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 mailto:[log in to unmask] -----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