Question Challenge:

Periodically, Question Challenge will raise important issues and selected replies will be posted in the News Section of our website. Here are our current questions:

If you have had difficulties in getting what you require for your special needs child in school, what have been the main obsticles you have faced? And in this connection, do you have any advice for other parents resulting from what you have learned from your experiences?

Please respond to: support@parentsadvocacy.com

Reports from various media on the issues related to special-needs children and education:

Toronto Star, November 10, 2003, "Disabled teen sets precedent," by Tess Kalinowski

Toronto Star, November 10, 2003, "Barred - and they don't know why," by Trish Crawford

Toronto Star, November 1, 2003, "It's time to act on report of province's neglect of special-needs children," by Helen Henderson

Toronto Star, May. 3, 2003, "Schools heading for a meltdown," by Bob Hepburn 

Toronto Star, May. 17, 2003, "Lest we forget scorched-earth war on schools," by Miichele Landsberg

National Post, August 31, 2002, "More teachers foot bill for class materials," by Mary Vallis

Toronto Star, January 3, 2002, "Two-tier education system is a reality," by Toni Atkinson

Excerpts from the 2001 Annual Report of the Provincial Auditor of Ontario, Regarding Special Education.