Here’s an update on the development of our Self-Advocacy and Student Success (SASS) manual. At this point, we’re working towards a preliminary draft that will be further knocked into shape by our teacher, student, and community stakeholder focus groups in July and during our Sept – Dec 2026 open...

As you may know, the SASS team is moving forward to develop a classroom program to build Self-Advocacy and Student Success. Below are a few snippets of our progress. We have been having meetings with researchers from Queen’s, York, and University of Toronto, community partners from Autism Ontario and...

Honestly, gathering partners for the Self-Advocacy and Student Success project was really fun. Almost everyone we talked to was really really enthusiastic about the idea, and it was a good reminder of the strength of our relationships and community. One of the things I did when I was supposed...

The journey to “SASS” began, fittingly, with a conversation about voice. For too long, society has quietly upheld the old notion that children should be “seen but not heard.” Our team—made up of educators, researchers, and community partners from across Ontario—wanted to turn that idea on its head. What...