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Super Dad
ParticipantHi Everyone,
Would you please email this to everyone in your email address book? Thank you.
Tony
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MFAN (Medicare for Autism Now) is an organization with an extremely important mission: to focus the political power of all Canadians who care about autistic children, in order to force the government to completely cover the cost of autism treatment. We need all of you to get involved.
Here is a brief explanation of what we're trying to do:
Canada AM interviews Jean LewisThis is how you can help:
1. Please keep an eye on the MFAN web sites, to find out which candidates to support or strike down in the federal election, and then get everyone you know to vote accordingly:
Medicare for Autism Now Society web site
Medicare for Autism Now blog2. Please get as many people as possible to attend a major event on October 4th:
Event: "Medicare for Autism Now" Rally
Date: Saturday October 4th, 2pm-4pm
Location: Eaglequest Golf Club
Address: 7778 152nd Street, Surrey BC3. Please download, print and distribute these posters/fliers from our web site:
October 4th Rally Poster
Medicare for Autism Now Info PosterLet's put in our best effort, to get justice for our children.
ParticipantHi Everyone,
Would you please try to post and distribute these MFAN posters / fliers?
Oct 4 Rally Poster:
http://www.blossombodycare.com/archivedfiles/MedicareforAutismNowRallyOct4th.pdfMedicare for Autism NOW! Info Poster:
http://www.blossombodycare.com/archivedfiles/MFANIfno.pdfHere are some ideas:
– Put a stack in your office.
– Distribute at your kid's school.
– Post at grocery store bulletin boards.
– Post at community centre bulletin boards.Tony
ParticipantIn my opinion: "In the Canada we want, Canadians battling a serious illness should not be forced to sell their house to buy the treatment they need, drug or non-drug — not in our Canada. Never."
Let's take this to our Liberal candidates, especially in the 14 battleground ridings.
Tony
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Liberals promise $900M for drug expenses
Updated Tue. Sep. 16 2008 9:30 AM ETThe Canadian Press
HALIFAX — Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is promising $900 million over four years to create a new plan for catastrophic drug coverage.
In what Dion called "one of the most fundamental policies a government can provide to its citizens," the plan would cover drug costs for people living with serious illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, and arthritis.
Society has an obligation to help people with debilitating, chronic illnesses meet high prescription-drug costs that create prohibitive financial burdens on families, Dion said.
He said the proposed Liberal plan would ensure all Canadians have access to badly needed drugs no matter where they live.
"In the Canada we want, Canadians battling a serious illness should not be forced to sell their house to buy the prescription medicines they need — not in our Canada. Never."
Dion said a Liberal government would work with its provincial and territorial counterparts to determine a minimum standard for federal coverage of catastrophic drug costs.
The Liberals would also compensate provinces that are already providing that level of coverage, he said.
The Liberal leader spoke at Dalhousie University's medical school, which is where NDP Leader Jack Layton was Monday to unveil a $1-billion plan to dramatically increase the number of nursing and medical students in Canada.
The level of prescription drug coverage varies considerably from province to province, Dion said.
But he noted the problem of meeting catastrophic drug costs is particularly critical in Atlantic Canada, where 24 per cent of the populace, or 600,000 people, have no drug plan.
"Far too many people who are not poor enough to be on social assistance and certainly not wealthy enough by any definition to afford the cost of these drugs are left to fend for themselves," he said.
"When the drug costs of an illness become too much for a family to manage, the federal government should be there to help."
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Participant** TONIGHT **
The North Shore Support Group Lecture Series is back for the 2008-2009 season at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.
Our first presentation will be: School is NOW in Session: A presentation on supporting our children in school.
We are very pleased to have the following guest speakers at our upcoming session:
Mike Hancock – Mike is a parent of a child with autism, and a former in-house counsel for the Vancouver School Board. He has also previously worked in private practice with a focuson education law. He will review our children's rights under the School Act.
Judy Anderson – Judy is a parent of a child with autism, and a Auton litigant. Judy will talk about finding a great school shadow and managing the school/parent relationship.
This is a great opportunity for anyone with a school-aged child, or with a child coming up to school age, to learn and ask questions about how to work at integrating your home-based ABA programme into the school system.
