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| PCMH – Waterloo Region has compiled this listing with a brief description of various resources available for each to help you determine at a glance whether the information you seek is there. | |||
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| ARCH Disability Law Centre | 1-886-482-2724TTY: 1-866-482-2728 | www.archdisabilitylaw.ca archlib@lao.on.ca |
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| Arch” vision statement is “A world in which all people with disabilities enjoy social justice and equal participation in society and our communities | |||
| Child Advocacy Project | 416-977-4448 | www.childadvocacy.ca info@childadvocacy.ca |
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| A service by Pro Bono Law Ontario that provides free legal services for low to moderate-income families who cannot afford a lawyer. Site includes advocacy tip sheets for school. Discover whether you are in need of legal advice regarding your child’s education. | |||
| People For Education | 416-534-0100 | www.peopleforeducation.com info@peopleforeducation.com |
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| Tip sheets in many languages about topics such as: parent-teacher interviews, starting school, solving problems at school, special education, EQAO testing, high school course selection, school councils, etc. | |||
| Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth | 1-800-263-2841 or416-325-5669 | www.provincialadvocate.on.ca advocacy@provincialadvocate.on.ca French or English |
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| For children who live outside their family’s care who feel they are being abused or treated harshly and their rights violated. | |||
| Parents For Children’s Mental Health – Head Office | 416-921-2109Via CMHO | www.pcmh.ca admin@pcmh.ca |
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| Site offers tip sheets for parents, teachers. Youtube videos, resources | |||
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| Parents For Children’s Mental Health – Waterloo Region | 519-749-8740 Ext. 212 | www.PCMHwaterloo.com parent.advocacy@hotmail.com |
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| Site offers Waterloo Region Parent and Youth Resource Guide | |||
| Parent’s Advocacy in the School | 416-429-8511 | www.parentsadvocacy.com | |
| A comprehensive variety of services relating to educational advocacy for children with exceptionalitiesBook: -“Exceptional Children – Ordinary Schools” Getting the Education You Want for Your Special Needs Child by Dr. Norm Forman ISBN 1-55041-759-2 | |||
| ChildAdvocacy www.childadvocacy.ca/library/folder.81404-Education_Law_Resources |
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| A variety of fact sheets – education law resources library | |||





