Helpful Links
Epilepsy Ontario: http://www.epilepsyontario.org/
Epilepsy Toronto: http://www.epilepsytoronto.org/
Canadian Epilepsy Alliance: http://www.epilepsymatters.com/
Canadian League Against Epilepsy: http://www.canadianepilepsy.org/
National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC): http://www.naec-epilepsy.org/
The Hospital for Sick Children: About Kids Health - Epilepsy
Epilepsy in a Nutshell Blog: http://epilepsyinanutshell.blogspot.com/
Family Advocacy Websites
- The Child Advocacy Project: http://www.childadvocacy.ca/
The Child Advocacy Project is dedicated to enhancing access to justice for children by providing free legal services to low income families who cannot afford a lawyer. Volunteer lawyers provide assistance on legal issues that impact upon the health and wellbeing of children and youth.
- The CAP Education Law Program helps safeguard the public education rights of children and youth across Ontario and ensure due process in education legal matters.
- The CAP Family Legal Health Program is located at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and provides help to patients and families with legal problems.
- Family Alliance Ontario: http://family-alliance.com/
Family Alliance Ontario is an alliance of citizens that offers knowledge, tools and networking opportunities to individuals with disabilities and their families to assist them to realize a vision that includes having valued relationships, choice and control in their lives, and enables inclusion through meaningful contribution and participation in their communities.
- Individualized Funding Coalition for Ontario: http://www.individualizedfunding.ca/home.html
The Individualized Funding Coalition for Ontario is made up of varied members who are working together to move individualized funding forward in Ontario, supporting the self-determination of persons with disabilities. Ontario must develop a system of funding whereby the person requiring assistance, supported as appropriate by family and/or significant others, has access to and control over the funds allocated for his/her supports.
- Ombudsman Ontario: http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/
The Ombudsman's job is to ensure government accountability through effective oversight of the administration of government services.
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