Background
The New Brunswick Association for Community Living (NBACL/ANBIC) is a provincial, non-profit organization that works with and on behalf of children and adults with an intellectual disability and their families.
It is estimated that 22,000 New Brunswickers have an intellectual disability. NBACL receives over 200 requests for assistance every month.
Established in 1957, NBACL works to build inclusive communities where children and adults with an intellectual disability can live, learn, work, and play. We work in areas across the lifespan – from early learning and child care to will and estate planning, changing lives, changing communities, and defending rights. At NBACL, we do “whatever it takes, for as long as it takes.”
New Brunswick will be an inclusive society in which all citizens feel that they belong, and in which all individuals have the means and opportunity to participate in the social and economic life of the province. (NBACL, 1999)
Our staff members work provincially, based out of our seven regional offices. Offices are located in: Fredericton (head office), Moncton, Saint John, Edmundston, Bathurst, Miramichi and St. George.
Our Vision, Mission, Values and Principles
Our Vision
All individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability live full and valued lives in all aspects of society.
Our Mission
Leading the creation of opportunities for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and their families to live full and valued lives in all aspects of society.
Our Values
- All people have equal rights to opportunity in the manner and extent of their choosing
- All people can contribute and bring value to our society
- Communities must be open and inclusive
- People deserve their own voice and the support to exercise their rights
Our Principles
Rights and Responsibilities: Persons with disabilities have the same rights and the same responsibilities as other Canadians. They are entitled, as others are, to the equal protection and equal benefits of the law and required measures for achieving equality.
Empowerment: Persons with disabilities require the means to maximize their independence, make their own decisions and enhance their well-being.
Participation: Persons with disabilities require full access to the social, cultural, educational, legal, economic and physical infrastructure that support our society, so they can participate fully and equally in their communities.
Individual Focus: All policies and programs will be based on determining and enhancing individual strengths and capabilities as well as individual approaches which seek to maximize an individual’s potential and opportunities to participate in society.
Coherency: All policies, programs and activities will be coherent and will be based on the shared vision and goals as well as values and principles that are well understood. NBACL/ANBIC will maintain a positive working relationship with all governments.
