Inclusion Canada

Inclusion Canada, formerly the Canadian Association for Community Living is a non-profit organization founded in 1958[1] to assist in training and socialization of people with intellectual disabilities, then known as Mental Retardation.

Inclusion Canada, formerly the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL)
Formation1958 (1958)
Merger ofL'institut National Canadien Francis (1972)
Typenon-profit
Registration no.10684 2545 RR0001
Legal statuscharity
HeadquartersWeWork
Location
  • 1 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Region
Canada
Membership
people with intellectual disabilities and their families
Official languages
English / French
President
Robin Action
Vice-President
Moira Wilson
Catherine Frazee
Subsidiaries400+
AffiliationsPeople First of Canada
Websiteinclusioncanada.ca
Formerly called
Canadian Association for Retarded Children, Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, Canadian Association for Community Living

History

The organization was founded as the "Canadian Association for Retarded Children".[2] In 1969, the name was changed, to "Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded". The current name was adopted in 1985.[3]

In 1963, the organization established the "Canadian John F. Kennedy Memorial Fund for Retarded Children".[4] The money raised went to the organization and was used to fund research.[5]

A "Canadian Retarded Children's Week" was also established in 1964 for fundraising, to run from May 6 to 16. The theme was "Flowers of Hope".[6] Cosmos seeds were mailed out as a part of fundraising efforts.[7]

The organization was a proponent of Deinstitutionalisation.[8]

There are branches and subbranches in all Canadian provinces. In 1972, "L'institut National Canadien Francis" merged with the organization to provide French-language services.[9]

During the 1970s NBCAMR operated sheltered workshops in Lindsay, New Brunswick,[10] and other small communities. They were later closed when the organizations goals shifted.

The organization was involved in the Infant K case in 1985,[11] the Eve case,[12][13] and others involving involuntary contraceptive sterilization.

The organization rebranded from the "Canadian Association for Community Living" to Inclusion Canada on September 14, 2020.[14]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization received a $416,883 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among people with intellectual disabilities and their families.[15]

See also

References
  1. "Prime Minister Diefenbaker Lauds Work For Retarded children". The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Nov 20, 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. Melanie Panitch (6 August 2012). Disability, Mothers, and Organization: Accidental Activists. Routledge. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-135-90378-7.
  3. "History". CACL.
  4. "Propose Fund As Kennedy Memorial". Granby Leader-Mail. Dec 4, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. "Rose Kennedy Here: Appeals For Retarded Children". The Montreal Gazette. Sep 30, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. "'Week' Opens On Island". The Montreal Gazette. May 7, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  7. "Seeds Sold To Aid Retarded". The Montreal Gazette. Apr 25, 1967. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. "Personal Homes For Retarded". Ottawa Citizen. Sep 18, 1968. p. 40. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  9. "Two organizations unite : TV programs on retarded set". The Montreal Gazette. Oct 5, 1972. p. 18. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  10. "Untitled (photo page)". The Bugle. Woodstock, New Brunswick. Apr 26, 1978. p. B3.
  11. Hubert, Nadine (August 14, 1985). "Sterilization and the mentally retarded". The Interim. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  12. "Sterilization of the Mentally Retarded Adult: the Eve Case" (PDF). McGill Law Journal. 26: 931, fn 1. Jan 9, 1981. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  13. "Sterilization Case First Court Test Of Equality Rights". Ottawa Citizen. Jun 3, 1985. p. A3. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  14. "Inclusion Canada Rebrand". Inclusion Canada. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  15. Public Health Agency of Canada (2022-10-12). "Immunization Partnership Fund". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
Citations – journals
Others
  • "Hope for the Mentally Retarded". Royal Bank of Canada Monthly Letter. RBC. October 1969. VOL. 50, No. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  • "Struggle for a voice". National Post. Feb 18, 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  • Ziai, Abol H. (1963). Second Nova Scotia Camp for Retarded Children. Camp Monte Bello, Tusket, Yarmouth County: Canadian Association for Retarded Children. 40.


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