Position Statements

On key priority areas for inclusion and equality for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Inclusion BC: Positioning For Change

In an effort to share our members’ insights to those with the power to make structural change, we are writing a series of position statements outlining Inclusion BC’s position on key issues facing the disability community.

We are releasing a collection of position statements in 2024, requesting meetings with ministers to discuss our calls to action.

Each of our position statements are grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and informed by people with intellectual and developmental disability, their families, our member organizations, and our Board of Directors.

Access to Health Care and Coordination of Care for Children and Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Adopted November 2024

Plain Language Version

Technical Version

Income Security for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Adopted October 2024

Plain Language Version

Technical Version

Access to Health and Coordinated Care For Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Adopted February 2024

Plain Language Version

Technical Version

Related Initiatives

Letters, Submissions, Reports and Briefs

Inclusion BC completes policy reviews, and writes reports and briefs. Some of these reports and briefs are submitted to government representatives to enact change. Read our reports and briefs in full and share with your network.

Kids Can’t Wait

Thousands of children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in British Columbia sit on waitlists for urgently-needed therapies, supports and services. Many children and youth age out of systems before they reach the top of the list.

Kamloops, BC from the air – a bridge crosses a river with hills on either side.

Community-Led Collaboration Project

Every community is unique. So are children and youth with disabilities or support needs, and their families. These community conversations will inform change and build better support systems for children with disabilities or support needs, and their families.

Stop Hurting Kids

Physical restraint and seclusion shouldn’t be part of any student’s educational experience. Our policy review shows many school districts still don’t have policies that meet provincial guidelines on the use of restraints and seclusion, despite a mandate from the Ministry of Education.

Elections

Understand your voting rights, how to register to vote, who your local candidates are, what they believe in, and what they will do if they are elected.

All Students Belong

Neighborhood schools are the hearts of our communities. Inclusive education means all students are welcomed into age-appropriate, regular classrooms in their neighbourhood school, with the support they need to learn, contribute, and participate in every aspect of student life.

Our approach to advocacy is guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, which recognizes the full citizenship and human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Kerridan Dougen, Advocate

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