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- AboutFace International: An AboutFace education program designed to help children talk about differences, share their feelings, and change attitudes in the school community.
- Ability On Line: Ability On Line is a free internet community where children/youth with disabilities/illness and their parents can meet others like them, make friends from all over the world, share their hopes and fears, find role-models and mentors, and feel like they belong.
- Advocacy for All Special Needs Children: Parent Advocacy Workshops, Resources on Special Education , Legal and much more.
- Association of Parent Support Groups in Ontario: Organization of parents of disruptive youth.
- Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic: A counselling, legal, interpretation, information and referral services for womn who are survivors of violence.
- Caledon Institute of Social Policy: The Caledon Institute of Social Policy does rigorous, high-quality research and analysis; seeks to inform and influence public opinion and to foster public discussion on poverty and social policy; and develops and promotes concrete, practicable proposals for the reform of social programs at all levels of government and of social benefits provided by employers and the voluntary sector.
- Canadian Clinic For Adopted Children: The Canadian Clinic For Adopted Children offers medical and developmental consultation services to individuals and families involved in domestic and international adoption.
- Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children: for the promotion and protection of children's rights in Canada and abroad.
- Canadian Council on Social Development: promoting better social and economic security for all Canadians.
- CanChild:concentrate on children & youth with disabilities & their families within the context of the comminities in which they live.
- CH.A.D.D. CANADA Inc.: parent run organization that aims to help support, educate, and ultimately better the lives of individuals with ADHD and those who care for them.
- Dufferin Peel ERW Association: Dufferin Peel Educational Resource Workers' Association
- End Exclusion : A short term Canada wide initiative celebrating success of people with disabilties
- Ethno-Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario: This web site is intended to act as a resource for Ethno-Racial people with disabilities seeking information related to culture, ethnicity and disability.
- Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies: the voice of child welfare in Ontario, dedicated to providing leadership for the achievement of excellence in the protection of children and in the promotion of their well-being within their families and communities.
- Social and Enterprise Development Innovations: Non-profit organization that assists people who are stuggling economically. We motivate them to aim higher and develop the tools they need to achieve their goals, in partnership with community groups across Canada.
- SNPG The "Special Needs" Planning Group: A team approach to planning using Planners, Lawyers and Accountants, all of whom specialize in planning for people with disabilities.
- Support & Trustee Advisory Services: STAS One of the ways parents can plan effectively for their loved ones is through the creation of a trust. Funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
- The Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD): The Mission of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) is to improve our knowledge of the social and emotional development of young children. Example of Bulletin focusing entirely on the effects of alcohol and tobacco on the fetus.
- The Coalition for Persons With Disabilities: The Coalition for Persons with Disabilities is a community based partnership of persons with disabilities and anyone intersted in working collaboratively to affect positive changes for persons with disabilities.
- University of Toronto: The Centre provides services and academic accommodations to students who have a documented learning, physical, sensory, medical or mental health disability.
- Vanier Institute of the Family: advocates on behalf of Canada's 7.8 million families from the point of view that families are the key building block of society and that every Canadian is included in their context.
- Voices for Children: Its mission is to work with organizations and individuals through leadership and education to strengthen public commitment to the healthy development of children and youth.
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- Canadian Clinic For Adopted Children: The Canadian Clinic for Adopted Children offers medical and developmental consultation services to individual and families involved in domestic and international adoption.
- Canadian Institute of Child Health: For over 20 years, the Canadian Institute of Child Health has acted as a dedicated voice for children, improving their health and well-being.
- Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology: The Canadian Register identifies psychologists who meet basic criteria for the provision of health services.
- Centre of Knowledge on Healthy Child Development: Dedicated to finding, evaluating and summarizing only the very best research on subjects pertinent to healthy child development and child and youth mental health.
- Health Nexus: Formly (The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse) is a non-profit organization with a multidisciplinary focus on health promotion and prevention activities across the province.
- Children's Mental Health :Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) works to improve the mental health and well-being of children, youth and their families.
- Peel Health: offers a wide range of public health services to ensure residents and workers can obtain credible information on preventing illness and improving the health of our community.
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- Distress Centre Peel: Distress Centre Peel answers calls of community members who are depressed, abused, lonely, confused or suicidal. Offer a listening, befriending and referral service to callers. Visit the website or phone 905 278 7055
- KIDS Help Phone: KIDS Help Phone 1 800 668 6868. Enter the kids site to get counselling, express yourself, or get informed on issues kids face.
- Mobile Crisis of Peel: Mobile Crisis of Peel provides crisis response to individuals experiencing a serious mental health crises. Visit the website or phone: 905 278 9036
- PARENT help line: Please note that the Parent Help Line 1-888 phone service was permanently closed in February 2006. You can continue to visit this website for links to other services.
- Telecare Distress Centre Brampton: Telecare Distress Centre Brampton telephone centre for the distressed. Operates PhoneFriend, providing a point of contact for elementary school children when at home without adult. Visit the website or phone: 905 459 7777.
- Centre For Suicide Prevention: Suicide information and Education.
