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The first move for almost any OAP problem: a written status request.
Compare this routeYour elected representative can raise your case and the systemic problem.
Compare this routeIndependent oversight of how the government and its agencies handled your case.
Compare this routeWhere disability-discrimination applications are heard. Information only.
Compare this routeFree legal advice and help for Human Rights Code discrimination.
Compare this routeFree legal help for low-income families and disability-rights matters.
Compare this routeFor a concern about a regulated professional’s conduct.
Compare this routeRequest records that a public body holds about your case or the system.
Compare this routeFor anything happening at school — principal to superintendent to HRTO.
Compare this routeTelling your story publicly can create pressure — with care.
Compare this routeWhen someone needs help right now, not a process.
Compare this routeMost families start by asking AccessOAP, in writing, and by building a dated record. The further routes matter most once you have that record in hand — your timeline and records vault are where it lives.
Verified Facts
89,799, children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
23%, Only 20,633 children have active funding agreements — less than one in four
WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism — timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement