It’s
about ability
A new book from UNICEF and the Victor Pineda Foundation which
explains the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
for children.
Leave
no child behind! Social exclusion and child development (PDF)
Social
inclusion as solidarity: Rethinking the child rights agenda
(PDF)
A
NEW WAY OF THINKING? TOWARDS A VISION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION
Social inclusion through early childhood education and care
by Martha
Friendly
Youth
with Disabilities in the Foster Care System: Barriers to Success
and Proposed Policy Solutions
At least one-third of children in foster care have physical
or mental disabilities and are at higher risk for poor educational,
employment and well-being outcomes. This report from the National
Council on Disability finds that federal investments are undercut
by lack of coordination across programs and agencies. It offers
recommendations for policymakers.
Children
and Disabilities: Written Statement for the Human Rights
Council
Written Statement prepared by World Vision for the 4th session
of the Human Rights Council (2007). The statement is submitted
in light of the recently adopted UN Convention on the Rights
of People with Disabilities.
Early
Education and Special Needs in the First Nations and Inuit Communities
– Rogers, D Rowell, 2007
Education
Matters: Insights on education, learing and training in Canada
February 2007, volume 3 number 5
Educational services and the disabled child–
which services are most needed and used, and what barriers may
get in the way of obtaining such services.
Campaign
2000’s DIVERSITY OR DISPARITY?
CHILD CARE POLICY AND PROGRAMS IN CANADA
Provincial and Territorial Approaches to Inclusion
Saying
Yes to inclusion
Canadian Council on Social Development, Perception, Vol 27,
No. 1&2. 2004
Policy
and Practice Issues for the Successful Inclusion of Children
with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs
Sharon Hope Irwin, Donna S. Lero and Kathy Brophy
Sharon
Hope Irwin, Keynote Address to the CACL Summit on Inclusive
Education –plenary: Challenges & Opportunities Ottawa,
November 26, 2004
Child
Care Inclusion in Canada: Advances at Risk
by Sharon Hope Irwin in TRANSITION MAGAZINE Spring 2002 VOL.
32 NO. 1
Families Living with Disability
Sharon
Hope Irwin, Including All Children
This article first appeared in Interaction (Winter 1997), published
by the Canadian Child Care Federation.
Louise
Hanvey: Children with Disabilities and Their Families in Canada
Commissioned by the National Children’s Alliance for the
First National Roundtable on Children with Disabilities; November,
2002
The
Health of Canada’s Children: A CICH Profile
CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES
Meeting
the needs of children and adolescents with special needs in
rural and northern Canada
Summary Report of a Roundtable for Canadian
Policy-makers by Canadian Policy Research Networks & Centre
of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
What
do we mean by Inclusion? / Qu’entend-on
par intégration?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
Fact
Sheet #18 - Children with Special Needs
Voices for Children
'Inclusive
Community Organizations: A Tool Kit'
The Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition recently produced
a took kit, which is a quide to support diversity and improve
inclusion within small to mid-sized, volunteer-based, not-for-profit
organizations. Click
here and follow the instructions to get to the document.
Report
of the Technical Advisory Committee on Tax Measures for Persons
with Disabilities
This document provides guidelines for the Government of Canada
to follow in order to make the tax system fairer for persons
with disabilities and those who care for them. Click
here to find out more. [January 25, 2005]
Guide
for Women on Identifying and Maximizing Power in Today's Political
Systems
Woman Power & Politics, by Kira Heinek (2003), published
by The Ontario and Toronto Coalitions for Better Child. This
guide for women on identifying and maximizing power in today's
political systems looks through the lens of child care as it
influences women's lives. Woman Power & Politics invites
women to participate in politics, take opportunities and determine
their future regarding areas such as education, poverty and
domestic violence."
Complete
Book (pdf, 211k, 40 pages)
Campaign
2000: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE IN CANADA (ECEC) (2002)
Inclusiveness - the proportion of children from special populations
that are included in ECEC settings and the readiness of the
settings to meet their unique needs.
Michael
Bach: Agenda for Action: Policy Directions for Children with
Disabilities and Their Families. Roeher Institute
Child Care Resource & Research Unit: Equity
Heather
Mohay and Emma Reid 2007. The inclusion of children with a disability
in child care: The influence of experience, training and
attitudes of childcare staff The Australian Journal of Early
Childhood , Early Childhood Australia.
National
Professional Development Center on Inclusion, 2007. Research
Synthesis Points On Early Childhood Inclusion
THE
WELL-BEING OF CANADA'S YOUNG CHILDREN: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
REPORT
Chapter 9, Young Children with Disabilities — An Overview
Human Resources and Social Development Canada, the Public Health
Agency of Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 2006
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