Supported Employment with Persons with Development Disabilities at Reena and in the Community
In this talk, Joanna Samuels provides strategies in helping organizations prepare, obtain, and maintain employment…
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Empowering Young Adults and Caregivers Through High School-to-Real World Transition
The transition from secondary school to life is one of the most stressful times in…
Caring for the Caregivers: The CARES Initiative
In this talk , Dr. Kira Vimalakanthan highlights the development of the CARES program, a…
The Art and Science of Dance
Talk In this talk Geetha Moorthy, Executive Director of the SAAAC Autism Centre, and Tanu…
Building for the Future: Housing Opportunities at Lawson
Talk In Canada, housing has become a critical issue. People with disabilities in Toronto face…
Autism – Focused Screening & Diagnostic Tools
Talk In this talk, Dr. Zubairi provides an overview of commonly used screening and diagnostic…
Access Counts: Group Panel Discussion
National Program Director at Autism Speaks Canada Esther Rhee moderates this wide ranging discussion on…
From Global Evidence to Local Action: Improving Access to Evidence Based Interventions for Autism
Talk This keynote talk will describe a program of implementation science which demonstrates how innovations…
Reflections from Access Counts Conference
By: Dr. Lindy Zaretsky We recently held our second annual conference Access Counts, which followed…
Small Businesses. Big Hearts.
The late great Jean Vanier once said that the marvelous thing about community was that…
SAAAC Autism Centre Founder, Geetha Moorthy, receives prestigious award from Autism Ontario
Toronto, ON: SAAAC Autism Centre Founder and Executive Director, Geetha Moorthy, was awarded Autism Ontario’s…
How I became a SAAAC volunteer and loved every minute of it
By: Dennis Dong, SAAAC VOLUNTEER Let me bring you back to around 5 years ago,…
Addressing Challenging Behaviours
If you are a parent or caregiver of someone with autism you may have dealt…