Resources
by Base
Education - St.Johns - Children & Youth
Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority
Phone/TTY: (902) 424-8500
Web: www.apsea.ca/
The Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA) is an interprovincial cooperative agency that ensures educational services, programs, and opportunities for persons from birth to 21 years of age with low incidence sensory impairments.
Eastern School District
Web: esdnl.ca
16 Prospect St
St John's, NL, Canada
(709) 758-2372
Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Education - Student Support Services
Phone: (709) 729-3023
Web: www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/studentsupportservices/exceptionalities.html
This government link provides resources and documents for families and students with special needs.
Glenn Roy Blundon Centre for Students with Disabilities
Phone: (709) 737-2156
Web: www.mun.ca/blundon/about/index.php
The Glenn Roy Blundon Centre is part of Memorial University. The mission of the Blundon Centre is to provide and co-ordinate programs and services that enable students with disabilities to maximize their educational potential and to increase awareness of inclusive values among all members of the university community.
Newfoundland School for the Deaf
Phone: (709) 364-1234
Web: www.nsd.nf.ca
The Newfoundland School for the Deaf is a Provincial School for the Deaf operated by the Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Special Needs Information Service
Web: http://ns.snis.ca/parentguide/checklist/
Special Needs Information Service Online provides a comprehensive directory and a user-friendly searchable database of service agencies and programs for children with special needs, birth to 18 years of age.
Use this checklist to help you in obtaining services and information for your child with special needs.
Daybreak
Web: http://www.daybreakcentre.com
Daybreak is not a regular child care centre; it is a parent child centre. Focus is on “supporting the entire family”. Staff is available to assist your family in a way that is helpful to you. Many of the children, but not all, enrolled in the Children’s Program have complex and challenging needs. Some may have delays in one or more areas of development. Please see the Daybreak family website for details.