DATE: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
TIME: 7 – 9 pm
LOCATION: West Vancouver Memorial Library (Peters Room), 1950 Marine Drive in West Van. (between 19th and 20th Streets). The library is easily accessible via Highway #1 Upper Levels, taking either the 15th Street or 20th St. exits.Coffee/Tea and snacks provided.
Donations are greatly appreciated.Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)Participant** TONIGHT **
The North Shore Support Group Lecture Series is back for the 2008-2009 season at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.
Our first presentation will be: School is NOW in Session: A presentation on supporting our children in school.
We are very pleased to have the following guest speakers at our upcoming session:
Mike Hancock – Mike is a parent of a child with autism, and a former in-house counsel for the Vancouver School Board. He has also previously worked in private practice with a focuson education law. He will review our children's rights under the School Act.
Judy Anderson – Judy is a parent of a child with autism, and a Auton litigant. Judy will talk about finding a great school shadow and managing the school/parent relationship.
This is a great opportunity for anyone with a school-aged child, or with a child coming up to school age, to learn and ask questions about how to work at integrating your home-based ABA programme into the school system.
DATE: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
TIME: 7 – 9 pm
LOCATION: West Vancouver Memorial Library (Peters Room), 1950 Marine Drive in West Van. (between 19th and 20th Streets). The library is easily accessible via Highway #1 Upper Levels, taking either the 15th Street or 20th St. exits.Coffee/Tea and snacks provided.
Donations are greatly appreciated.Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)Participant** TONIGHT **
The North Shore Support Group Lecture Series is back for the 2008-2009 season at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.
Our first presentation will be: School is NOW in Session: A presentation on supporting our children in school.
We are very pleased to have the following guest speakers at our upcoming session:
Mike Hancock – Mike is a parent of a child with autism, and a former in-house counsel for the Vancouver School Board. He has also previously worked in private practice with a focuson education law. He will review our children's rights under the School Act.
Judy Anderson – Judy is a parent of a child with autism, and a Auton litigant. Judy will talk about finding a great school shadow and managing the school/parent relationship.
This is a great opportunity for anyone with a school-aged child, or with a child coming up to school age, to learn and ask questions about how to work at integrating your home-based ABA programme into the school system.
DATE: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
TIME: 7 – 9 pm
LOCATION: West Vancouver Memorial Library (Peters Room), 1950 Marine Drive in West Van. (between 19th and 20th Streets). The library is easily accessible via Highway #1 Upper Levels, taking either the 15th Street or 20th St. exits.Coffee/Tea and snacks provided.
Donations are greatly appreciated.Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)ParticipantTo all voters in Vancouver Quadra:
We have attempted to meet with Deborah Meredith, the Conservative candidate, and she has sent us the following:
"If elected I would be happy to meet with you to talk about autism and the Canada Health Act.
I am awfully busy right now trying to win this election as I'm sure you can understand."Here is my translation:
"What I care about is winning. Some day I may consider paying some attention to disabled children, but only if I win."
Please let her know what you think. Here are some email addresses for her and her team:
Deborah.Meredith@sauder.ubc.ca, info@deborahmeredith.ca, info@quadraconservatives.ca, jim@quadraconservatives.ca
She really should at least try to hide her contempt for her electorate.
ParticipantSubject: North Shore ASBC Support Group Lecture Series – September 16 2008
** CORRECTION **
Previously we've said Judy Anderson will talk about:
1. writing IEP's and
2. managing the school/parent relationship.Judy will actually talk about:
1. finding a great school shadow and
2. managing the school/parent relationship.I apologize for giving Carol the wrong information.
This is an opportunity to get advice from a parent and advocate with 13+ years of experience. Don't miss the chance!
Tony
ParticipantPOTENTIAL THERAPIST
This one is probably worth interviewing:
Lindsey Wang <sourliz@yahoo.com>
She has a degree in psychology and has worked with children before.
ParticipantHi Everyone,
I often get part-time job applications from people with great potential, but I cannot hire them due to schedule conflicts and other reasons. When I try to hire them again, I find them already settled in their nice waitress or barista jobs. The result is that we lose lots of potential therapists just because we don't give them a taste of the work while we have the chance. This is why I have been posting "potential therapist" ads in the classified section. It only takes a couple of minutes. I know it's hard to get into the habit of doing things not immediately beneficial to yourself, but in the long run it is really worth your time. Please consider trying it yourself.
Thanks.
Tony
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