- Services for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Services for Students who are Blind & Visually Impaired
Services for Students who are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA) is an interprovincial co-operative agency established in 1975 by joint agreement among the Ministers of Education of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. APSEA provides service for children and youth from birth to 21 years of age who are deaf or hard of hearing and reside in Atlantic Canada.
APSEA supports the philosophy of the inclusion of students who are deaf or hard of hearing with their peers in their community schools. School districts are recognized as having responsibility for the education of all school age children.
Programs and services offered by APSEA are designed to assist school districts in the provision of adaptations required for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. APSEA supports a delivery system which makes it possible for each child to receive an educational program designed to meet the student's individual needs. Some programs are provided through short-term programs (one week to five months) at the APSEA Centre in Halifax.
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Services for Students who are
Blind or Visually Impaired
The Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA) is an interprovincial co-operative agency established in 1975 by joint agreement among the Ministers of Education of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. APSEA provides service for children and youth from birth to 21 years of age who are blind or visually impaired and reside in Atlantic Canada.
APSEA supports the philosophy of integration of students with visual impairments with their peers who are sighted in their community schools. School districts are recognized as the jurisdiction having responsibility for the education of all school aged children. Programs and services provided by APSEA are designed to assist school districts in the provision of adaptations required for students who are blind or visually impaired. APSEA supports a delivery system which makes it possible for each child to receive an appropriate educational program designed to meet the student's individual needs. Some programs are provided through short-term placements (one week to five months) at the APSEA Centre in Halifax. The majority of services are provided to students in their local communities.
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