Safe and Inclusive Communities

Our Vision

All people with intellectual disabilities are fully included in their communities, have full access to health care and other public services, and are safe from violence and abuse.

Benchmarks for Achievement

• All community sectors facilitate the full inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
• Policies and practices for restraint-free and non-violent supports and interventions are in place in services accessed by people with disabilities.
• Communities are designed to be safe and secure assuring that people with intellectual disabilities are free from harm, violence, abuse, neglect, and denial of opportunity.

Resources

• Meeting Canada’s Obligations to Affordable Housing and Supports for People with Disabilities to Live Independently in the Community: Submission to the CRPD
• My Home My Community: Proposals for a National Housing Strategy Inclusive of People with Intellectual Disabilities
• Did You Know? The Facts on Housing and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
• Living with an Intellectual Disability in Canada: The Harsh Reality
• From Values To Action