BC’s soon to be premier David Eby will have some visitors at his community office in Vancouver later today, but they won’t be there to congratulate him on becoming party leader.
Instead, they will have protest signs relating to concerns over cuts to support for children with autism.
Jennifer Newby is with a concerned parents group and says autism, caregivers and the disability community in general, would like Eby to sit down with their representatives to develop a better funding and service delivery model than what’s been proposed by the province in the past.
It was noted by Newby that the NDP are moving ahead with a plan that the general public has not approved of and she added that opposition to the plan has so far been ignored.
The plan calls for a termination of funding for life changing therapy for children with autism and replaces it with what the Province calls family connections centres or hubs.
Those opposed say it is a reckless and dangerous approach that will negatively impact disabled kids, youths and their families and its impact will be felt across the health, education and social services for years to come.
Families and stakeholders have tried to get information on funding and staffing and how it intends to serve about 100,000 children using a budget that was meant to deal with just 21,500 children with autism.
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