Community Living Windsor

Inclusion is important because it's the way in which all people experience their right to full participation and have the opportunity to make a contribution as citizens. Through participation and inclusion all people have value.

Community Living Ontario has developed three helpful resources:

1. An Inclusive School Culture - Indicators of Success

   The purpose of Inclusive School Culture is to motivate school communities to promote, create, and sustain inclusive environments. It is designed to help all stakeholders including students, educators, parents and guardians, support staff and administrators to feel they belong to and fully participate in the life of the school.

2. Engaging People in Building Inclusive Communities: A Planning Guide

   This book designed to help community leaders develop a plan to nurture a more inclusive mindset and behaviour in their towns, cities or neighbourhoods. It is targeted to all those who might feel excluded because of abilities, race, culture, circumstances, gender or sexual orientation. For a copy of this planning tool contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

3. A Focus on Inclusion for Organizations Supporting People with an Intellectual Disability

   The intent of this tool is to encourage and help those organizations supporting people who have an intellectual disability to build a culture, policies, systems and practices that lead to inclusion within the organizations and in the community. It identifies the critical success factors that must be in place within the organization in order to be inclusive and build inclusive communities. For a draft copy contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

This work has been part of the national Community Inclusion Project which is funded through the federal Department of Social Development. Each province and territory across Canada have identified priority areas and developed strategies to advance the inclusion of people into their communities.

In Ontario, over 85 local community projects have been supported to further inclusion of citizens. To learn more about these local community initiatives, visit the Inclusion Projects section of national website www.communityinclusion.ca. You will also find many publications which were created asis a result of this initiative.

For further information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or telephone 416-447-4348, toll free 1-800-278-8025.