Connections

Registration is now open for the 2022 Inclusion Alberta Virtual Family Conference, April 8-9! The conference is a time for families, educators and service providers from all over the province to deepen their knowledge and commitment to assisting children and adults with developmental disabilities to live fully inclusive and meaningful lives in their community. The Conference […]

For immediate release – February 28, 2022 Edmonton, AB – Alberta’s 2022 Budget offers no visible progress for children and adults with developmental disabilities. It is encouraging that no cuts were made to existing programs and that there was some increase in funding for both the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program and Family Support for […]

  For decades parents of children with developmental needs have been advocating for their right to choose an inclusive education. An inclusive education where children with developmental disabilities are welcomed into the regular classrooms of their neighbourhood schools or their parents’ schools of choice. An inclusive education where children with developmental disabilities are supported to […]

Over the past couple of years, and in particular during the pandemic, the landscape of support workers has shifted and families have been challenged to find staff. What does this mean for families using Family Managed Supports (FMS) funding and hiring staff? What does it look like to hire staff who will support a family […]

Julian is a 2nd year Culinary Arts student at NAIT who is passionate about cooking, baking and ice cream. Over the summer of 2021, Julian worked as a chef at KIND Ice Cream in Edmonton, where he created an original ice cream flavour, Rose Crème Brulee, which is now being featured as one their February rotating flavours! Be sure to pop […]

Pro Hockey Life has hired again through Inclusion Alberta’s Youth Employment Partnership! Connor is one of the newest crew members at the Pro Hockey Life in South Edmonton Common. Working at the store for just over two months now, Connor has already become a key player within the team and the warehouse has never been […]

We take time every year to recognize those in Alberta who are creating inclusive communities. We hope you’ll share with us those individuals and organizations you know who are making a difference, by nominating them for one of our awards. Categories are for community inclusion, leadership, long-term voluntary contribution and the National Inclusive Education Award. […]

Inclusion Alberta needs your help to better understand families’ current experiences with FSCD (Family Support for Children with Disabilities) and FMS (Family Managed Services). If you are a family waiting for, using or even denied FSCD, please complete the Inclusion Alberta FSCD Survey here. If you are a family waiting for, using or denied FMS, […]

The Government of Alberta is currently seeking the input of Albertans as it prepares Budget 2022. You can participate by filling in the survey online at Budget 2022 Survey by the January 15th deadline and/or by attending a telephone townhall meetings with Finance Minister Travis Toews in January, details of which will be announced soon. […]

By Trish Bowman, Inclusion Alberta CEO Hope is a word we hear a lot lately. It reflects our deep desire to keep those we care about safe, feeling loved and resilient during a pandemic that seems endless. Over the last year and a half, it has been hard for some of us to hold onto hope and at time, we may have needed others to encourage us. Hope is like a lifeline, pulling us […]