NBACL News
Notice of Meeting NBACL Virtual Annual General Meeting 2021
You’re Invited! Join us Friday, September 24, 2021 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Important Documents Notice of MeetingNominations Committee Report Resolutions Memo Minutes – NBACL Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020Pre-amble – Motion for Bylaw changesNBACL Constitution Bylaws _September 2018_recommended edits 2021 If you are interested in attending please contact: Rebecca Pilson, Planning & IT Coordinatoremail: rpilson@nbacl.nb.ca […]
Request for Tender: Accessible Online Calculator Application
NBACL invites consultants to submit a bid to create an accessible online calculator application that people with an intellectual or developmental disability can use to easily determine how employment income may impact their disability benefits.
National Inclusive Education Awards 2021
On behalf of Inclusion Canada (formerly the Canadian Association for Community Living), the New Brunswick Association for Community Living is issuing a call for nominations for the National Inclusive Education Awards.
The awards are presented to an individual or team who has made a positive and significant contribution to inclusive education within the early learning, K-12, and post-secondary systems in their province or territory. The award presentations are part of the activities planned for National Inclusive Education Month, which will be held in April 2021.
UPDATE: Clothing donation bins now open in Fredericton, Oromocto and Saint John
We are pleased to announce that we have re-opened clothing donation bins in the Fredericton, Oromocto, and Saint John areas and are accepting donations of re-usable clothing. To view the list of donation bin locations please click here. We look forward to re-opening bins in other locations soon.
2020-2025 Strategic Plan now available
The Board of Directors develops a renewed Strategic Plan every five years that outlines priority objectives and drives the work of the Association for the duration of the five-year plan.
Important Update on our Community Collection Program
Due to COVID-19, at this time we are not collecting reusable clothing and household items through our Community Collection Program.
You’re invited to attend our virtual Annual General Meeting!
Save the date for the 2020 NBACL AGM!
Response to Succeeding at Home: A Green Paper on Education in New Brunswick
NBACL welcomes the opportunity to offer feedback and suggestions around proposals for educational reform in New Brunswick. Over the years NBACL has played a significant role in education reform with a focus on ensuring that our system is fully inclusive and provides opportunities for all young people to have a full and valued life within […]
Not Just Talk- Easy Read Guides on Mental Health
Not Just Talk: Tools for Supporting Youth and Adults who have an Intellectual or Developmental Disability and Mental Health Issue is a series of three Easy-Read modules for persons, including those with an intellectual or developmental disability who wish to learn about mental health and mental wellness. The three modules focus on addressing Anxiety, exploring […]
New Brunswickers encouraged to donate clothing during National Environment Week
The week of June 5 is designated as National Environment Week in Canada and NBACL wants to remind New Brunswickers that it’s also a great time to donate gently-used clothing, extending the life and reducing the amount of textiles going to landfills. Here in New Brunswick, NBACL is doing its part to reduce the amount […]
Hiring inclusively makes good business sense!
More than 26 per cent of New Brunswickers have a disability and many are ready, willing and able to work. At the same time, New Brunswick employers are facing challenges in finding people to fill both entry level and skilled jobs. There is an economic imperative that we find solutions to our current and future […]
Marwood Ltd. Promotes Inclusiveness in the Manufacturing Industry
Devon Hogan dreamed of working at Marwood for years. When Alicia Wilson, Transition Facilitator at the New Brunswick Association for Community Living, first met Devon through the Transition to Work program, working at Marwood was all he talked about. “I tried to push him out of his comfort zone when he was in grade 12, […]
