Three Alberta disability advocacy groups are outraged after learning the provincial government plans to terminate their funding contracts a year early. The groups, based in Edmonton, Calgary, and Lethbridge, provide peer support and advocacy skills training for Albertans with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Jason Nixon, Alberta's community and social services minister, is seen during a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.Three Alberta disability advocacy groups say they’re shocked and saddened after learning the provincial government plans to back out of their funding contracts more than a year early.
The groups in Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge support Albertans with intellectual and physical disabilities by connecting them with peers and helping them develop skills to advocate for themselves. The Southern Alberta Individual Planning Association works out of Lethbridge, while the Disability Action Hall is in Calgary and Self Advocacy Federation is based in Edmonton.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.But she says earlier this month, the government told them the funding would stop in April, more than a year before the contracts were set to expire.
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