WHAT WE DO
WE SUPPORT AND EMPOWER FAMILIES

Our main goal is to form and maintain a community of empowered families who can support each other and become leaders in advocating for their children and families.

SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE

• Support for parents who want inclusive education for their children.​
• Support and assistance for parents, teachers, and schoolboards in developing individualized programs for students in inclusive settings.

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PROVIDE STRATEGIES

• Provides parents with strategies on how to prepare for and participate in team meetings, IPRC's, appeal hearings and other school meetings.
  
• Supports parents with strategies and techniques of planning and creating a vision for a meaningful, inclusive and productive life in the community.​

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CONSULT AND ORGANIZE

• Consults with government Ministries regarding changes to legislation, policies and practices on inclusion.
• Organizes seminars and workshops on topics related to inclusion such as quality program, working models of inclusion, legal rights and advocacy for children.

​Apart from the above an important part of our mission is to publish a regular newsletter and maintain a Resource Library with books, articles and videos on inclusion. ​

YOUR VISION AS A PARENT IS IMPORTANT

While school inclusion is absolutely priceless to building an enviable adult life for our children, there is ONE thing that has a bigger impact on our kids’ futures. It is not placement, it is not functional skills, it is not behaviours. IT IS OUR EXPECTATIONS.

​When parents have a vision they believe is IMPORTANT and POSSIBLE, they work tirelessly to make it happen. Parents can make up for countless failings at school if we have a vision and support. Parents have helped their children build rich lives in the community even when the school system seemed determined to sabotage it.

— Erin Sheldon, CEO

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