Inclusion Canada Explained

Inclusion Canada
Merger:L'institut National Canadien Francis (1972)
Type:non-profit
Registration Id:10684 2545 RR0001
Status:charity
Headquarters:WeWork
Location:1 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Region:Canada
Membership:people with intellectual disabilities and their families
Languages:English / French
Owners:-->
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Robin Action
Leader Title2:Vice-President
Leader Name2:Moira Wilson
Board Of Directors:Catherine Frazee
Subsidiaries:400+
Affiliations:People First of Canada
Formerly:Canadian Association for Retarded Children, Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, Canadian Association for Community Living

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.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Prime Minister Diefenbaker Lauds Work For Retarded children. 19 September 2014. The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Nov 20, 1958. 8.
  2. Book: Melanie Panitch. Disability, Mothers, and Organization: Accidental Activists. 6 August 2012. Routledge. 978-1-135-90378-7. 4.
  3. Web site: History. CACL.
  4. News: Propose Fund As Kennedy Memorial. 20 September 2014. Granby Leader-Mail. 2. Dec 4, 1963.
  5. News: Rose Kennedy Here: Appeals For Retarded Children. 20 September 2014. The Montreal Gazette. 14. Sep 30, 1964.
  6. News: 'Week' Opens On Island. 20 September 2014. The Montreal Gazette. 1. May 7, 1964.
  7. News: Seeds Sold To Aid Retarded. 20 September 2014. The Montreal Gazette. 25. Apr 25, 1967.
  8. News: Personal Homes For Retarded. 20 September 2014. Ottawa Citizen. 40. Sep 18, 1968.
  9. News: Two organizations unite : TV programs on retarded set. 20 September 2014. The Montreal Gazette. 18. Oct 5, 1972.
  10. News: Untitled (photo page). The Bugle. Apr 26, 1978. Woodstock, New Brunswick. B3.
  11. News: Hubert. Nadine. Sterilization and the mentally retarded. 19 September 2014. The Interim. August 14, 1985.
  12. Sterilization of the Mentally Retarded Adult: the Eve Case. McGill Law Journal. Jan 9, 1981. 26. 931, fn 1. 19 September 2014.
  13. News: Sterilization Case First Court Test Of Equality Rights. 20 September 2014. Ottawa Citizen. A3. Jun 3, 1985.
  14. Web site: Inclusion Canada Rebrand. 2020-09-16. Inclusion Canada.
  15. Web site: . 2022-10-12 . Immunization Partnership Fund . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104154209/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccine-priorities/immunization-partnership-fund.html . 2022-11-04 . 2022-11-04 . Government of Canada.

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