It has been some time (5 months in fact!) that I have written on my blog. Here is an update as to what I have been up to and why. I have been quiet lately because I have been volunteering my time one on one with families, completing my Business Degree at UPEI and volunteering [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Human Rights’
October 15, 2008
Kindergarten meeting with Premier
So, some of you may have been wondering how the meeting on October 1, 2008 went with the Premier. I had been told that the Deputy Minister of Education would be attending alongside of the Premier, but we were surprised to also see Education Minister Gerald Greenan and Carolyn Simpson, Provincial Kindergarten Administrator in attendance. [...]
October 4, 2008
Advocacy Workshop Scheduled
The Autism Society of PEI is proud to present:
Advocacy Workshop
In follow up demand to the two hour sessions that were hosted previously by the Autism Society of PEI, Pat Coady will be back presenting a review of the original session as well as a more indepth look at advocacy scenarios, role playing as well as [...]
September 15, 2008
Premier schedules meeting with Kindergarten parents……
………but I am not welcome to attend.
After a week of calls back and forth with the Premier’s office, the kindergarten parents now have a meeting date to discuss the issues around why they will not fund the CHANCES kindergarten program. The meeting is scheduled for October 1, 2008 at 11:30am and will also include the [...]
July 14, 2008
Kindergarten Cliques
Our son Brandon is five years old and scheduled to participate in kindergarten this fall. Brandon and Benjamin are very blessed to attend a high quality early learning that is very supportive of our family’s needs. Because of this ongoing relationship and multiple other factors related to Brandon’s disability (ex: consistency in Brandon’s peers and trained [...]