| Resources
related to developmental
delay, disability, and
exceptional health care |
| Aboriginal
Infant Development Program of
BC |
#200 - 506 Fort St
Victoria, BC
V8W 1E6 |
Phone:
(250) 388-5593
Fax: (250) 388-5502 |
| AboutFace
International |
123
Edward Street, Suite 1003
Toronto,
ON
M5G 1E2 |
toll
free: 1-800-662-3223 |
ACT
BC
Autism
Community Training |
Online
Resource
|
604-982-3211
actbc@shaw.ca |
| Autism
Society of BC |
301
3701 East Hastings
Burnaby, BC
V5C 2H6 |
toll
free: 1-888-437-0880
Phone: (604)434-0880
Fax: (604)434-0801 |
|
Autism Society of Canada |
Box 22017
1670 Heron Road
Ottawa, ON
K1V 0C2 |
(613) 789-8943 - phone
(613 ) 789-6985 - fax |
| The
Arthritis Society |
1645
West 7th Avenue
Suite 200
Vancouver,
BC
V6J 1S4 |
Phone:
(604) 714-5550
Fax: (604) 714-5555 |
| BC
Aboriginal Network on
Disability Society |
1179
Kosapsum Crescent
Victoria,
BC
V9A 7K7 |
Phone:
(250) 381-7303
toll free: 1-888-815-5511
Fax: (250) 381-7312 |
| BC
Association for Child
Development &
Rehabilitation |
29
Ravine Drive
Port Moody,
BC
V3H 4G6 |
Phone:
(604) 461-8789
Fax: (604) 461-8760 |
| BC
Cancer Agency |
200
- 601 W. Broadway
Vancouver,
BC
V5Z 4C2 |
toll
free:1-888-906-2873
Phone: (604) 877-6040
Fax: (604)
877-6161 |
| BC
Family Hearing Resource Center |
15220
92nd Avenue
Surrey,
BC
V3R 2T8 |
Phone:
(604)584-2827 (voice)
Phone: (604)584-9108 (TTY)
toll free: 1-877-584-2827
fax: (604) 584-2800 |
| Brookes
Publishing |
Brookes
Publishing Co.
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore,
MD
21285-0624 |
Phone
(international):
1-410-337-9580
FAX: 1-410-337-8539
E-mail: custserv@brookespublishing.com |
Canadian Deafblind
Association - BC
|
Early Intervention Program
Interior - North |
Tel (250) 490-7532
Fax (250) 493-7544
Email
sue@cdbrabc.ca
Website
www.cdbrabc.ca |
| Canadian
Down Syndrome Association |
811
- 14 Street N.W.,
Calgary,
Alberta
T2N 2A4
|
toll
free:1-800-883-5608
Phone: (403) 270-8500
Fax:
(403) 270-8291
|
Centre
of Excellence for Children
and Adolescents with Special
Needs |
954
Oliver Road
Thunder Bay,
Ontario
P7B 5E1
|
Phone:
(807) 343-8219
Fax: (807) 346-7991
coespecialneeds@lakeheadu.ca |
| Cerebral
Palsy Association of BC |
102-317
Columbia Street
New Westminster,
BC V3L
1A7 |
toll
free: 1-800-663-0004
Phone: 604-515-9455
Fax: 604-515-9466
|
| Council
for Exceptional Children |
1110
North Glebe Road
Suite 300
Arlington, VA
22201-5704
|
Toll-free:
888-CEC-SPED
Local: 703-620-3660
TTY: 866-915-5000 (text only)
Fax: 703-264-9494 |
| Deaf
Children's Society |
7355
Canada Way
Burnaby,
BC
V3N 4Z6 |
Phone:
(604)525-6056 (voice)
Phone: (604)525-9390 (TDD/TTY) |
Deaf-blind
Children's Services
|
100
5055 Joyce Street
Vancouver,
BC
V5R 6B2 |
Phone:
(604)431-2121
Fax: (604)431-2199 |
| Division
for Early Childhood |
634
Eddy Avenue
Missoula,
MT
59812 |
Phone:
(406) 243-5898
Fax: (406) 243-4730
Email: dec@dec-sped.org |
| Down
Syndrome Research Foundation |
1409
Sperling Avenue,
Burnaby,
BC
V5B 4J8 |
toll
free: 1-888-464-DSRF
Phone: (604) 444-3773
Fax: (604) 431-9248 |
| EnableLink
- Linking people with
disabilities to a world of
resources |
Online
Resource |
http://www.enablelink.org/index.html |
| Exceptional
Parent Magazine |
Online
Resource and Magazine |
Subscription
and Customer Service
toll free (877) 372-7368
Email: EPAR@kable.com |
| Family
Support Institute |
227 6th Street
New Westminster, BC
V3L 3A5 |
Phone:
(604)
540-8374
toll free: 1-800441-5403
Fax:
(604)
540-9374 |
First
Nations Special Education
Resource Line |
11011 Taylor Way,
Delta, BC
V4C 2K2 |
Phone: (604) 925-6087
Fax number: (604) 925-6097
Toll-Free: 1(877) 547-1919 |
| Greater
Vancouver Association of the
Deaf |
Western
Institute of Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing
2125 West 7th
Avenue
Vancouver, BC |
TTY:
604-738-4644
Fax: 604-738-4645
Email: vandeaf@telus.net |
| Griefworks
- Supporting those in need of
information and resources |
4500
Oak St. Rm. E405
Vancouver, BC |
toll
free: 1-877-234-3322
Phone:604-875-2741
Toll-Free (in B.C.):
1-877-234-3322
Email:
person@griefworksbc.com |
| Infant
Development Program of BC |
2765
Osoyoos Crescent
Vancouver,
BC
V6T 1X7 |
Phone:(604)822-4014
