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Inclusion Alberta. Inclusive Employment. Connor at CUE Bookstore. Edmonton, AB
January 14, 2026

Connor, a third-year Bachelor of Arts student at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE)  who is supported by Inclusion Alberta’s Inclusive Post-Secondary Education initiative, was recently hired to work at the CUE bookstore as a Student […]

2026 Inclusion Alberta Awards. Nominations open! Awards for: Community inclusion, leadership, voluntary contribution and the National Inclusive Education Award
January 7, 2026

We take time every year to recognize those in Alberta who are creating inclusive communities with our Inclusion Alberta Awards. We hope you’ll share with us those individuals and organizations […]

Inclusion Alberta. Inclusive Employment. Tevin at Viking Automotive. Medicine Hat, AB
January 6, 2026

Tevin has passion, enthusiasm, skills and knowledge about automotive work, and with the support of Inclusion Alberta’s Inclusive Post-Secondary Education initiative at Medicine Hat College, has been able to start his journey of making a career out of it! Tevin […]

Inclusion Alberta Rotary Employment Partnership. Angie at McDonalds. High River, AB.
December 18, 2025

Inclusion Alberta’s Rotary Employment Partnership is creating life-changing job opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities while providing an untapped labour market to Alberta’s business community. The partnership has created over 930 jobs […]

Budget 2026 survey. A crucial moment to speak up. Take the online survey by January 15. Inclusion Alberta

As it does each year, the Alberta government is inviting Albertans to share their priorities for the 2026–27 provincial budget. The online budget survey is open until January 15, 2026, and can be accessed here. Supports […]

Season's Greetings. In a world full of uncertainty, cultivate belonging. Inclusion Alberta
December 16, 2025

By Trish Bowman, Inclusion Alberta CEO “Safety is not the absence of threat; it is the presence of connection.” -Gabor Mate  In a world full of turmoil and uncertainty, people tend toward the comfort […]

Inclusion Alberta Rotary Employment Partnership. Katie @ West Country Hearth Villeneuve, AB
December 12, 2025

Inclusion Alberta’s Rotary Employment Partnership is creating life-changing job opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities while providing an untapped labour market to Alberta’s business community. The partnership has created over 930 jobs […]

Media release. Inclusion Alberta deeply dismayed at the passage of Bill 12. Inclusion Alberta
December 9, 2025

For immediate release – December 9, 2025  Inclusion Alberta is deeply dismayed by the passage of Bill 12, legislation that will do what no one in the disability community asked for: dramatically change the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program […]

Bill 12 erodes rights and deepens poverty for Albertans with disabilities. Inclusion Alberta
November 26, 2025

For immediate release – November 26, 2025  Inclusion Alberta is deeply disappointed with the introduction of Bill 12, which enables a 10% benefit cut to tens of thousands of AISH recipients who will be moved to the new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) and sweeping changes to AISH. These changes will harm thousands […]

Inclusion Alberta calls on government to include family voices in ‘classroom complexities’ reform
November 17, 2025

For immediate release – November 17, 2025 Inclusion Alberta is deeply concerned that no parent representatives or organizations advocating for families of children with disabilities have been named to the Class Size and Complexity […]