That is terrible Susan!
Okay folks I won't get political here, at least try not to!
I will look and ask others that have attendant care.  I just can't believe
that all that Mike Harris and his gang (that's our Governor and his people
here in Ontario, Canada) spends so much and promises so much for the
disabled and now says only for home!

Thank God I was able to get through college with assistance and now because
of that, I now have a productive, excellent job, am able to contribute to
society as everyone (well almost everyone) wants to.

How about starting with the school first and then work your way up from
there?

As I said earlier, I will ask some people and see what is available.  Write
me offline if you wish.

Ann Wisdom
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-----Original Message-----
From: SUSAN ALCORN MACKAY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: December 19, 2000 12:21 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: attendant care in post secondary


Thanks for your reply Ann.
First, VRS exists no more - replaced by ODSP which does zero for school
related expenses.
There is direct funding if the person makes the wait list and gets granted.
There is outreadh - in their home.
MTCU says not to spend special needs dollars on attendant care.
Min of Health says only in the home.
MCSS says we don't do that anymore.
Meanwhile, students wait!

>>> [log in to unmask] 12/19/00 10:15AM >>>
Susan,
Have you tried to contact anyone in the Province of Ontario, government
site?
I am sure you can find something there.  I am in Toronto and if I can be of
any assistance do not hesitate to write to me.  You could even try and call
one of the stores that sells wheelchairs and other items for the disabled
because they deal with the people in the Province with financial assistance,
ADP.  Those people are usually registered nurses who assess people with
their needs for things such as wheelchairs and then give the go-a-head to
fund some parts of a wheelchair, walker and so on. They MUST have some
contacts on this!  There is also Vocational Rehabilitation.  I would find
out more from them as when I went to college they supplied me with pretty
much everything I need to complete my education since they funded it.  You
could try that also.  Well there are some ideas anyway!

Best regards,
Ann Wisdom
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-----Original Message-----
From: SUSAN ALCORN MACKAY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: December 15, 2000 8:51 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: attendant care in post secondary


Can anyone reference for me any institutional best practices that may
provide students with physical disabilities the attendant care they need
such as personal grooming, toileting, feeding assistance etc while at
school? I am particularly interested in the funding source, education?
health? voc rehab?
thank you!


Susan Alcorn MacKay, Director
The Glenn Crombie Centre
Cambrian College
Sudbury, On P3A 2V8
http://homepages.cambrianc.on.ca/snrrc