- Victim Services of Peel: Victim Services of Peel serving victims of crimes and tragic circumstance. Operating 24 hours a day. Visit the website or phone: 905 568 4774
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- President's Choice Children's Charity: President's Choice Children's Charity is dedicated to helping children who are physically or developmentally challenged. Our aim is to remove some of the obstacles that make everyday living extremely difficult and to provide a renewed sense of dignity, independence and freedom. In order to apply for funds please contact Manager of Communications and Operations at
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- City of Brampton: Our City Council, staff and volunteers are committed to working together to protect, support and enrich the quality of life of the people who live, work and play in the City of Brampton.
- City of Mississauga: Everything you need to know about the city of Mississauga.
- Town of Caledon: Everything you need to know about the Town of Caledon.
- Trillium Health Centre: In partnership with many others, we positively impact the health of the individuals, families and communities we serve.
- The Credit Valley Hospital: The Credit Valley Hospital offers quality compassionate health care to the people of the growing communities of Peel and Halton.
- PATHWAYS IN EDUCATION PEEL: Created to provide educational resources to families of students with special needs, educators and developmental service providers in the Region of Peel.
 Peel Community Information Database: Your access to information on more than a thousand resources in Peel!
- Health & Social Services
- Information and Referral Services
- Libraries throughout the Region of Peel (Brampton, Caledon, and Mississauga)
- Community Groups
- Government offices
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- Peel respiteservices.com : Helping families requiring respite services for children and adults with developmental disabilities to make the process of recruiting and contracting their own respite workers easier.
- Connecting families with a registry of respite workers.
- Connecting respite workers with job opportunities and related training
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- Peel Senior Link: A wide range of community-based services to assist older adults.
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- Acronym List: A current listing of the most commonly used acronyms used in the Children and Developmental Services areas.
- Developmental Delay Resources: A nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of those working with children who have developmental delays in sensory motor, language, social, and emotional areas.
- Development Services Toronto: DSTO is the website for the more than 30 Toronto agencies that are working together to provide responsive, high quality services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
- Down Syndrome Research Foundation: Down Syndrome Research Foundation (DSRF) in Vancouver. Information about Down Syndrome, programs to empower people with DS, and about ongoing research in this area.
- Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board: SEAC Special Education Advisory Committee Information. Parent/Guardian Guide to Programs and Services.
- EnableLink: Linking people with disabilities to a world of resources.
- First Signs: First Signs is dedicated to the early identification and intervention of children with developmental delays and disorders.
- Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario: The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario is a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities.
- LDOnline: The interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children.
- Master List of Strategies:, Information taken from STRATEGIES A Practical Guide For Dealing With Professionals And Human Service Systems. Written by: Craig V. Shields. Published by: Human Services Press 1995
- Nipissing District Developmental Screen: Nipissing District Development Screen is a developmental screening tool available to health care professionals working with infants and children up to six years of age. Early identification is the first step in early intervention. The Screen explores a child's skills in the following areas: vision, hearing, speech, language, communication, gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, social/emotional and self-help. Explore the website for more information and to view a sample Screen and activities. If you wish order forms are also available on the website.
- National Service Dogs National Service Dogs (NSD) is a non-profit, registered charity that trains assistance dogs for Canadians with disabilities. NSD's goal is to allow disabled children and adults to lead more independent lives, and to overcome challenges they may encounter.
- Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities The Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities exists to support professionals and students working and pursuing careers in the field of developmental disabilities.
- Ontario Foundation for Visually Impaired Children Services are designed to promote the development of the child within the context of the child’s family and community. Programming emphasis is placed on the unique teaching strategies and learning styles of children with visual impairment, in order to facilitate their overall development, environmental access, and social interactions. .
- Peel District School Board: If your child attends a special education program or if you just want to learn more about the special education, this section of our web site is you one-stop information source.
- Prader-Willi SYNDROME NETWORK: The Prader-Willi Syndrome Network provides information and resources for service providers who work with individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and their families.
- The Canadian Down Syndrome Society: The Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) is a national organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of life for all individuals who have Down syndrome through advocacy, education and providing information.
- The Heep Chi Association: The Heep Chi Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1999 by a group of Chinese parents of children who are developmentally challenged, in the Greater Toronto area.
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Transportation
Halton Region
Burlington
Halton Hills - ActiVan: Transportation For The Mobility Impaired
Halton Hills ActiVan provides local transportation within Halton Hills for people with a permanent or temporary physical disability who are unable to board conventional transit vehicles or walk long distances.PASSENGERS MUST BE REGISTERED. For information please call Engineering and Public Works Department (905) 873-2601 Ext. 2307
Oakville
Milton
Peel Region
Brampton Transit
Mississauga Transit
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Trans Help (Region of Peel)
Region of Peel’s para-transit service.Each one way trip costs $2.25.Call TransHelp at 905-791-1015 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Wheel Trans (Toronto Transit Commission)
Specialized Paratransit Service: Wheel-Trans provides door to door accessible transit service 7 days a week, weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. and weekends and holidays from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. within the City of Toronto at 416-393-4222. Regular TTC fares apply.
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Provincial Network of Specialized Care Videoconferencing Education Sessions
Recreational Opportunities
- Kids and Horses Foundation: The Kids & Horses Foundation is dedicated to giving motivated children, whose families lack the financial resources, the opportunities to learn about horses.
- JACKSON Therapeutic Recreation:Therapeutic Recreation services available to the public in one-to-one format, delivered in the home or care facility.
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