Our Objectives
Develop and launch a comprehensive multi-year strategy ensuring equal access to justice for people with an intellectual disability.
Why It Matters
People with an intellectual disability experience sexual assault, abuse, and coercion at much higher rates than people without disabilities.
Ableist attitudes, complex processes, and lack of accommodations in Canada’s justice system prevent people with an intellectual disability from reporting crimes, being treated fairly, and having their stories heard and believed. This discriminatory experience exists throughout police, court, and corrections systems.
Our Vision
People with an intellectual disability are safe from violence, abuse, and coercion in their daily lives, and the criminal justice system has the capacity to respond appropriately to ensure equal and fair treatment under the law.
How You Can Help
Inclusion Canada hosts free, 35-minute Inclusion Matters Tours to raise awareness of Inclusion Canada’s work toward building an inclusive Canada for people with an intellectual disability and their families.
Our Work
What We're Doing
Inclusion Canada is developing educational resources to spread awareness about the rights of people with an intellectual disability in the justice system.
We’re mobilizing support to build a Legal Action Fund. This fund will provide legal assistance, advocacy, and support to protect the rights of people with an intellectual disability. It will also help us influence future laws and important legal decisions.
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