A family advocacy group is calling on all Alberta parents to have a conversation with their children s schools about the practice of seclusion rooms, something it says can cause serious emotional and psychological damage.
CALGARY Families of children with disabilities worry the province is considering program changes that could cut supports essential to the kids’ development. The Ministry of Community and Social Services is reviewing the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) program which helps fund services for about 15,000 kids with disabilities and is conducting an online survey open until February 1 which has raised concern among disability advocates. “It certainly causes alarm for families,” said Trish Bowman, CEO of Inclusion Alberta. She says the survey threatens the integrity of the FSCD program due to the choice and wording of some of the questions, so Inclusion Alberta provided a breakdown on its website.