The Ontario Autism Coalition is a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the quality of services available to autistic individuals and their families.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined April 2016
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Speaking at the Toronto rally @ETFOpresident reminds attendees about the importance of our solidarity and strength to defend public schools and students. “Every person in attendance strengthens our collective voice.” #ontedunited #onpoli
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We're JUST getting started, and the energy is already off the CHARTS! ⚡️
It’s past time the Ford government meaningfully invested in publicly funded education! We stand together for #OntEd!
It's not too late to join us — come out to a rally near you: bit.ly/4rUoso6
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🗣️SO- SO- SO-
💪SOLIDARITY!
All across the province, teachers & education workers came out to show their support to rally, together, for publicly funded education!✊
Together, we are strong and we will continue to protect the future of #OntEd!
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We’re kicking things off at Queen’s Park ✊🏼
Education workers, students, families, and labour allies are coming together with one message: Ontario’s public schools deserve better!
We’re here to demand properly funded schools, the supports students need, and respect for the people who make public education possible.
This fight is bigger than any one union or any one bargaining table. It’s about protecting the future of public education.
#OntEd #OntEdUnited #OSSTF
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Hey @fordnation! You can’t “Protect Ontario” by underfunding its future!
The @OntAutism is proud to stand in solidarity with Ontario’s education workers. I ❤️ teachers!
#ontedunited #onted #70KIsNotOK #needsbasededucation
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Parents from Toronto District School Board are writing letters to the provincially appointed supervisor in an attempt to stop some of the changes proposed for the upcoming school year. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/07/…
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Thank you to @OPSEU and @Thetrilliumca for helping @OntAutism keep this story alive.
There are now over 70,000 children & youth waitlisted for core autism services funding in Ontario.
Those kids are waiting 5.19 yrs for access.
It’s such a long wait that most kids are aging out of the higher funding brackets, or out of the program all together.
This program was never built to scale. It’s been bad planning, poor management, and willful ignorance all along. They KNOW. The OPSEU FOI documents prove that THEY KNEW THIS ALL ALONG.
@fordnation is failing the majority of the kids who need these clinical services. I hear from struggling families every single day. This is cruelty.
@MichaelParsa We’ve been bringing you community information and solutions, for over 3 years and nothing has changed….except the waitlist.
That’s ballooned to over 70k kids.
Tell us what we need to do.
#70KIsNotOK
‘It’s cruel’: Less than a quarter of waitlisted children and youth receiving autism funding thetrillium.ca:443/news/soci…
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“If you speak with educators, parents, and students... it’s evident the public education system needs fixing. Educators are overwhelmed, schools are in disrepair, violence is pervasive, and students—especially those with special education needs—are struggling.”
This in-depth look at school board supervision and the province's education reforms from The Local raises important questions about whether these sweeping changes actually address the challenges facing Ontario's classrooms.
From underfunding and staff layoffs to special education supports and school safety, the issues affecting students and families extend far beyond any one community.
It's a story playing out in school boards across Ontario as the province expands its control over public education: bit.ly/4oGwn72
#OSSTF #OntEd #OnPoli
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“…for a government that is trailing in the polls that is a pretty desperate look to erase the flags from the photos and adjust the colours of the shirts so that they appear to be your supporters,”
I agree @JPHornick!
#solidarity
NEW: OPSEU says Ford Fest pics shared by two PC MPPs also edited out union flags, in addition to changing the colour of protesters’ tshirts.
“Pretty desperate look to erase the flags,”
The union says.
The government says it was simply correcting an ‘orange hue’
globalnews.ca/news/11917557/…
#onpoli
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8th Episode of Disability Rights and Wrongs -- The David Lepodcast dives into More About the Huge Advocacy Drive in Ontario by Parents of Children with Autism aodaalliance.org/whats-new/t… @davidlepofsky ,@OntAutism #accessibility #OntEd
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A $6.4 million cut to special education funding at the TDSB is not just a Toronto problem. It reflects a growing crisis in schools across Ontario.
Student needs are increasing, but supports are not keeping pace. Teachers and education workers are already stretching limited resources to support students every day.
Every Ontario student deserves access to the supports they need to succeed. Public education needs real investment in special education, not cuts.
#OntEd #OSSTF #OnPoli
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“Ensuring all Ontarians thrive is essential for the economic and social health of the province. That support begins in elementary school. The unfortunate reality is that educators and families continue to be faced with an ableist system that is failing our children on a daily basis,” adds Mastin. “Students with disabilities cannot wait any longer. The need is urgent, and the Ford government must act now.” @ETFOpresident.
Read the full release etfo.ca/news-publications/me… #onted #onpoli
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NEW: Ontario Schools are failing to ‘consistently’ meet requirements of special needs students: Ontario AG.
globalnews.ca/news/11845037/…
#onpoli
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Some Ontario students are being sent home because schools can’t meet their special needs: auditor cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…
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The Auditor-General’s report is "another damning indictment of a government that has abandoned its responsibility to Ontario’s most vulnerable learners," said @etfopresident David Mastin. "After more than a decade of chronic underfunding and policy decisions that have stripped supports out of classrooms, school boards simply cannot meet the needs of children with disabilities."
Education funding isn’t keeping up with soaring number of students with special needs, Ontario A-G says /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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ETFO responds to auditor’s report on #onted special education, and @ETFOpresident says, “This report is another damning indictment of a government that has abandoned its responsibility to Ontario’s most vulnerable learners. After more than a decade of chronic underfunding and policy decisions that have stripped supports out of classrooms, school boards simply cannot meet the needs of children with disabilities. The system isn’t just strained; it’s fundamentally ableist.” SEE RELEASE👇
etfo.ca/news-publications/me… #onpoli
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Want to know what was in today’s Auditor General report about special education?
Hint: nothing good.
Doug Ford’s government is failing your kids.
#onpoli
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The Auditor General released a report today exposing that special education in our schools is terribly underfunded, with school boards to spending an extra $346.7 million above their allocation.
Families are facing long waits, educators are overwhelmed, and too many students are not getting the support they need to succeed.
Minister Calandra, blaming everyone else without looking in the mirror will not fix the real problems in Ontario’s education system.
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Hey Ontario🚨
Province-wide, grassroots, anti-Ford protest tomorrow: APR 25
Find your city on the list below and SHOW UP.
It’s that easy!
I have my sign ready. See you there ❤️
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#BREAKING: The Ford government just scheduled late-night sittings – until midnight – to ram through FOI changes.
Just when you thought this government couldn’t get any worse, they’re now scheduling late night sittings to quietly change the rules, hoping to keep Ontarians in the dark.
