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GIVEAWAY ALERT: We're giving away a ticket to the CEC Celebration at #CEC2025 AND free registration to the upcoming Fall PD Fair! Enhance your professional development and have some fun, too! Fill out the form by October 18 for your chance to win! bit.ly/3NrQa8c

Catch up on some #onted news you may have missed in October! Did we omit any important stories? Let us know in the comments!

Right now thousands of Ontario families are choosing to restrict home language use in the hopes that it will help their children. Join Martina Payne and I at 8:30 on Sunday morning Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) to learn the simple message that every single school should be sharing. OISE - Applied Psychology & Human Development

Newcomer students deserve support that reflects their voices and journeys. Join our student-led launch event on December 4, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., to learn about our new resources created by newcomer students, for newcomer students. #SchoolMentalHealthON

Join us on Saturday night for an exclusive screening of The Ride Ahead! The screening is free for Ontario students (with valid ID) and CEC conference attendees. Hope to see you there!

I have succeeded in selling 10 copies of "Michaelism: My POV on Life with Autism" at this year's Special Education Conference, courtesy of Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) I am feeling proud right now.

Presented in partnership with ADD*Ed (Queens University - Ontario) at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Presentation based on our #autism research work, Cultivating Change: Sikh Caregivers Educational Experiences in Canada #SikhsForAutism #Autism #Sikh #caregivers #education #Canada

We also heard from Assistant Deputy Minister (Student Support & Field Services), Clayton LaTouche, as he also shared the importance of mattering and the important work being done to contribute to the education space. Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) OntarioCEC

Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 68th Annual Spec. Ed. Conference continued w/ some wonderful break out sessions! One of the sessions I attended was with Dr. Sue Ball & Cindy Thomas as they shared a revised waterfall for inclusive education to support all students in their learning processes and journey.

Interview with ADD*Ed educ.queensu.ca/for-teachers/t… #sikhsforautism #autism #education ONTAutismCoalition Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Education Ontario

Visit our link-in-bio to check out the 2025 President's Message from Ontario CEC's president extraordinaire, Dr. Sue Ball!

It's here! Neurodiversity Celebration Week has begun! 🌟 Let’s make this week one to remember! Head to eu1.hubs.ly/H0hyg5Q0 to get started 🌟 #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek #NCW #ThisIsND

"Joining CEC changed the way I teach and connect with my students." From March 17–31, new members can join CEC at no cost and unlock: ✅ Expert resources ✅ Professional learning ✅ A supportive educator network Sign up today to grow, learn, and connect: exceptionalchildren.org/membership/acc…

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Interested in presenting at this year's conference? Visit our website or our link-in-bio to learn more!

Great news! The deadline to submit a proposal for Ontario CEC's 69th Annual Special Education Conference has been extended to May 9th! To learn more, visit our website or link-in-bio.

Are you an early childhood professional working with students with disabilities? Check out this opportunity to participate in research from Laurier University.

Thanks for that great reminder. BTW--our research also shows that thinking and ruminating about social comparisons can mess with your mind. Our open access paper is at the link. The new scale described taps a tendency that can ruin lives when taken too far journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Check out this research opportunity from Nipissing University!