The institutional period. It is generally agreed upon that it was in the late 1800s, when industrialization in Canada was..Read More

The medical field developed substantial improvements in technology to help people with disabilities.    

Since the original Canadian immigration legislation

The act referred to people with disabilities as “insane and dangerous to the community”

The Alberta Hospital for the Insane opened in Ponoka

The Government of Alberta enacts the Lunatics’ Estates Act.

A conference of Cabinet Ministers of the four western

A survey about mental health was published by

An Occupational Therapy department was established in 1922

The building in Red Deer that originally served as the Alberta Ladies’ College

Amos Wilton, a politically active citizen and farmer, writes a letter to the Red Deer News entitled “Dealing with the..Read More

The Sexual Sterilization Act is passed in Alberta on March 21.

Dr. Geo H. Wade, Mayor of Hanna, Alberta, wrote an article titled “The Sterilization Bill” in the Wetaskiwin Times.

Ponoka is historically significant for its role in the emergence

Emily Murphy, a renowned Canadian feminist who was part of “The Famous Five”

An amendment of the Sexual Sterilization Act in this year

The Mentally Incapacitated Persons Act replaces the Estates of the Mentally Incompetent Act in Alberta.

The U.S.A-originated slogan “Hire the Handicapped” became widespread across Canada during the post-WW2 period

The National Conference on the Rehabilitation of the Physically Disabled was held in Canada.

The Southern Alberta Council for Retarded Children

A call for deinstitutionalization in Canada was made when the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living (SACL) was created.

The Canadian Association for Retarded Children (CARC) was developed

An amendment to the Mental Diseases Act in 1959, resulted in an additional

During this time period the philosophy of “deinstitutionalization” – the idea that people with disabilities should live in communities

The Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (VRDP) Act is developed in Canada.

The Mental Health Act is passed in Alberta. In the act

The Canadian Government developed a disability pension program through the CPP

The Centre for the Study of Mental Retardation (called the J.P. Das Centre on Developmental and Learning Disabilities since 2009)..Read More

During this time period the philosophy of “deinstitutionalization” – the idea that people with disabilities should live in communities rather..Read More

The “Able Disabled” report was developed.

The Government of Alberta established the Services for the Handicapped program, a division of the Department of Social Services and..Read More

A group of vocational service operators established the Alberta Association of Rehabilitation Centers, AARC, (called The Alberta Council of Disability..Read More

The Sexual Sterilization Act was eliminated under the newly elected Progressive Conservative Government led by Peter Lougheed

The organization “Voice of Albertans with Disabilities” is developed. It is “a provincial, cross disability organization of individuals with physical,..Read More

On December 9, The United Nations established the Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons. The declaration “calls for national..Read More

Gateway Association was founded in Edmonton by passionate parents looking to open doors for their children with Gloria Shade-Weaver being..Read More

The Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped

Avonmore school and St. Matthew school allow children with disabilities into their classrooms as the fight for more schooling options..Read More

The non-profit Transitions is established in St. Albert, with the mission to “provide services to people with disabilities, enabling them..Read More

Handicapping America, written by Frank Bowe, was published.1 It was regarded as monumental in the sphere of disability activism in..Read More

The Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies (CRDS) program is established at the University of Calgary.

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) is established by the Government of Alberta.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) releases a report entitled “Roles and Initiatives of the Federal Government

The Southern Alberta Community Living Association (SACLA) is established.

Skills Society in Edmonton is established in Edmonton as a response to the call for deinstitutionalization in Alberta.

The disability community is heavily affected by the global economic recession.

The UN’s International Year of Disabled Persons (IYPD) is established.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is established.

The first survey designed to gather National data on the prevalence of disability, called the Canadian Health and Disability Survey..Read More

On April 15, Section 15: Equality Rights is added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Provincial and federal governments learned that awareness boosting activities and training seminars undertaken since the 1970s were not having their..Read More

The Employment Equity Act is enacted.1 It “confirms that employers’ discriminatory recruitment, hiring, and promotion practices had no place in..Read More

The On Campus program is established at the University of Alberta.

