IRIS is pleased to announce that The Institute has been engaged by the Government of Nova Scotia to assist in a consultation process to create a roadmap for transforming supports and services for persons with disabilities in the province. The aim is to create a system that advances community inclusion and full participation for all … Continue reading »
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Changing attitudes towards education at the community level
Doris Rajan, Director of Social Development was recently in Goa India presenting at North South Dialogue IV – Implementing Tools of Change for Inclusion. This conference was hosted by Dr. Mithu Alur Founder of ADAPT – Able Disabled All People Together – a long time international partner of the Roeher Institute and the Canadian Association for … Continue reading »
The employment of people with disabilities: What’s working?
Under the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPDs), the federal government continues to share with the provinces the cost of programs that seek to improve the employment prospects of people with disabilities. While there have been improvements in the employment picture since the early 2000’s, there is still a long way to go … Continue reading »
No more PALS, Now what?
Statistics Canada’s Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) of 2001 and 2006 built on the predecessor Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS) of 1986 and 1991. These ‘flagship’ surveys on disability established a kind of international ‘gold standard’ for gathering and reporting statistical data on disability. In 2011 the Minister of Human Resources and … Continue reading »
New Release! Disability and Inclusion Based Policy Analysis
IRIS is pleased to announce the publication of a new guide for policy makers in the public, non-profit and private sectors on advancing full inclusion of people with disabilities. The guide is based on similar frameworks for ‘gender based’ policy analysis. It provides an overview of changing perspectives on disability, a ‘snapshot’ of key facts … Continue reading »
Premier Alward of New Brunswick acknowledges IRIS’ ‘Policy Making for Inclusion – Leadership Development Program’
New Brunswick Premier David Alward issued a letter Friday February 4th to all participants in the ‘Policy Making for Inclusion – Leadership Development Program’ that will be delivered in Fredericton by IRIS February 6-10 to senior officials with the Government of New Brunswick. The program is designed to assist policy makers achieve the government’s platform … Continue reading »
IRIS Publications
You can now get IRIS publications online free in accessible PDF formats For more information please see our recent publications and presentations section of our website here.
Welcome to the new home of IRIS!
Welcome to the new website of IRIS – Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society. IRIS is a successor Institute to the National Institute on Mental Retardation, and The Roeher Institute. IRIS is guided by their legacy of policy leadership and research, knowledge mobilization and social development to advance human rights and inclusion … Continue reading »
Transforming Communities through Social Development
Social development is the process of organizing human energies and activities at higher levels to achieve greater results. There are two key components of social development:
