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Input sought on services for children, youth with support needs

B.C. students with complex care needs increasingly excluded from school activities, report finds

The advocacy group BCEdAccess Society annually assesses how often kids with complex care needs are being excluded from the classroom and school activities and says the situation is worsening.

Two of four provincial WOW award winners are from Kelowna area - Kelowna News

Silver Creek Elementary hosts first Inclusion Fair for those living with disabilities – Hope Standard

The fair showcases vendors and services available to students and families living with disabilities

Physical restraints in schools an area of concern in advocate's annual report

Restraining children in Saskatchewan schools is a topic of concern for the province’s advocate for children and youth.

The Runner | Families of those who have special needs struggle to access support services in B.C.

(@RESLUS) Emma Miles worries about her brother Ethan, who is non-verbal and needs constant care. She is afraid her income won’t be enough to get him the care and resources he needs once he ages out of school. Her worst fear is that he will be abused in a care home. Looking after Ethan isn’t easy, and he is entirely dependent on his family to advocate for him. It has been a full-time job for Miles, and respite care can be impossible to get due to the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating old problems, and creating new ones. “His world doesn’t function without us,” says Miles.