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of the decision from the second meeting described above, give notification of your intention to
appeal the decision to:
Director of Education, Anna Marie Abitong
P.O. Box 610, Massey, Ontario P0P 1P0
The notice of appeal must:
• indicate the decision with which you disagree; and
• include a statement that sets out your reasons for disagreeing.

MINISTRY’S PROVINCIAL AND DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS

The Ministry operates provincial and demonstration schools throughout Ontario for students
who are deaf, deaf-blind, and for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) and severe learning disabilities. Residential programs are offered at the schools
Monday to Friday, for students who live too far from school to travel daily.

For more information about these schools, contact the Special Education Resource Teacher
(SERT) or principal.

ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PARENTS

Many parent organizations are available to provide information and support to parents of
exceptional children.

• Association for Bright Children (ABC) www.abcontario.ca
• Autism Ontario www.autismontario.com
• Canadian Mental Health Association www.cmha.ca
• Community Living Ontario www.communitylivingontario.ca
• Ontario Association for Infant and Child
Development www.oaicd.ca
• North Shore Tribal Council
(representing local First Nations) www.mamaweswen.com
• Ontario Association for Families with
Communication Disorders www.oafccd.com
• Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus
Association of Ontario www.sbhao.on.ca
• Learning Disabilities Association of
Ontario (LDAO) www.ldao.ca
• Canadian National Institute for the Blind www.cnib.ca
• Canadian Hearing Society www.chs.ca
• Council for Exceptional Children www.cec.sped.org

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