Children between 0-17 years of age (18-21 years of age if
still attending high school), with significant and persistent
impairment in two or more areas: motor, visual and/or auditory.
Services offered:
Assessment of the child’s function and developmental level
Interventions supporting the child’s development
Assessment, counselling and training in the use of technical
aids
Psychosocial support for the child and his/her family
Parent group information and support during the entire
rehabilitation process
Access to the Dysphagia and Feeding Disturbance, Orthopedic,
Saliva Management and Low Vision clinics
A multidisciplinary team of professionals working in
collaboration to respond to the needs identified by the
client/parents from the following disciplines:
Audiology
Medicine (developmental paediatrics; Ear, Nose and Throat
(ENT); orthopaedics)
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Psychology
Social Work
Speech and Language Pathology
Types of interventions:
Individual therapy
Group interventions
Services may be given:
At MAB and Mackay sites
In the child’s environment (home, daycare, school)
Other Services and partnerships:
Service for assistive technology : Motor Impairment
Service for assistive technology : Communication
Service for assistive technology : Visual Impairment
Service for assistive technology : Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing
Specialized clinics: Dysphagia and Feeding Disturbance, Saliva
Management, Orthopedics and Low Vision
Technical Aids boutique
Philip E Layton School, a specialized English Montreal School
Board school housed at the MAB site
Mackay Centre School, a specialized English Montreal School
Board school housed at the Mackay site
Camp Massawippi Summer camp, a fully adapted residential summer
camp located in the Eastern Townships
Camp Massawippi Day camp, a fully adapted day camp located at
the MAB site
Viomax, a partner offering adapted sports and day camp
activities at the Mackay site
To access services:
To be eligible for services, a child must be diagnosed with
multiple impairments (motor, auditory and/or visual).
The referral source must include a copy of the following
reports according to the type of impairment:
Sensorineural or permanent conductive hearing loss: Copy of the
audiogram
Motor disability: Diagnostic medical report
Visual impairment: Diagnostic ophthalmological or optometry
report
All documents must be sent to Admissions along with the Request
for Services Form (DSIE Form for professionals working within the
Health and Social Services Network).
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