Ontario Parents of Visually Impaired Children (OPVIC) Also known as Views for The Visually Impaired www.viewson.ca April 6, 2021 To: the Hon Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education for Ontario Via Email: Stephen.lecce@ontario.ca; minister.edu@ontario.ca Dear Minister, Re: The Need to Substantially Improve the Number of, Training for and Qualifications of Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) […]
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OPVIC Letter to Stephen Lecce
May 31st, 2022David Lepofsky OPVIC letter to ministry of education on TVI Training issues
May 31st, 2022To: Yael Ginsler Assistant Deputy Minister of Education, Student Achievement Division Via email: Yael.Ginsler@ontario.ca From: David Lepofsky Board Member, Ontario Parents of Visually Impaired Children Date: August 3, 2021 Re: July 15, 2021 Roundtable on Reforming Ontario Training for Teachers of the Visually Impaired We thank the Ministry of Education for convening the helpful July […]
OPVIC Feedback to K-12 Education Standards Development Committee
May 31st, 2022Ontario Parents of Visually Impaired Children (OPVIC) Also known as Views for The Visually Impaired www.opvic.ca To: K-12 Education Standards Development Committee Via email: educationsdc@Ontario.ca September 19, 2021 Feedback on the Initial report and Recommendations of the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee This feedback is submitted to the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee by OPVIC […]
Excerpts of the Final Report to the Ontario Government of the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee, that Relate to the Needs of Students with Disabilities
May 30th, 2022On march 1, 2022, the Ontario Government publicly posted the final report of the Government-appointed K-12 Education Standards Development Committee. That advisory committee was assigned the task of making recommendations to The Government on the barriers in ,Ontario’s schools and school boards that need to be torn down to make our education system fully accessible […]