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 »
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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 »
