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
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Trillium School
347 Ontario Street South
Milton ON L9T 3X9
Telephone: (905) 878-8428
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Amethyst School
1090 Highbury Avenue
London ON N5Y 4V9
Telephone: (519) 453-4408
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Schools for the deaf:
Ernest C. Drury School
255 Ontario Street South
Milton ON L9T 2M5
Telephone: (905) 878-2851
TTY: (905) 878-7195
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Robarts School
1090 Highbury Avenue
P.O. Box 7360, Station E
London ON N5Y 4V9
Telephone and TTY: (519) 453-4400
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Sir James Whitney School
350 Dundas Street West
Belleville ON K8P 1B2
Telephone and TTY: (613) 967-2823
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School for the blind and deaf-blind
W. Ross Macdonald School
350 Brant Avenue
Brantford ON N3T 3J9
Telephone: (519) 759-0730
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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
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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
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Kenora Office
100 First Ave. W.
Kenora, ON P9N 3Z7
Telephone: 807-468-5571
Fax: 807-468-3857
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