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‘We deserve better’ chant families of autistic children

Supporters of improvements to funding models from the Ontario government in support of autistic children, their families, and caregivers rallied just outside MPP Vic Fedeli’s office on Main Street East today.

A group known as the Autism Avengers of Nipissing rallied for properly funded needs-based services for children and youth in the autism community. The rally is in response to funding changes to the Ontario Autism Program by the Ford government.

Organizers say the goal today is to “provide the public a clear understanding of the reality that families with Autism are facing as a result of the government implemented changes. These funding cuts will leave families short of the necessary [funds] required to receive effective service.”

The group maintains, “While the dollar figures proposed by the PC government may sound high, they are actually much lower than what was previously provided and are needed for each child due to imposed age, income and yearly caps.”

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