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Special Needs & Moving On projects

The Special Needs and Moving On Projects provide resources and support for workers at the post office whose children have disabilities. The projects are available to members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Union of Postal Communications Employees (Public Service Alliance of Canada). The Special Needs Project is geared to families with young children; the Moving On Project is for adult sons and daughters with special needs. Life is more demanding when you work and have a child with special needs. Learn more about our Special Needs and Moving On projects.

The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs coordinates National Family Week. This year's theme, Families Connecting through Stories, celebrates the joys of reading and storytelling. Visit www.frp.ca/nfw for ideas and activities from various partners, prepared announcements to use in your newsletters, as well as a message from the Prime Minister. All of these materials can be downloaded for use during National Family Week.

To promote celebrations across the country, send us an This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it describing your National Family Week event and we will post it on the NFW webpage.

NEW this year - NFW promotional items (bookmark/ruler, sticky notes, and tattoos) are available for sale. Click here for the order form.

Please note - if placing an order for an event this October, orders must be received by September 15th.

A person can be of average or above-average intelligence, not have any major sensory problems (like a hearing impairment), and yet struggle to keep up with people of the same age in learning and regular functioning.

How can one tell if a person has learning disabilities?

Learning disabilities can affect a person's ability in the areas of:

  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Mathematics

Other features of a learning disability are:

  • A distinct gap between the level of achievement that is expected and what is actually being achieved.
  • Difficulties that can become apparent in different ways with different people.
  • Difficulties that manifest themselves differently throughout development.
  • Difficulties with socio-emotional skills and behavior.
Over the past two decades, school commuting patterns have changed. In Canada, neighbourhood schools report more than 50% of the student body are frequently chauffeured to school by parents. Some are beginning to question both the short and long term consequences of these practices. There are serious traffic safety concerns associated with this trend that have significant impacts on children and youth, their parents, families and communities at large. Traffic injuries are already the leading cause of serious injury and death among school-aged children and youth. The purpose of this important report is to review child/youth risk factors associated with active transportation to and from school and to develop recommendations to promote safe routes.
54 pages (1999)
To obtain a copy of this document, click here (PDF File - 661kb)

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