the resource project
References
When Your Child Needs Communication or Accessibility Accommodations
The Resource Project was developed using current trauma-informed guidance from the Ontario child advocacy centres, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, BOOST Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies, the Canadian Paediatric Society, and peer-reviewed research on child development and recovery following childhood sexual abuse.
Some recommendations have been adapted for clarity and readability.
The following organizations and publications were referenced in the preparation of this information.
Department of Justice Canada. Testimonial Aids.https://justice.canada.ca/eng/cj-jp/victims-victimes/factsheets-fiches/aids-aides.html
Government of Canada. Canada Evidence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-5, Section 16.1.https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-5/section-16.1.html
Government of Canada. Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, Section 486.1.https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-486.1.html
Government of Canada. Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, Section 486.2.https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-486.2.html
Jones, L., Bellis, M. A., Wood, S., Hughes, K., McCoy, E., Eckley, L., Bates, G., Mikton, C., Shakespeare, T., & Officer, A. Prevalence and Risk of Violence Against Children with Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.The Lancet.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22795511/
Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime. Testimonial Aids.https://www.canada.ca/en/office-federal-ombudsperson-victims-crime/sissa-essas/testaids.html
Ontario Human Rights Commission. Policy on Ableism and Discrimination Based on Disability: Duty to Accommodate.https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-ableism-and-discrimination-based-disability/8-duty-accommodate