ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers Sept. 2025

 September 23, 2025

CONNECTIONS is monthly newsletter designed to support Foster and Kinship Caregivers to ensure First Nations, Metis & Inuit children in their care have access to cultural resources, activities and events that broaden their cultural awareness.

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The F-Words Foundations Course Focused On A Strengths-Based Approach to NDD Care Online Course

The F-Words Foundations Course (Five one-hour online modules) is for families and professionals that are focused on a strengths-based approach to to Neurodevelopmental Disabilities/Disorder (NDD) care.

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The Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry and Early Detection Toolkit (EDIT-CP)

 September 18, 2025

The EDIT-CP toolkit includes early attributes that can be detected by primary care providers and by caregivers The EDIT-CP toolkit includes evidence on more than 20 early interventions, for clinicians and for families.

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KBHN’s 2009–2025 Networks of Centres of Excellence Impact Report

KBHN puts the child and family at the center of everything it does and is focused on finding solutions to the critical challenges identified by families, front-line service providers and communities.

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Proposed Changes to AISH and How to Respond to ADAP Survey by Sept 12th (Inclusion Alberta)

 August 26, 2025

On August 13, 2025, the Alberta Government released the ADAP Discussion Guide, proposing that all current AISH recipients be moved to the new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) effective July 1, 2026, with a benefit that will be $200 per month lower

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New Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) Launching July 2026 (Alberta.ca)

People with disabilities shouldn’t have to choose between getting the support they need and having the opportunity to pursue a meaningful career. Albertans with disabilities and the organizations that support them have said loud and clear they want supports that meet their unique needs and abilities, rather than the current one-size-fits-all solution.

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Inclusion Alberta Response to 2025 Alberta Budget

Budget 2025 leaves 1000’s of children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families in crisis

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The Disability Policy in Canada Provincial and Territorial Report January 2025

 January 31, 2025

New report published January 2025 signals provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities

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PDD “Current State: Critical & Urgent. Experiences with Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)” Inclusion Alberta Jan 2025

The Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program supports over 13,000 adults with intellectual disabilities with residential support, and support to pursue employment or participate in community. It has been three years since the Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) released how many adults who are eligible for and have requested supports are waiting without support.

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