Entries Tagged as ‘Government’

December 3, 2009

Disability Support Program for Dummies

Ok, please don’t be offended by the title of the post. I do not think you are a dummie or an idiot. In this post I will explain some of the financial supports available through the Disability Support Program in an easy to understand way with some “good to know” facts. I have been a [...]

November 24, 2009

Preschool Autism Services Move Offices

The Preschool Autism Services offices are no longer at the Sherwood Business Centre. They can be found at the Aubin Arsenault Building, 3 Brighton Road, Charlottetown.
The phone numbers will remain the same.

November 16, 2009

PEI Autism Event Advisory

Please be advised of the following event taking place this week:
We are proud to announce the family-led “Autism Awareness Rally” taking place on November 19, 2009 between 1pm-2pm at Province House, Charlottetown. The public is then welcomed to watch the proceedings of the House beginning at 2pm.
In addition to this public event we have an [...]

October 14, 2009

Government Phone Ettiquette

I am wondering if anyone has had a similar experience with receiving call backs from Government, whether it be a bureaucrat or their elected MLA.  For example, I left a voice message for Ms. Sarah Henry at the end of the day on Friday, September 4th, 2009.  I stated that I would like to speak [...]

October 13, 2009

A Premier’s broken promise.

Eighteen months have passed since I was given hope that the PEI Government was going to create an Autism Strategy for it’s residents. In this May 2008 post, I questioned the reality of an internal autism strategy. To date, the PEI Government has not shared this internal strategy with parents or the Autism Society of [...]

September 30, 2009

Preschool Autism Coordinator Hired

Well after two very long years, the PEI government has finally filled the position of Preschool Autism Coordinator, left vacant by Andrea Noonan in the fall of 2007.
The successful candidate is………drumroll please……..Ms. Courtney Patterson. Welcome to the Department Courtney and best wishes.