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October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, and we are highlighting how Rotarians and local businesses are creating meaningful jobs for individuals with intellectual disabilities through Inclusion Alberta’s Rotary Employment Partnership. Albertans with […]

On September 25, Inclusion Canada, DAWN-RAFH Canada DisAbled Women’s Network Canada/Réseau d’action des femmes, Indigenous Disability Canada, and Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), alongside two individuals, announced the filing […]

Amanda is nearing her one-year anniversary working at Sobeys’ Airdrie location, a job that is supported by Inclusion Alberta’s Rotary Employment Partnership, and continues to appreciate being able to work […]

The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) is a new federal benefit of up to $200 per month starting in July 2025 for low-income people aged 18-64 who have a disability. The federal […]

The Government of Canada is seeking input about how its Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) funding is working for families. The federal government committed over $7.5 billion over five […]

Tara recently started her new job, secured through Inclusion Alberta’s Rotary Employment Partnership at the Lloydminster Catholic School Division (LCSD). As a Library Support Worker, Tara’s job duties include travelling […]

Zoée recently completed her studies at Olds College of Agriculture and Technology and was part of their largest graduating class in 109 years. Over her three years as an Olds […]

CTV Calgary recently profiled Jarod Wood’s job at ATCO Gas in Airdrie, one that he recently secured with the support of Inclusion Alberta’s Rotary Employment Partnership. Check out CTV’s story […]

The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) was supposed to lift people with disabilities out of poverty. Sadly, the $200/month benefit announced in the 2024 federal budget will not do that. In […]

The Alberta Ombudsman shared today their investigative report on the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program. Read the full report here. From the Ombudsman: Alberta Ombudsman finds inadequate Regulation impacts benefit access […]