An ongoing condition that may limit physical functioning and may require adaptations and assistance, according to the degree of disability. Students may experience difficulty with fine motor and gross motor development; require specialized equipment and/or adaptations to programme goals and learning expectations, and may require adaptations to school environment.
Many students with physical disabilities may access the school curriculum and participate academically and socially in gregular school classes. They may require minimal to moderate accommodations, and may also require special equipment.
Other students with chronic health needs may require a great deal of assistance with activities of daily living and may require ongoing medical intervention.
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disabilities: A medical primer (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
Sandler, A, (1997). Living with spina bifida: A guide for
families an dprofessionals. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Turnbull A. P. & Turnbull, H.R. (1997). Families,
professionals, and exceptionality: A special partnership. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merill/Prentice Hall.
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario
http://www.sbhao.on.ca/
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada
http://www.sbhac.ca/
Cerebral Palsy Canada
http://www.cerebral palsycanada.com/
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
http://www.tourette.ca/
Ontario Brain Injury Association
http://obia.on.ca/
Nucleus Independent Living, Nucleus Respite Services, Peel
http://nucleusonline.ca
Erinoak, Children’s Treatment Centre
http://erinoak.org
Ontario. Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Central West Region
ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES (ACSD)
Formerly known as the Handicapped Children's Benefit (HCB), this program provides help to parents to assist with some of the extra costs of caring for a child who has a disability. The purpose of the benefit is to help children who have disabilities live as normal a life as possible at home and in the community.
Assistance provided through the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
SPECIAL SERVICES AT HOME (SSAH)
Helps children with developmental or physical disabilities and adults with a developmental disability to live at home with their families by providing funding on a time-limited basis to address individual needs. With this funding, families can purchase supports and services which they could not normally provide themselves and are not available elsewhere in the community.
(905) 567-7177
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services, Ontario Disability Support Program—Employment Supports, Mississauga Office
ODSP Employment Supports is a voluntary program that helps people with disabilities find work.
Help offered includes:
Planning and preparing for a job - this could also include training;
Technical aids ranging from mobility devices and reading aids to adapted computers - and the training to use them;
Interpreter, reader, note taker, and intervenor services;
job coaching and help with job searches;
Transportation assistance while training for a job.
(905)897-3146
YMCA of Greater Toronto, Mississauga YMCA Employment and Community Services, Access to Employment Project
http://www. ymcatoronto.org
Easter Seal Society, Provincial Office
http://www.easterseals.org
Ontario Track 3 Ski Association for the Disabled
Offers ski instruction to disabled children and youth. Program includes ski equipment and transportation to and from the following ski areas (where possible):
GTA AREA:
Glen Eden, Milton
Hawks Ski School
Hockley Valley
Centennial Park, Etobicoke
Caledon
Earl Bales, North York
(416)233-3872
Reach for the Rainbow
http://www.reachfortherainbow.ca