Programs, measures and services for the parents of a child with a disability
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Programs, measures and services for the parents of a child with a disability
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JUST FOUND OUT THAT YOUR CHILD HAS AN IMPAIRMENT?
Here’s help from the Government of Québec.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES.
SUPPLEMENT FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND SUPPLEMENT FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN REQUIRING EXCEPTIONAL CARE.
For information about eligibility requirements, contact Retraite Québec:
www.retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca
VARIOUS TAX MEASURES, INCLUDING TAX CREDITS FOR CHILDCARE EXPENSES AND MEDICAL EXPENSES
For more information, see the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec guide to tax measures at:
www.ophq.gouv.qc.ca
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FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
Family support services enable the parents of a child with a disability to get the help they need to maintain their usual daily interpersonal relationship with their child and avoid burnout.
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For more information, contact the integrated health and social services centre (CISSS) or integrated university health and social services centre (CIUSSS) that serves your area.
To find your CISSS or CIUSSS:
www.sante.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-ressources/votre-cisss-ciusss
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You may obtain:
Sitting services:
Someone sits with a child when the parents must be away from home occasionally for various activities of daily living.
Respite services:
Give parents time out to rest to make up for the extra stress and fatigue caused by meeting their child’s special needs.
Emergency temporary care services:
Enable informal caregivers to deal with unforeseen or urgent situations. As a result, these services are temporary and usually short-term.
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HOME SUPPORT SERVICES
Home support services are aimed at helping the parents of a child with a disability play their role as parents and care at home for their child.
You could obtain:
Personal assistance services:
Personal hygiene, help with meals, morning and evening help, help getting your child dressed.
Professional care and services:
Medical services, nursing, nutrition, basic rehabilitation (physical, occupational, speech and hearing therapy), respiratory therapy, psychosocial services.
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For more information, contact the integrated health and social services centre (CISSS) or integrated university health and social services centre (CIUSSS) that serves your area.
To find your CISSS or CIUSSS:
www.sante.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-ressources/votre-cisss-ciusss
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RESIDENTIAL ADAPTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
This program provides financial assistance to the owners of a dwelling occupied by a person with a disability so that adaptation work can be carried out.
For more information, contact the Société d’habitation du Québec:
www.habitation.gouv.qc.ca
VEHICLE ADAPTATION PROGRAM
Under this program, financial assistance is awarded for adapting a vehicle to enable people with a disability not caused by a road accident to drive safety.
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For more information, contact the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec:
www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca
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TECHNICAL AIDS PROGRAMS
Under these programs, specialized technical aids are provided to people with disabilities so that they can carry out their daily activities more independently. These aids include:
Material aids - elimination:
Urinary protection, urinary catheter, external catheter, etc.
Aids – activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living:
Bath seat, adapted crib, special pillow, etc.
Aids - mobility:
Adapted stroller, adapted bicycle, wheelchair, orthopedic shoes, etc.
If your technical aid application is approved, the equipment will be loaned to you free of charge or you will be reimbursed based on the program’s allocation rules.
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Aids – hearing impairment
Aids – visual impairment and communication aids
Respiratory aids
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For more information, contact the integrated health and social services centre (CISSS) or integrated university health and social services centre (CIUSSS) that serves your area.
To find your CISSS or CIUSSS:
www.sante.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-ressources/votre-cisss-ciusss
For more information about assistance programs for visual, auditory and motor impairment, contact the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec:
www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES OR INSTITUTIONS
Allowance for integrating disabled children into educational childcare
Financial assistance for the integration of children with disabilities into childcare centres
For more information, contact your childcare service or the Ministère de la Famille:
www.mfa.gouv.qc.ca
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For more information about all programs and services offered, contact the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec.
Toll-free number:
1-800-567-1465
Teletype:
1-800-567-1477
aide@ophq.gouv.qc.ca
www.ophq.gouv.qc.ca
You can also visit the Government of Québec’s official website:
Quebec.ca/personneshandicapees
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