Parent advocate Rick Mamye and APSEA student Harry Nickerson recently spoke on CBC Radio about how changes to APSEA services have led to increased isolation for blind students in Atlantic Canada. Listen to their interview here: Virtual Learning Means Isolation…
On Monday, November 11, 2024, we received the following email from the Liberal Party. Thank you for your message, and for the advocacy you folks are doing on behalf of blind and visually impaired students and families. If elected, a…
Today, the three leaders in the 2024 Nova Scotia election received this letter. We have requested their responses by November 15, 2024, and will share them on this website. Letter to Official Parties
Families served by the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA) are once again calling on the authority and the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador to reinstate the vital short-term intensive training opportunities…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HALIFAX, NS – Today, Thursday, August 24, families met with Honorable Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development for the Province of Nova Scotia. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss recent programming changes…
APRIL 25, 2023 – On March 3, 2023, families received a response from APSEA’s board of directors to our previously sent briefing note and open letter, with over 80 signatures. APSEA and its board of directors, appointed by the Governments…