Thank you. I'm still looking for what the government is doing for those who are not able to go to the conventional post-secondary education programs. What are we doing with those with autism or learning disabilities, but who are still able to...I'm not talking about students who can go to university but they're in a wheelchair, or they have a hearing problem, or they have a sight problem, or they need a special bed or something physical. I'm talking about a lot of students in our school system and students who have gone through our school system with a disability that impedes their learning ability. They may have FAS/FAE, or they're autistic. There are a whole slew of causes for learning disabilities. We send them out of our Grade 12 system, but when they finish Grade 12 they're not able to get to a college or a university for a two-year diploma or a four-year degree, but they still need to have assistance and they are entitled to the assistance, I believe, from the government to make the transition into the working world so they don't end up in the income support office or rely on their families. Other than the $100,000 grant that you give to the Council for Disabled Persons, is there a program in the government that allows those students with learning disabilities to go and get education after high school? Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
In the Legislative Assembly on February 26th, 2003. See this statement in context.
department Of Education, Culture And Employment
Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 25th, 2003
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