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Make A Change Canada provides persons with disabilities and those facing other challenges to
employment, the skills they need to thrive in today’s competitive job market. Make A Change
Canada is empowering clients to realize their full potential by delivering business start-up and web
development training. Their programs feature flexible learning environments which are available
online across Canada and accessible from the convenience of home.

Make a Change (Disponible en Français)

This is a story to help children manage their feelings about the transition back to their childcare
programs and schools.

Let’s get ready! A story about going back to school

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Family Supports for Children with Disabilities is a program of the NB Department of Social
Development (<a href="https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development.html">https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development.html</a>) . It
can help a family with unmet needs by providing social work and financial resources to assist with
the care of a child with disability.

Family Supports for Children with Disabilities (Disponible en Français)

Prepared by Rita McLeod for the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, it is a
handbook describing five steps to successful planning a transition from high school to adult life.
This book was aimed at supporting and helping parents of children with disabilities to help their
children solve various problems leaving the educational system and entering to adulthood.

School to Life Transition Handbook: Five Steps to Successful Planning

Interactive Autism Network was established at Kennedy Krieger Institute (USA) and facilitates
research that will lead to advancements in understanding and treating autism spectrum disorders.
The link given above is devoted to autistic adults and issues they can meet. Research-based
information is given, as well as, parents’ advice and support.

Interactive Autism Network. Adults with Autism

The purpose of this guide is to help parents, students and educators understand and prepare for
an appeal hearing under the Education Act. Parents can appeal decisions made by educators,
including a student’s suspension from school, suspension from transportation to school,
placement or access to a student’s records.

A User’s Guide for the Appeal 

This article outlines the main tool of person-centred planning: PATH, MAPS, and Circles of
Support. There are also links to various videos and reading resources.