Public Awareness, Understanding, and Acceptance

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Honest Conversations: About Canada's First Autism Strategy

Autism Alliance of Canada

6 episodes

7 months ago

After the Federal Government's Commitment in 2019 to produce a national plan to improve the lives of people with autism, the Autism Strategy was announced on Sept 26th. The objective of this series is to share the Autism Alliance of Canada's expertise and reflections, with our members, as key leaders at the national level, now that the Strategy has been released. This series will feature five events, each dedicated to a priority area of the Strategy: Priority Area 1: Screening, Diagnosis, and Services Priority Area 2: Economic Inclusion Priority Area 3: Data Collection, Public Health Surveillance, and Research Priority Area 4: Public Awareness, Understanding, and Acceptance Priority Area 5: Tools and Resources

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Education

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Public Awareness, Understanding, and Acceptance

Honest Conversations: About Canada's First Autism Strategy

41 minutes

11 months ago

Public Awareness, Understanding, and Acceptance

You are listening to the fourth episode of “Honest Conversations”, a podcast about Canada’s Autism Strategy. After the Federal Government's Commitment in 2019 to produce a national plan to improve the lives of people with autism, the Autism Strategy was announced on Sept 26th. The objective of this series is to share the Autism Alliance of Canada's expertise and reflections, with our members, as key leaders at the national level, now that the Strategy has been released.

Full FR/EN Transcripts are available here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b4140828/transcript.txt

Speakers:

Karen D. Bopp: Executive Advisor for Children and Youth with Disabilities at the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth of BC and Adjunct Professor at The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism, University of British Columbia
Maddy Dever: Autistic Advocate, Parent of Autistics, Host of Autistic Rambler Podcast, President of Autistic Bridge Inc. and Co-Vice Chair of Autism Alliance of Canada

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