Inclusion Saskatchewan & Community Living

Over sixty years ago, Inclusion Saskatchewan founder Dr. John Dolan put an ad in the StarPhoenix to survey the number of children who were unable to attend school because they had an intellectual disability. The response to his ad inspired him, and many others invested in the disability cause, to start an organization that would give a voice to people with intellectual disabilities in Saskatchewan.

Over the following decades, the organization grew in both size and reputation. Its scope widened to cover a gamut of initiatives ranging from crisis support and public education, to systemic work with the Saskatchewan Government and workshops for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Today, Inclusion Saskatchewan directly supports over 2,900 people and families throughout the province, and impacts thousands more through its work on the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disabilities program and Self-Directed Funding. It works on a wide array of initiatives, projects, and priorities that include: advocacy, employment support, education and transition support, public education, youth programming, self-advocacy and social activities, and family network and workshops.

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For more information about the policies that inform our work, see our Statement of Beliefs and Positions on Social Issues.