Connections - Family Advocacy

Government of Alberta depriving tens of thousands of AISH recipients poverty relief by clawing back Canada Disability Benefit
March 20, 2025

For immediate release – March 20, 2025 The decision by the Government of Alberta to claw back the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) dollar for dollar will deprive support from tens […]

Alberta Budget 2025. Budget 2025 leaves 1000’s of children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families in crisis. Inclusion Alberta
February 28, 2025

For immediate release – February 28, 2025 Budget 2025 provides increases to the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) and the Persons with Developmental Disabilities Program (PDD) but falls […]

Inclusion Alberta applauds Edmonton parents who challenged discriminatory Ministerial Order
February 21, 2025

UPDATE: FEB. 27, 2025 Inclusion Alberta is pleased that the Minister of Education has issued a new Ministerial Order that no longer discriminates on the basis of disability but fails […]

Action urgently needed. Contact your MLA about FSCD and PDD. Inclusion Alberta
January 23, 2025

It has been three years since the Alberta government released data related to the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) or Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) programs, such as how many eligible children and […]

Cut to children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families. Inclusion Alberta
January 22, 2025

For Immediate Release – January 22, 2025 Inclusion Alberta supports children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families across the province. We bring families together in both rural and […]

Inclusion Alberta releases survey results on FSCD and PDD. Bureaucratic and systemic barriers.
January 20, 2025

For Immediate Release – January 20, 2025  It has been three years since the Alberta government released data related to the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) or Persons […]

Season's greetings. Hope for positive change in 2025. Inclusion Alberta
December 18, 2024

An inclusive life is something most of us without disabilities enjoy without question. It’s true when you don’t have a disability, we typically don’t refer to our lives as inclusive, […]

Budget 2025 survey. An opportunity to make your priorities known. Take the survey by January 12. Inclusion Alberta
December 12, 2024

As it does annually, the Alberta government is soliciting the views of Albertans on their priorities for government spending in the 2025-26 provincial budget. You have until January 12th to complete the government’s online budget […]

Seclusion rooms in Alberta schools. Inclusion Alberta
November 7, 2024

UPDATE: NOVEMBER 5, 2024 While this blog is now a year old, it is still as relevant as it was at the start of the school year in 2023 as […]

Survey. PDD & FSCD. Persons with Developmental Disabilities & Family Support for Children with Disabilities. Tell us about your experience. Inclusion Alberta
October 22, 2024

Inclusion Alberta needs your help to understand how people are experiencing PDD (Persons with Developmental Disabilities) and FSCD (Family Support for Children with Disabilities) by completing a survey.   Inclusion Alberta […]