SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY PARTNERS

What organizations are available to assist parents?

Many parent organizations are available to provide information and support to parents of exceptional children.

Autism Society of Ontario (Toronto) 416-246-9592

Lakehead Regional Family Centre (Thunder Bay) 807-343-5000

What are the Ministry’s provincial and demonstration schools?

The Ministry operates provincial and demonstration schools throughout Ontario for deaf, blind, deaf-blind, and severely learning-disabled students, as well as those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Residential programs are offered at the schools Monday to Friday, for students who live too far from school to travel daily.

Demonstration schools for English-speaking students with ADHD and severe learning disabilities:

Sagonaska School

350 Dundas Street West

Belleville ON K8P 1B2

Telephone: (613) 967-2830

Trillium School

347 Ontario Street South

Milton ON L9T 3X9

Telephone: (905) 878-8428

Amethyst School

1090 Highbury Avenue

London ON N5Y 4V9

Telephone: (519) 453-4408


Schools for the deaf:

Ernest C. Drury School

255 Ontario Street South

Milton ON L9T 2M5

Telephone: (905) 878-2851

TTY: (905) 878-7195

Robarts School

1090 Highbury Avenue

P.O. Box 7360, Station E

London ON N5Y 4V9

Telephone and TTY: (519) 453-4400

Sir James Whitney School

350 Dundas Street West

Belleville ON K8P 1B2

Telephone and TTY: (613) 967-2823


School for the blind and deaf-blind

W. Ross Macdonald School

350 Brant Avenue

Brantford ON N3T 3J9

Telephone: (519) 759-0730

Francophone school for the deaf and for those with learning disabilities:

Centre Jules-Leger

281 rue Lanark

Ottawa ON K1Z 6R8

Telephone: (613) 761-9300

TTY: (613) 761-9302 and 761-9304

Where can parents obtain additional information?

Additional information can be obtained from the school principal.

Keewatin-Patricia District School Board

Dryden Office

79 Casimir Avenue

Dryden, Ontario P8N 2Z6

Telephone: 807-223-5311

Fax: 807-223-4703

Kenora Office

100 First Ave. W.

Kenora, ON P9N 3Z7

Telephone: 807-468-5571

Fax: 807-468-3857