or (604)822-4015
Fax: (604)822-9556 |
| Internet
Resource for Special Children |
Online
Resource |
Not
available |
| Lower
Mainland Down Syndrome Society |
#
201-13281 72nd Ave
Surrey,
BC
V3W 2N5 |
Phone:
(604) 591-2722 |
| Muscular
Dystrophy Association of
Canada |
Western
Canada
#303 – 1338 West Broadway
Vancouver,
BC
V6H 1H2 |
Fax
(604) 731-6127 |
| National
Association for the Education
of Young Children |
NAEYC
1509 16th Street, NW
Washington,
DC
20036 |
Phone:
202-232-8777
Toll free: 800-424-4260 or
866-NAEYC-4U
Fax: 202-328-1846 |
| National
Early Childhood Technical
Assistance Centre |
Online
Resource |
Not
available |
| Riverside
Publishing |
Riverside
Publishing
425 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca,
IL
60143-2079 |
General:
1-800-323-9540
Outside US: 1-630-467-7000
Fax: 1-630-467-7192 |
| Society
of Special Needs Adoptive
Parents (SNAP) |
4455 - 5525 West Boulevard
Vancouver, BC
V6M 3W6 |
Telephone:
604-687-3114
toll free:
1-800-663-7327
Fax: 604-687-3364
info@snap.bc.ca |
| Spina
Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Association of Canada |
#977-167
Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg,
MB
R3B 0V3 |
toll
free: 1-800-565-9488
Phone: (204) 925-3650
Fax: (204) 925-3654 |
|
Success by 6 |
4543 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC
V5G 4T4 |
Phone: 604.268.1333 (Michael -
Lower Mainland Success by 6) Cellular: 604.374.2734
Email: michaelb@uwlm.ca |
| Zero
to Three |
National
Centre for Infants and
Toddlers and Families
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington,
DC
20036 |
Phone:
(202) 638-1144 |
| Resources
Related to Inclusion |
|
|
| Child
Care Plus |
Child
Care Plus: The
Centre on Inclusion in
Early Childhood
The University of Montana
Rural Institute
634 Eddy Avenue
Missoula,
MT
59812-6696
|
|
| Special
Link |
SpeciaLink
P.O. Box 775
Sydney, Nova
Scotia
B1P 6G9 |
Phone:
902-562-1662
Toll Free: 1-866-902-6333
Fax: 902-539-9117
Email:
specialink@ns.sympatico.ca |
| Circle
of Inclusion |
University
of Kansas
Department of Special
Education
521 JRPearson,
Lawrence,
KS
66045 |
Phone:
(785) 864-0685 |
| Resources
Related to Child Care |
| Aboriginal
Child Care Society |
708-100 Park Royal South
West Vancouver, BC V7T 1A2
|
Phone:
(604) 913-9128
Fax: (604) 913-9129 |
| Aboriginal
Children's Circle of Learning
Website |
Online
resource |
Not
available |
| Coalition
of Child Care Advocates of BC |
3rd
Floor, 210 West Broadway,
Vancouver,
BC
V5Y 3W2 |
Phone:
(604) 709-5661
Fax: (604)
709-5662
Email: info@cccabc.bc.ca |
| Early
Childhood Educators of BC |
2772 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V5M 1Y8 |
Phone:
(604) 709-6063
Fax: (604) 709-5662
toll free (BC) 1-800-797-5602 |
Interaction
(A Publication of the Canadian
Child Care Federation) |
Canadian
Child Care Federation
383
Parkdale Avenue, Suite 201
Ottawa,
ON
K1Y 4R4 |
toll
free: 1-800-858-1412
Fax: (613) 729-3159 |
| Ministry
of Children and Family
Development Child Care |
PO
Box 9770 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria,
BC
V8W 9S5 |
Enquiry
BC
toll free: 1-800 663-7867 |
| Ministry
of Human Resources |
Online
Resource |
Not
available |
|
Western
Canada Family Child Care
Association |
Western
Canada Family Child Care
Association of BC
Suite 100
6846 King George Hwy
Surrey,
BC
V3W 4Z9 |
toll
free: 1-800-686-6685
Phone: (604) 590-1497
Fax: (604) 572-8185 |
| Westcoast
Child Care Resource Centre |
2772 East Broadway,
Vancouver, BC
V5M 1Y8 |
Phone:
604 709 5661
Fax: 604 709 5662
toll-free: 1-877-262 0022
E-mail: info@wstcoast.org |
| Health
Centres |
| British
Columbia's Children's Hospital |
4480
Oak Street
Vancouver,
BC
V6H 3N1 |
Phone:
(604) 875-2345 |
| Children's
and Women's Health Centre of
BC |
4500
Oak Street
Vancouver,
BC
V6H 3V4 |
Phone:
(604) 875-2000 |
| Sunny
Hill Health Centre for
Children |
3644
Slocan Street
Vancouver,
BC
V5M 3E8 |
Phone:
(604) 453-8300 |
| Queen
Alexandra Centre for
Children's Health |
400
Arbutus Road
Victoria,
BC
V8N 1V7 |
Phone:
(250) 477-1826 |
| Federal
and Provincial Government
Links |
| Health
Canada Online
Minister's
Office - Health Canada
|
Brooke
Claxton Bldg.
