Upcoming Events

Connections: A Guide to Transition Planning - An Overview
Presented by Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board, Peel District School Board and Peel Developmental Services Sector with Guest Speaker Rae Roebuck
Date/Time: TBA (September, 2008)
Location: TBA

This is a collaborative training initiative between DPCDSB, PDSB and Peel's Developmental Service Providers. Parents of students with a developmental disability in Peel are invited to join Rae Roebuck, author of "Connections: A Guide to Transition Planning", as she provides an overview of the guide and shares strategies to support families in using the guide effectively. You can download a copy of the guide here.

To register, please call Karla Hough at 905-453-8841 x264.

Building Successful Inclusive Schools Through Innovative Thinking
Presented by Community Living Ontario
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Markham Hilton Suites

Cost: Member $100; Non-member $125; Families, Students and Self-Advocates $75

An inspirational day of creative and innovative thinking about how kids can be included. The session will also look at the design of supports for students who have a disability in regular classrooms. Norman Kunc and Emma Van der Klift will examine 3 keys to successful inclusion: innovation, support and conflict resolution.

For more information, click here.

Incorporating A.B.A. Into A Student's IEP
Presented by Geneva Centre for Autism Summer Training Institute 2008
Date: August 18 - 22 , 2008
Location: Fairmont Royal York, Toronto

Successful learning through Applied Behaviour Analysis: A Comprehensive Approach to Planning and Implementing an Effective Education Program.

To register, click here.

2008 National Forum: Defining a Rights Based Framework - Advancing Inclusion of Students with Disabilities

Presented by the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies
Date/Time: September 25 to September 27, 2008

Location: Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference Centre

                801 Dixon Road, Toronto

With key advancements to inclusive education policy through the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and with guidelines on education issued by the Human Rights Commissions in Ontario and New Brunswick, there are a lot of new policy implications to consider:

• What policies and practices facilitate inclusion?
• Can human rights frameworks assist in advancing inclusive education?
• How can human rights agencies assist in the creation of inclusive education environments?
• Can we cooperate?

Join leaders in the Human Rights Commissions and NGOs, Education leaders, disability advocacy groups,the human rights legal community and others for keynote speeches, workshops and discussion forums.

For more information and to register, click here.