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Draft Part F: Other Programs and Services Provincial Schools for Students Who Are Deaf or
Hard of Hearing
The following Provincial Schools offer services for students who are Deaf or hard of hearing:
• Centre Jules-Léger, Ottawa
• Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf, Milton
• Robarts School for the Deaf, London
• Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf, Belleville
The Centre Jules-Léger serves francophone students and families throughout Ontario.
These schools provide elementary and secondary school programs for students from Kindergarten to the end of high school. The programs follow the Ontario curriculum and parallel courses and programs provided in school boards. Each student’s special education needs are met as set out in his or her IEP. Provincial Schools for students who are Deaf or hard of hearing:
• provide rich and supportive educational environments that facilitate student’s language acquisition, learning, and social development through American Sign Language (ASL) and English, or through Langue des Signes Québécois (LSQ) and French;
• operate day and residential programs;
• provide residential facilities five days per week for those students who
do not live within reasonable commuting distance from the school. Each Provincial School has a resource services department that provides:
• consultation and educational advice to parents of children who are Deaf or hard of hearing and to school board personnel;
• information brochures;
• a wide variety of workshops for parents, school boards, and other
agencies;
• an extensive home-visiting program delivered to parents of preschool
children who are Deaf or hard of hearing by teachers trained in preschool and Deaf education.
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