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VOICE is the proud recipient of the 2010 Consumer Advocacy Award by the Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
Awareness raising on the part of the VOICE organization of the
needs of children with hearing loss has directly impacted policies developed
for early identification programs and early intervention supports. Through
regular government contact and participation on advisory committees and
government consultations, VOICE continues to provide current information to
policy makers on the changing needs of children and youth with hearing loss.
The VOICE Health and Education Committees meet regularly to discuss matters
of concern for children with hearing loss in the educational and health
sectors. VOICE has a network of Special Education Advisory Committee
representatives who meet annually at the VOICE SEAC Workshop and who receive
regular written communications from the VOICE national office.
 VOICE
Education Committee
Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
Provincial Parent Association Committee (PPAC)
Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education (MACSE)
 Parent Advocacy Sound Advice
Apply to be a SEAC representative in your community
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| Posted on November 30, 2011 |
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Position Paper - Disability Tax Credit, February, 2010.
VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children (VOICE) is the largest parent support organization in Canada for families of children with hearing loss.
The Issue:
VOICE wishes to bring to public attention the discriminatory nature of the Disability Tax Credit (DTC).
The existing
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| Posted on September 24, 2011 |
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The following is a letter VOICE sent to the Hon. Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Education in June 2011.
Dear Minister Dombrowsky,
Re: Deaf and hard of hearing students in Ontario schools
VOICE is a registered Canadian charity and the largest parent support organization in Canada for families of children with hearing loss. Each year more than 3 in every 1,000 babies born in Canada are
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| Posted on September 24, 2011 |
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HOW TO APPROACH YOUR MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT:
As parents, we are experts! We know the daily challenges our children face, the impact of those challenges, what educational, audiological and auditory-verbal supports assist our children, and the improvement in our children’s lives resulting from specific and dedicated supports. It is important to educate government leadership on the
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| Posted on September 24, 2011 |
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TEMPLATE FOR WRITING A LETTER TO YOUR MPP
Your address
And contact details
Address of MPP
Including phone/FAX
Date
Honourable (put the name of your MPP here), MPP
for (name of riding)
Paragraph one: Introduce yourself as a parent of a child with hearing loss. Provide name and age of your child(ren). When
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| Posted on September 24, 2011 |
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Presented by: VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children
Charitable registration: 12360 9364 RR0001
Primary Contact: Norah-Lynn McIntyre
Executive Director
416 487 7719
Date Submitted: July 7, 2011
VOICE is a
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| Posted on August 30, 2011 |
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children supports the recommended changes to the Disability Tax Credit criteria as tabled in Bill C-246 by MP Peter Julian in the House in June.
Hearing loss in children is a lifelong condition for which families and the children themselves will suffer increased costs. The Disability Tax Credit is intended to help offset the additional costs of a disability. Many of our families have had their applications challenged.
The true everyday listening environments of, for example, school
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| Posted on October 5, 2010 |
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BILL C577: Disability Tax Credit Criteria tabled today in Parliament:
Part I
 http://www.youtube.com/user/PeterJulianMP?feature=mhum#p/a/u/1/WtIG7O7ys3w
Part II
http://www.youtube.com/user/PeterJulianMP?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/WbyNIzT6KSA
Link to Release:
http://peterjulian.ndp.ca/Bill_C-577
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