I have been writing for some time that the funding for autism services on Prince Edward Island comes from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development but is funneled through the Department of Social Services via the Disability Support Program. Government has been talking about switching the administration and delivery of this funding through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, and I received this letter today which indicates that this change will finally take place on March 1, 2010.
As a client, this letter left me with a lot of unanswered questions. As soon as the Government is ready and willing to share the answers to these questions, I will share them with you.
Is this a part of the PEI Autism Strategy we are waiting for? Who would know. We can only do what we know how to do to the best of our ability..which is Wait.
Once the Autism funding is removed, will the Disability Support Program return to income testing their clients? It was because of the Autism funding that the Disability Support Program stopped income testing families after a Human Rights ruling back in 2007.
