Canada

There are 38 resources from Canada.

Paper: 08.09.26

What We Heard in Ottawa 33 people from 9 countries gathered for 2 days in Ottawa to connect and exchange ideas about self-directed support.

Article: 14.07.26

Achieving Transformational Change John O'Brien's work shows us how we can help people to make a meaningful difference in their own lives.

Article: 15.06.26

On the Shoulders of Giants John O'Brien's thinking was instrumental in helping others to achieve real change.

Article: 11.05.26

Whisky and Wisdom John O'Brien's inspirational legacy in Scotland.

Article: 07.04.26

Shaping Public Policy John O'Brien's quiet influence from Valuing People to neighbourhood care.

Article: 12.03.26

The Importance of Relationships John O'Brien always respected those who provided direct support and the value of those relationships.

Paper: 12.03.26

Person-Centred Planning and Transformative Change An exploration of how person-centred planning could become an important tool of local system change.

Article: 20.02.26

Driven by Accomplishment John O'Brien described what good looked like, in a simple and straightforward format that inspired others.

Article: 21.01.26

Finding Self-Advocacy John O'Brien was instrumental in bringing the idea of self-advocacy into people's lives.

Article: 07.01.26

A Higher Purpose John O'Brien helped people to find our deeper purpose while also recognising the complexity of our shared work.

Article: 16.12.25

The Bridge to Inclusion John O'Brien did not just offer a vision of inclusion he also helped build the bridge towards it.

Article: 17.11.25

Seeing Beyond the Institution John O'Brien helped us to escape institutional thinking and imagine a world of inclusion.

Article: 23.10.25

Goodbye and Thank You We remember John O'Brien, whose ideas have had transformational social impact.

Paper: 28.02.23

Inclusive Education Lessons From Canada Drawing out the lessons from New Brunswick's long-term commitment to inclusive education.

Webinar: 05.09.22

The Need for Roots A series highlighting ideas and practices that intentionally seek to co-create a world where everyone matters.

Paper: 23.11.21

Genealogy of Person-Centred Planning How activists aligned with people with developmental disabilities and their families in Canada, the US and the UK.

Paper: 18.09.21

The Quiet Progress of the New Eugenics Eugenics is now being legitimised through a mixture of policies including euthanasia, genetic testing and the…

Paper: 19.01.21

Los Maestros Como Líderes Una breve guía para lograr una educación inclusiva y de calidad para todos.

Paper: 15.01.21

Teachers As Leaders A short guide to achieving inclusive and quality education for all.

Romance, Relationships and Rights A performance by Canadian self-advocates confronting misconceptions about the right to romance and intimate…

Article: 17.11.20

Caregiving: A Puzzling Problem Beverley Smith explores the perverse way in which care is undervalued, discounted and the perverse policies which…

Article: 02.04.20

The Upstream Response to COVID-19 Dr Simon Duffy sets out some key principles to guide local communities as they develop their response to the COVID-19…

A global force for change Citizen Network is a global non-profit cooperative movement, formed to create a world where everyone matters.

Paper: 17.02.20

Self-Direction Worldwide Lynn Breedlove observes the competing conceptions of self-directed support emerging around the world.

Article: 25.10.19

How Are the Children? Are we achieving the goals set out in 1989 by the UN in The Convention on the Rights of the Child?

Project: 26.02.19

Everyone Vote Making elections accessible for people with intellectual disabilities.

A creative collective PotteryWorks is a studio and gallery in New Westminster, British Columbia sponsored by the Community Living Society.

Sharing stories for inclusion In this film, Krystian Shaw talks about a business he started called The Kamloops Self-Advocate Newsletter.

Introducing Studio 73 Studio 73 is a social enterprise in Newton, British Columbia that produces handcrafted artwork.

Inspiration: 29.06.18

Kamloops Self-Advocate Newsletter Krystian Shaw is an inspiring person with a learning disability. Here he explains the work he is doing for inclusion and…

Acting with integrity Have you ever wondered about the lack of progress in human services?

Story: 04.04.18

Krystian’s Inclusion Story My name is Krystian Shaw and I embrace inclusion and diverse abilities.

What does it mean to be a citizen? Here are 5 simple behaviours each of us can engage in everyday to promote citizenship and belonging in our communities…

Paper: 16.10.17

Promoviendo la educación inclusiva Este último folleto usa el ejemplo de la provincia canadiense de Nueva Brunswick para ofrecer un marco para…

Paper: 02.10.17

Progress on Personalised Support This report builds on an international survey of support organisations to develop a model of personalised support.

Paper: 22.04.17

Advancing Inclusive Education Gordon Porter and David Towell offer a framework for transforming public education systems so as to provide inclusive…

Films from Claiming Full Citizenship Take a look at this great set of films addressing citizenship from a variety of perspectives.

Claiming Full Citizenship The Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship has created a website hosting a series of films following the Claiming Full…