OPHQ
Government of Quebec website on intellectual disabilities.
Other Disabilities ResourcesOther Disabilities
Not all of our resources and tools are autism-specific; they can be helpful with disabilities as well. Search our resources section for all information pertaining to "other disabilities".
Ottawa Independent Living Resource Centre
One of 29 Independent Living Resource Centre’s in Canada. We are non-profit organizations, serving people with disabilities in our communities. The Ottawa Independent Living Centre (OILRC) has been supporting people with disabilities in the Ottawa community for more than fifteen years.
Our People Work
The ServiceSource Network is an affiliation of four not-for-profit organizations with the same mission – to provide individuals with disabilities an exceptional service delivery experience through innovative and valued employment, training, rehabilitation and support services.
Out-of-Sync-Child
Author Carol Kranowitz’s website. Carol specializes in sensory integration dysfunction.
Pam Marshalla, SLP
Pam Marshalla has been a practicing speech and language pathologist for thirty years. She has worked with children of all ages and ability levels in schools, hospitals, private practices and university facilities. She has spoken at hundreds of conferences and seminars in the United States and Canada, and for fifteen years was president of her own continuing education company accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
PANDA: Parents Aptes à Négocier le Déficit de l’Attention avec ou sans hyperactivité
Pour les parents d’enfants souffrant d’un trouble du déficit de l’attention, avec ou sans hyperactivité (T.D.A.H.) , il existe peu de groupes de support et d’entraide spécifique.
Parent to Parent (New Zealand)
Parent to Parent is a support and information network for parents of children with special needs. Support is provided voluntarily by Trained Support Parents who have a child with the same or similar needs.
Parents for Inclusion (UK)
Parents for Inclusion is a network of parents of disabled children and children with ‘special needs’. In our families and as an organization we have worked together with disabled people to build inclusive communities in ordinary life, where all people are truly welcome.
Peel Infant Development
Peel Infant Development is one of many Infant Development programs across Ontario and Canada that specialize in providing services and resources for families with children who are at risk of, or have a delay in his or her development.
Pivot Point
Specializes in intensive therapeutic interventions for children with “extra needs” ranging from mild behavioural and emotional challenges to moderate or severe childhood disorders such as Learning Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, and other challenges that limit success at home or school. Also has full-service autism programs for children ages 2 to 19, as well as “Service Packages”, or any individual service in any amount required.
Place of Mind – Wisconsin
Place of Mind specializes in inclusive assessment and supportive psychological services with neurodivergent individuals who are often labeled with Autism, ADHD, or learning and intellectual differences. Place of Mind does not view differences as disorders and starts from a strength-based health and wellness perspective that embraces differences as unique and necessary.
By shifting the focus from fixing and curing to respecting and celebrating each individual, Place of Mind joins with individuals, families, and support teams and offers community-based psychological evaluations, person-centered support planning, connecting, advocating, and personal discovery and empowerment through inclusive relational support across the lifespan.
Planned Advocacy Lifetime Network (PLAN)
Financial planning, long term care and planning for the future for people with disabilities. Located in Vancouver.
posAbilties
posAbilities has striven to create a well-managed organization that has many programs providing up to 700 client services each year. posAbilities creates opportunities for independence and growth for individuals with developmental, physical and mental health challenges.
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Dedicated to serving individuals affected by Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), their families, and interested professionals.
Premier’s Council on the Status of Disabled Persons
A body for consultation and study which was created to advise the provincial government and the general public on matters relating to the status of persons with disabilities. The Council reports directly to the Premier of New Brunswick.