingly poor state of autism services in province
Toronto ON — With October being Autism Awareness Month in Canada, Ontarians should be aware of the increasingly large gaps in services for children with autism in this province.
Monday, 14 September 2009 00:00
(Toronto, ON Sept. 14, 2009)—Recently, Autism Resolution Ontario and Ontario Autism Coalition asked the candidates in the Sept. 17, 2009 provincial by-election in the riding of St. Paul’s three questions pertaining to making prompt, sufficient and individualized government-funded ABA therapy more accessible to children with autism in Ontario. In particular, we wanted to know their opinions and intentions related to three core issues: the extreme wait for publicly funded ABA therapy, the premature discharge of children from therapy without sufficient evidence-based cause, and the severe lack of authentic ABA-based instruction and support in schools. To read our letter and questions to the candidates, click here.