Throughout the 1990s there was a shift towards community management of services for people with disabilities.

Starting this year, United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated annually on December 3rd

The National Vocational Rehabilitation Project (NVRP) is established in Canada.

On January 18, The Government of Alberta announces reform of the Services to Persons with Disabilities (SPD) program.

In 1996 Leilani Muir successfully sued the government for wrongful confinement and sterilization.

The Persons with Developmental Disabilities Community Governance Act is passed.

The Alberta Disabilities Forum (ADF) was formed.1 The ADF is “a coalition of nonprofit Alberta-based disability organizations”,

Canada-Alberta cost sharing agreements regarding programs for people with disabilities continue to progress.

Disability begins to be considered at least partially a social phenomenon in government policy texts.

In October, Alberta’s first film festival celebrating disability culture, called “Picture This…Film Festival”, premiers in Calgary, Alberta.

In December the Premier’s Council proposed the “Alberta Disability Strategy” to Gene Zwozdesky, Minister of Alberta Community Development.

The Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Act is established in Alberta.

The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts was founded in Edmonton.

Prospect is established in Edmonton, as the product of the merge of two Calgary-based organizations; Calgary Vocational Services Society (CVS)..Read More

The AACL (now called Inclusion Alberta) published Hear My Voice.

The United Nations’ first Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was held on December 13, 2013.

Neighborhood Bridges in Edmonton is founded by Nicola Fairbrother.

Establishment of “Samantha’s Law”, an amendment to the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Act.

Enactment of The Protection for Persons in Care Act.

On March 11th The Alberta government announces that the Michener Centre is scheduled to shut down and have all previous..Read More

Leilani Muir, survivor of forced sterilization in Alberta, publishes her autobiography “A Whisper Past: Childless after Eugenic Sterilization in Alberta”.

In April Freida Lafferty passed away – just three months after being transitioned out of the Michener Centre.

In September 2014, Premier Jim Prentice announces halt to the closure of Michener.

The documentary “Surviving Eugenics” was released. Survivors of Alberta’s eugenics practices share their stories

A Special Hell: Institutional Life in Alberta’s Eugenic Years, is published. The book is published by Claudia Malacrida, a Sociology..Read More

Canada began consultation to ratify the Optional Protocol of the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

In June it was announced that an intrusive and embarrassing testing process, called the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) had been..Read More

In early April, Calgary-North West NDP MLA Sandra Jansen introduced a private member’s bill calling for the province to create..Read More

The first hearing of Bill 211 (a bill proposed to revise discretionary trust within AISH) is passed. However, the bill..Read More

Two months after its initial proposal, ‘Bill 205: Advocate for Persons with Disabilities Act’ is passed

Alberta celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) for the first time.

The Edmonton Journal publishes an article called “Alberta government still not recruiting a disability advocate”.

December 5 2017: The first hearing of Bill 211 (a bill proposed to revise discretionary trust within AISH) is passed...Read More

The first National Cash Mob in support of inclusive hiring in Canada transpires in support of International Day of Persons..Read More

On January 19, The Government of Alberta announces that a review of the Persons with Developmental Disabilities program is underway.

The Government of Alberta sets out to hire its first Advocate for People With Disabilities, about 11 months after the..Read More

The Government of Alberta sets out to hire its first Advocate for People With Disabilities, about 11 months after the..Read More

Bill 5: An Act to Strengthen Financial Security for Persons with Disabilities passed its third hearing.

Nine months after promising a full review, the government has named

Bill 5: An Act to Strengthen Financial Security for Persons with Disabilities passed its third hearing.

The Government of Alberta sets out to hire its first Advocate for People With Disabilities, about 11 months after the..Read More

On June 3, Alberta’s first Disability Pride Parade was held in Calgary.

Canadian MP and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities