Connections - Family Advocacy

UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE CANDIDATE FORUMS: We have compiled a list of school board trustee candidate forums that are open to the public to attend. If you […]

As Albertans prepare to vote for school trustees on October 20, 2025, they should know that some school divisions still utilize the practice of seclusion and have seclusion rooms. Inclusion […]

Raise your voice about the new ADAP program. Join a town hall The Alberta Government recently released their plan to make changes to the AISH program and create a new […]

Last week, the Alberta Government released the ADAP Discussion Guide, proposing that all current AISH recipients be moved to the new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) with a benefit that will be […]

For immediate release – July 16, 2025  Alberta’s Ministry of Assisted Living and Social Services has increased rent by $220/month, or 63%, for Community Housing tenants with disabilities who receive […]

Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announced last week that the Alberta government is creating an ‘aggression and complexity in schools action team’ as an effort to address what the […]

We need your help to make all Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) aware of the issues of importance to children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families. As […]

For immediate release – May 6, 2025 The Government of Alberta’s decision to claw back the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) – a federal benefit intended to help lift Canadians with […]

The Alberta government recently announced that the new Canada Disability Benefit, payment of which is set to begin this summer, will be considered ‘non-exempt’ income for AISH recipients. Individuals and […]

Inclusion Alberta encourages every Albertan 18 years and older, including those with intellectual disabilities, to participate in the federal election and exercise their right to vote on election day, April 28, 2025. […]