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Landscape of Literacy and Disability (Canadian Abilities Foundation publication) by Ezra Zubrow, et al. 
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Looks fabulous. A giant leap forward representing countless thousands of mini-steps along the journey.
Well done.
Jack
Good Luck,
Garry Cyr
CNA
Phillip.
Best,
Jack
PLAN
Just wanted to share with you the recent provincial publication on Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities / Special Needs. The Guide was launched in Ontario on May 11, 2007 and it also received the Annual Canadian Red Cross National Humanitarian Service Award in September 2008 because of the value of information it has provided to all Ontarians.
The publication can be downloaded and is available in 7 different languages and various formats by visiting Emergency Management Ontario website at: wwww.ontario.ca/emo
As the author of the guide and the diversity outreach officer at Emergency Management Ontario, I am available to deliver practical and interactive workshops on Emergency Preparedness to diverse audiences / organizations providing services to those with special needs. If anyone is interested in having a workshop of this nature delivered to their target clients please contact me directly.
Thank you,
Maxine R. Marz, MA
Diversity Outreach Officer
Emergency Management Ontario, MCSCS
77 Wellesley Street, Box 222
Toronto, ON M7A 1M3
Dir. Tel: 416-314-8601
Fax: 416-314-3758
Email: Maxine.Marz@ontario.ca
URL: www.ontario.ca/emo
Joining the Conversation.
I thought you might be interested in knowing about Manitoba’s transition planning process for young people with disabilities.
Manitoba has had mandated transition planning since the ministers of Family Services, Health and Education signed our protocol in 1989. The protocol described how partners, including schools and Family Services personnel would engage in early collaborative planning for students leaving high school who would require adult supports and services. A supporting document with updated guidelines was released in 1999.
In 2008, the interdepartmental body Healthy Child Manitoba released a revised and updated transition protocol. The committee involved representatives from partner departments and consulted with partners in education and groups who advocate for parents and persons with disabilities.
Bridging to Adulthood: a Protocol for Transitioning Students with Exceptional Needs from School to Community was released in March 2008.
The protocol describes how transition partners must coordinate their work for students that require supports from our government, its agencies and/or regional health authorities after leaving school. The protocol outlines the roles and responsibilities of partners as well as the timelines for planning beginning when a student enters high school.
The document outlines four key domains to address with students and families.
• life long learning
• employment and career development
• building social networks and inclusion
• living in the community with independence
Bridging to Adulthood: a Protocol for Transitioning Students with Exceptional needs from School to Community can be viewed at http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/policy/transition/index.html.
For information about the protocol or transition planning for students with exceptional needs in Manitoba I can be contacted at:
Telephone: 204-945-6885
Email: brent.epp@gov.mb.ca
Thank you,
Brent Epp
Consultant, Student Services
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
I am new to this site and I have a few unrelated questions. We are a lsrge family (seven children under 12 and 3 have autism) We are contemplating a move to London On b/c of my husbands work and are unsure of respite/service options and participation options. If anyone here lives in the area and could share, I would really appreciate. Big Move for us.
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We need volunteers to help with French translation
Tell everyone you know. Thank you Lyn Davignon
The National Non Profit Party will do everything possible to inform and protect the people.
We will tell you what the government and the media will not.
What you need to know you need to know.
Don’t Panic. Look, Think, Act.
The current swine flu outbreak may be the beginning of a global pandemic.
You must watch the news from the southern hemisphere, if swine flu mutates into a deadly strain it will happen
There first and spread globally.
The Harper government with the help from the Liberals will do nothing to prevent a pandemic from spreading to Canada.
They would rather protect the international airline and travel industry than the people of Canada.
Anything they do will be too late.
They will use the excuse; we don’t want to create a panic, to hide their disregard for the well being of the People.
The politicians will tell you how much they have done, but the reality is they will do nothing in time enough to save 1 in 10 Canadians. Swine flu may not become a deadly flu pandemic.
A deadly pandemic occurs about every 100 years, it’s not if, but when it will occur.
I just wanted to let you know about a TV series we have made for the web following a group of friends in the UK, 4 with Down Syndrome and one with Williams Syndrome. It's called 'The Specials' and every week we post up a new 10 minute episode. Catch up on the episodes so far at http://www.the-specials.com. Hope you like it!
Cheers, Katy