03
Apr
Alberta celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) for the first time.
02
Apr
Canadian MP and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
01
Apr
On June 3, Alberta’s first Disability Pride Parade was held in Calgary.
01
Apr
Bill 5: An Act to Strengthen Financial Security for Persons with Disabilities passed its third hearing.
01
Apr
The Government of Alberta sets out to hire its first Advocate for People With Disabilities, about 11 months after the original announcement.
01
Apr
The Government of Alberta sets out to hire its first Advocate for People With Disabilities, about 11 months after the original announcement.
01
Apr
On January 19, The Government of Alberta announces that a review of the Persons with Developmental Disabilities program is underway.
01
Apr
The first hearing of Bill 211 (a bill proposed to revise discretionary trust within AISH) is passed. However, the bill did not progress to gain Royal Assent
01
Apr
In early April, Calgary-North West NDP MLA Sandra Jansen introduced a private member’s bill calling for the province to create an official disability advocate.
01
Apr
In June it was announced that an intrusive and embarrassing testing process, called the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) had been dropped from PDD criteria