Services & supports for families with a special need or disability
Find free activities and workshops hosted by a wide range of experts including Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), Occupational Therapists, Psychoeducators, and more! We also offer mental health and wellbeing check-ins for adults who need a listening ear, as well as an information and referral service for families who need help accessing health and social services within the Outaouais.
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Information Services for Families with Special Needs
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You can now borrow one of our Let’s Play & Talk Kits from from four of our partners in the MRC des Collines and at our Connexions office in Aylmer (Gatineau).
The Kits include speech & language resources, games and children’s books.
Find out how to borrow a Let’s Play & Talk Kit for your child!
Community Resources
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Financial Supports for Children, Youth and Adults with Special Needs
Find various financial supports available from different levels of government and non-profit organizations.
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Respite for Individuals with Special Needs
Find respite services through your local CLSV, the Lighthouse, Children and Families, as well as the Centre de Ressourcement pour
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Explaining the Law in Plain Language
Find a list of legal information resources, including community organizations
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions to available health and socila service sresources within the Outaouais.
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Daycare Services
Quebec has established its own unique approach to daycare for children 0-4, with subsidized and recognized Child Care Centres (CPEs) and Subsidized Family Home Daycares where spaces are offered at reduced contribution for infants through school-age children.
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Materials, Toys, Equipment, Learning Tools, Educational Games & Resources
A long list of assistive technologies, tutoring resources, apps, tools to better understand the IEP, a handbook for parents with children special needs and more can be found on
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Camps & Activities
Find a long list of camps for children with special needs within and outside the Outaouais, as well as organizations who provide groups and activities such a theatre groups, gymnastics groups and more. You’ll also find information
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Speech & Language Services & Resources
Find a long list of speech and language services from the CISSS de l’Outaouais and Western Quebec School Board to
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Autism Services & Resources
Includes information on how to acccess diagnostic and support services for a child, youth or adult with autism. Also, includes a list of community resources that offer various programming and supports for families with autism.
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Occupational Therapy Resources
Includes a long list of online resources, tools and books for families with a child, youth or adult seeking OT