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150 Years of Inclusion eBook
This timeline ebook was created to introduce the history and evolution of the Community Living movement in New Brunswick. Within the ebook you will see the various progressions of understanding surrounding New Brunswickers who have an intellectual disability. This understanding begins in the 1850s and continues through to 2017. This is a collection of historical documents, photos, images and videos. In 1957, the New Brunswick Association for Community Living (NBACL), a provincial nonprofit, was created to support individuals with an intellectual disability to be fully included in all aspects of New Brunswick society. Within this ebook you will also find the history and evolution of NBACL. Senior parents who formed the Community Living movement share their stories about how exclusion and segregation impacted their families and why they chose to fight for their children to be included in society. This timeline will help us understand the treatment and policies regulating the lives of those with an intellectual disability and their families as well as see how NBACL progressed and grew over the last 60 years.
Frequently Asked Questions (Ready, Willing and Able)
Is your business ready, willing and able to hire a person with an intellectual disability or ASD? Here’s what you need to know to build an inclusive labour force.
Interview Tips (Ready, Willing and Able)
Interviews can be daunting for everyone, no matter what side of the table you are sitting on. Here are some tips to make the experience easy for both employers and job seekers.
Ready, Willing and Able (Official Website)
Are you ready, willing and able to go to work? Are you currently looking for a job? Do you have an intellectual disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder? If so, Ready Willing and Able may be able to help you.
Institution Watch
The official web site of the People First of Canada and Canadian Association for Community Living joint Task Force on Deinstitutionalization.
People First of Canada
People First of Canada is the national non-profit organization representing people who have been labeled with an intellectual disability.
The Premier’s Council on the Status of Disabled Persons
The Premier’s Council on the Status of Disabled Persons is a body for consultation, study and information sharing, which was created to advise the provincial government on matters relating to the status of persons with disabilities. The Council reports directly to the Premier of the Province.
Department of Education: Policy 701 (Policy for the Protection of Pupils)
This policy is intended to protect pupils from non-professional conduct by adults to which pupils may be exposed by virtue of being pupils, including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and discrimination.
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development: Policy 322 (Inclusive Education)
This policy establishes the requirements to ensure New Brunswick public schools are inclusive.
Contact Information for the Disability Support Program
The Department of Social Development has provided a complete list of addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses for the Disability Support Program in each region.
The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
New Brunswick
Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission is a provincial government agency. It promotes equality and investigates and tries to settle complaints of discrimination and harassment. If a complaint cannot be settled, a human rights tribunal can hear the evidence. If it decides that there was discrimination, it can issue orders to correct it.
