No Meaningful Inclusion, No Community Living for NB Youth and Adults With Severe Autism Challenges
Resigchouche Regional Hospital Centre
As an Autism Society New
Brunswick representative I attended a meeting held at the Restigouche Regional
Hospital Centre a few years ago to participate in a meeting to review the
operations of the RRHC and to vote on its future, specifically whether to continue
to operate or to close. I voted to continue to operate the RRHC. There were
autistic adults who had been living there for many years. No alternative
in New Brunswick then existed for these adults with severe autism challenges.
The vote was conducted and reluctantly agreed to by me, and all other
stakeholders present, because no alternative accommodations existed in NB for
the residents of the facility. Today no alternative has been
developed despite representations made to government over and over and over
again.
Millions forWoodstock Civic Center But No Time to Answer a
Simple Adult Autism Care Question, Facing Autism in NB January 25, 2012
As the title to the above comment I
made on this blog on January 25, 2012 indicates money is not necessarily an
obstacle to construction of a modern, humane adult autism care network.
Money despite challenging economic times has been available for projects
such as the Civic Centre for residents of Premier Alward's riding. Money has
also been spent o...
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