Rebekah Klassen is the mother of a child who has disabilities. She said that if her son is not receiving provincial support, he’s not receiving a community aid support worker.
“He’s not being included as much as he can be in society,” Klassen said.
Thousands of children and adults with disabilities are experiencing prolonged delays in getting the help they need under two provincial programs.
In the absence of publicly available government data related to the programs, Inclusion Alberta launched their own survey in the fall of 2024 to better understand recipients’ experience.
Inclusion Alberta is an advocacy organization that supports families and individuals to be fully integrated into community life.
The group said in a statement that they are most concerned for the families who rely on the community and connection that has been created with the programs.
The government of Alberta facilitates two programs to support families of individuals with disabilities: the Family Support for Children with Disabilities, and Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
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