Tunney's Pasture
P.L. 0906C
Ottawa,
ON
K1A 0K9 |
Fax:
(613) 952-1154 |
| Ministry
of Children and Family
Development |
PO
Box 9721 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria,
BC
V8W 9S2 |
Victoria:
(250) 387-6121
Vancouver: (604) 660-2421
Elsewhere in BC:
1-800-663-7867
Outside BC: (604)
660-2421
Email: EnquiryBC@gems3.gov.bc.ca |
| Ministry
of Children and Family
Development - Children with
Special Needs |
PO
Box 9721 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria,
BC
V8W 9S2 |
Regional
Office Contacts |
| Minister
of State for Early Childhood
Development |
Minister
of State Linda Reid
PO Box 9057
STN PROV GOV
Victoria,
BC
V8W 9E2 |
Phone:
250 356-7662
Fax: 250 356-8337 |
| Ministry
of Community, Aboriginal and
Women's Services |
PO
Box 9490,Stn Prov Govt
Victoria,
BC
V8W 9N7
|
Victoria:
(250) 387-6121
Vancouver: (604) 660-2421
Elsewhere in BC:
1-800-663-7867
Outside BC: (604)
660-2421
Email: EnquiryBC@gems3.gov.bc.ca |
|
Ministry
of Health Services - Community
Care Facilities
|
1515
Blanshard Street
Victoria,
BC
V8W 3C8
|
Phone:
250 952-3456 |
| Ministry
of Human Resources |
Online
Resource |
Not
available |
| Office
for Children and Youth |
PO
Box 9207 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria
BC
V8W 9J1 |
toll
free:1-800-476-3933 |
|
Child Disability Benefit
Information |
Online Resource |
Not available |
| Research
Projects |
|
CanChild - McMaster University |
CanChild
Centre for Childhood Disability
Research
Institute for Applied Health
Sciences,
McMaster University,
1400 Main Street West, Room 408
Hamilton, ON
L8S 1C7 |
PHONE: (905)
525-9140 (Ext. 27850)
FAX:
(905) 522-6095
Email:
canchild@mcmaster.ca
|
| The
C.H.I.L.D. Project |
c/o
The University of British
Columbia
320-2206 East Mall,
Vancouver,
BC
V6T 1Z3 |
Dr.
Hillel Goelman, Project
Director
Phone: 604-822-5232
FAX: 604-822-0640
Email:
hillel.goelman@ubc.ca |
| The
Roeher Institute |
L'Institut
Roeher Institute
Kinsmen Building
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto,
ON
M3J 1P3 |
Tel:
416.661.9611
Fax: 416.661.5701
TTY: 416.661.2023
toll free:
1.800.856.2207
Email:
info@roeher.ca |
| H.E.L.P. |
c/o
The University of British
Columbia
320-2206 East Mall,
Vancouver,
BC
V6T 1Z3 |
Jacqueline
Smit Alex
Managing Director
Phone: 604.822.2604 smitalex@chspr.ubc.ca |
Centre
of Excellence for Children
and Adolescents with Special
Needs |
954
Oliver Road
Thunder Bay,
ON
P7B 5E1
|
Phone:
(807) 343-8219
Fax: (807) 346-7991
coespecialneeds@lakeheadu.ca |
Centre
of Excellence for Children
and Adolescents with Special
Needs |
University
of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way
Prince George,
BC
V2N 4Z9 |
Phone:
(250) 960-5555 |
| Professional
Development |
| UBC
Supported Child Development/Infant
Development Diploma and
Certificate Program |
Department
of Educational and
Counselling Psychology, and
Special Education
Faculty of Education
The University of British
Columbia
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver
BC
V6T 1Z4
|
Phone:604-822-8229
Fax:
604-822-3302
|
| UBC
Interprofessional Continuing
Education |
Interprofessional
Continuing Education
University of British
Columbia
#105 - 2194 Health
Sciences Mall
Vancouver,
BC
V6T 1Z3 |
Phone:
604-822 2801
Fax: 604-822-4835
Email: ipdocs@interchange.ubc.ca |
|
School of Child and Youth
Care - University of Victoria |
School of Child & Youth Care
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700, STN CSC
Victoria, BC
V8W 2Y2 |
For Advising/Admissions
information:
Vicki
Ziegler
School of Child and Youth Care Advisor
Phone: 250-721-7984
Email:
vziegler@uvic.ca |
