Who We Are
Our Vision and Mission
An inclusive Canada in which people with an intellectual disability and their families are valued equally and participate fully in all aspects of society.
Our Vision
Inclusion Canada is a national federation of people with intellectual disabilities, their families, allies and organizations working to advance the full inclusion and human rights of people with an intellectual disability. Inclusion Canada drives social change by strengthening families, defending rights, and transforming communities into places where everyone belongs.
Our Mission
We believe that the lives of people with an intellectual disability should unfold no differently than those without disabilities; immersed together with their peers without a disability in the same pathways and experience of life common to us all.
Inclusion
We believe that all people are entitled to equal access and opportunity. Equality demands protection from all forms of discrimination or harm, and equitable access to the individualized supports needed for equal participation.
Equality
We believe in the fundamental value and dignity of all people, and honour and respect diverse identities and experiences. Our humanity and uniqueness cannot be reduced to words, labels, categories, definitions, or genetic patterns.
Diversity
We believe in speaking up and taking action on our values and beliefs, even when it is difficult.
Courage
We believe in learning continuously, reflecting critically, and applying our learning to better achieve our mission.
Learning
Our Values and Beliefs
Our core values and beliefs inspire and guide our work. We are committed to ensuring people with an intellectual disability realize the rights to which they are entitled to under the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. All work at Inclusion Canada is rooted in this commitment.
Our mission is rooted in the experience of families – inclusive of the family member with an intellectual disability - who have fought tirelessly for the equal rights and inclusion of people with an intellectual disability. We believe that families are unique and diverse. Family is not limited by traditional definitions. It can only be defined by the ties of love and caring that exists between family members. Families who are committed to inclusion are uniquely positioned to make inclusion a reality. For these reasons, we honour and amplify family voices.
Our core values and beliefs inspire and guide our work.
What is Ableism?
Ableism is the belief that it is “normal” to not have a disability and that “normal” is preferred. It’s discrimination on the basis of disability.
Check out our "This is Ableism" campaign, inspired by Article 8 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and brought to life by people with disabilities in Canada.