Inclusion Alberta

04/25/2026

We have an online raffle going with your chance to be at game 5 of round 1 of the Oilers playoffs this Tuesday, April 28th at Rogers Place! All proceeds from the raffle go to Inclusion Alberta.

Raffle tickets are 1/$25 or 3/$60 and you can get them at: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/inclusionalbertaplayoffs28

GO OILERS!

04/24/2026

Join us on Tuesday, June 23 for an amazing day of golf in support of Inclusion Alberta! Inclusive employers NFP present the 6th Annual Peter Lee Golf Classic at The Links at Spruce Grove.

Registration fee is $150/golfer with all proceeds going to Inclusion Alberta. Register as a single or put together a group and join us for a VERY fun day that starts with staggered tee times at 8am, includes lunch and great hole in ones and prizes.

To register online or to sponsor the tournament, visit:

04/24/2026

We've got another pair of Oilers playoff tickets to raffle off!

Game 5 of the 1st round against the Anaheim Ducks goes down on Tuesday, April 28th at Rogers Place and you could be there in section 113, row 19, seats 3-4.

Raffle tickets are 1/$25 or 3/$60, and all funds go to Inclusion Alberta so we can support more children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families in our province. Get tickets at: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/inclusionalbertaplayoffs28

04/23/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported our recent Gift of Flight raffle, where the prize was a roundtrip flight for two guests to any regularly scheduled and marketed WestJet destination. The raffle raised an incredible $15,585 to help us to continue to support individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families in Alberta!

We have some great news: The winner of the raffle, Bruce Uditsky, has graciously donated the prize back to Inclusion Alberta, so we can raffle it off again! Thanks Bruce!

We will share a new Westjet Gift of Flight raffle opportunity soon. Thanks again to all who supported the raffle, and to allies and inclusive employers Westjet for providing the Gift of Flight. ❤️

We are thrilled to share that our friends at WestJet have generously donated one roundtrip flight for two guests to any regularly scheduled and marketed WestJet destination*. We will be raffling off this incredible prize, with all proceeds supporting Inclusion Alberta.

A heartfelt thank you to WestJet for their kindness and continued community support.

Funds raised through this raffle will help us further support individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families across Alberta.

Draw date is Saturday, April 18th. Get tickets here: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/inclusionalberta-2026 Thank you for your support and good luck!

04/22/2026

*𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞​: 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟏𝟖 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Inclusion Alberta welcomes the passage of Bill 18, recognizing it as a vital provincial measure to safeguard the rights and lives of persons with disabilities. We commend the Government of Alberta for bringing forward this legislation and we note the bipartisan consensus. The Official Opposition went on the public record affirming their support for ending the provision of Track 2 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) within Alberta’s healthcare system.

This cross‑party acknowledgment reflects an important shared understanding: Track 2 is discriminatory in that it offers assisted su***de to those not dying and it applies only to persons with disabilities. If a person who is not dying and does not have a disability is suffering, our healthcare system and society respond by working to prevent su***de and provide care and support. It is profoundly harmful and dehumanizing that the lives of people with disabilities are not recognized and treated as equally valued.

There is broad and growing recognition—provincially, nationally, and from United Nations human rights bodies—that Track 2 is incompatible with the rights and security of persons with disabilities. Inclusion Alberta stands with national disability organizations urging the federal government to act without delay to end Track 2 and to ensure Canadians with disabilities have the same Criminal Code protections prohibiting assistance in committing su***de that all other Canadians already expect and rely upon.

Check out our full media release at: https://inclusionalberta.org/connections/media-release-inclusion-alberta-welcomes-passage-of-bill-18-as-a-critical-provincial-step-in-protecting-the-rights-and-lives-of-persons-with-disabilities/

04/22/2026

We are celebrating 25 years of the Rotary Employment Partnership and over 950 jobs created!

Thanks to CTV Edmonton who recently profiled the Partnership, and Peter Lee's job at NFP, where he has been a valued employee for nearly 10 years. Check out the full story on our curated news page here: https://inclusionalberta.org/curated-news-content/

04/21/2026

You could be going to see game 2 of the first round of the Oiler's playoffs against the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow night at Rogers Place!

We've got a pair of tickets, and we're raffling them off with all funds raised going to Inclusion Alberta so we can continue to support more individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families across the province.

Raffle tickets are $10, and you can get them at: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/inclusionalbertaplayoffs22

GO OILERS!

04/19/2026

🏒🚨 We have a pair of tickets to BOTH of the first two games of the first round of Edmonton Oilers playoffs against the Anaheim Ducks, and we are raffling them off with all proceeds going to Inclusion Alberta!

-Round 1 game 1: Monday, April 20th. Seats are: Sec 113, Row 19, Seat 3-4. Get raffle tickets for game 1 here: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/inclusionalbertaplayoffs20

-Round 1 game 2: Wednesday, April 22nd. Seats are: Sec 113, Row 19, Seat 3-4. Get raffle tickets for game 2 here: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/inclusionalbertaplayoffs22

All funds raised by these raffles will go to Inclusion Alberta and will allow us to further support individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families around our province.

The winner (s) will be contacted by Inclusion Alberta to claim their prize.

Thank you for your support and good luck!

04/19/2026

Everyone's favourite way to kick back and wrap up an Inclusion Alberta Family Conference: The Family Celebration Dance! It's a place to connect with old friends and make some new ones. (YMCA dance optional but highly recommended :)

Thanks to Siksika Nation for sponsoring the DJ for the evening!

04/18/2026

Day 2 of the 2026 Inclusion Alberta Family Conference saw hundreds of individuals with intellectual disabilities, families, professionals and allies in breakout sessions learning, sharing and connecting.

Sessions today included topics such as:
-Inclusive education
-First Nations disability supports
-The role of siblings
-Collective action to protect and advance inclusion
-Inclusive employment
-Supported decision making
-Sustaining resilience and hope
-Advocacy

Thank you to everyone who joined us today, and to all the children and teens who made our childcare/Teen Club SO FUN!

04/18/2026

Day 2 of the Inclusion Alberta Family Conference is off to a start with all attendees gathered in the ballroom of the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton for the opening plenary, where our two keynote speakers are delivering an opening message about 'Places of belonging and relationships: from the classroom to the community'.

"Inclusion isn't just about placement, it's about being a part of something."- Dr. Virginia Walker 

Janet Klees followed with a message of saying 'yes' to opportunities of connection - turning outward rather than inward.

04/18/2026

Congratulations to all of our Inclusion Alberta Award winners at tonight's President's Reception, part of the 2026 Family Conference at the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton.

Award winners are:
The Bruce Uditsky Leadership Award: Zuhy Sayeed

The Colonel Eric W. and Dr. Barbara V. Cormack Memorial Award: Andre Charrois

Community Inclusion Award:
-Costco Wholesale Okotoks
-DHL Supply Chain (Acheson)
-Jon Newman - Olds College of Agriculture & Technology (Olds)
--Vision Sports Centre (Calgary)
Kristina Spiller (Peace River)
-Department of Music - MacEwan University (Edmonton)
-Brenda Giourmetakis and Carson Masse (Edmonton)

Thank you for making a difference by creating inclusive communities!