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  Consistent with guidance provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada and Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is implementing a continuous masking strategy, in […]

  Please see the letter below from 62 national disability organizations, including the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL), written to Prime Minister Trudeau, Health Minister Patty Hadju, Minister Carla […]

  Media Release: Other Provinces Continue to Provide Additional Supports to Persons with Disabilities: When will Alberta Act? For immediate release – April 8, 2020 Edmonton, AB —  On April […]

  Media release – March 31, 2020 Edmonton, AB — The Government of Alberta’s recent communication to families who have family members with developmental disabilities, coupled with the announcement that […]

  We appreciate that Community and Social Services (CSS) is providing some flexibility in the use of Family Managed Services (FMS) funds but overall we find CSS’s response falls short. […]

  We are pleased to see that the Alberta’s department of Community and Social Services (CSS) has responded to our request for increased flexibility in how families can utilize their […]

  We are working with our national organization, the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL), with every hope that the combined efforts of 34 national disability organizations will lead to […]

Information last updated: March 19, 2020 For the newest updates, please see our COVID-19 page. As personal isolation and “social distancing” reduce opportunities for Albertans to get together in person, […]

The following is a letter we have written to the Premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney, dated Thursday, March 19, 2020. It is also available in a PDF. *** Dear Premier, […]

The following is a letter we have written to Community and Social Services Minister Rajan Sawhney, on Thursday March 19, 2020. It is also available in a PDF. *** Dear […]