Advocacy Advocacy is the process of requesting what you need or want for you and your child. It is getting the services and care you and your child are not receiving to which you are entitled. This may happen through discussion, letter writing and meetings with relevant persons. You may be involved with individual advocacy if the issue is specific to you and your child, or group advocacy if the issue is relevant to many. Education about epilepsy will help to eliminate people's fears, misunderstandings, myths and tendencies to avoid or overprotect a child with epilepsy.
Children are more likely to have epilepsy if they have certain other medical conditions.
The school setting is perhaps second only to the family in being an influential social institution for children and youth. Schools in Ontario must accommodate these differences by offering special education services. A child s right to special education is protected in Ontario by provincial legislation. The following material is available in PDF format only. The support of the Government of Canada through the Summer Career Placements programme of Human Resources Development Canada is acknowledged.