Resources

Disability Tax Credit
The disability tax credit (DTC) is a non-refundable tax credit that helps persons with disabilities, or their supporting persons reduce the amount of income tax they may have to pay. For more information, Learn More

Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS)
is a not-for-profit association. It serves community-based service provider members who support people with developmental disabilities or brain injury. The goal of ACDS is to ensure quality service delivery for individuals within Community Disability Services (CDS) Learn More.

Alberta Government
An information guide for parents who have a child with a disability. Learn More

Alberta Home Visitation Network Association (AHVNA)
Home visitation programs focus on strengths and support families by building trusting relationships, teaching problem solving skills, encouraging positive parent-child relationships and supporting healthy child growth and development. Learn More

Alberta Family Wellness Initiative (AFWI)
The Alberta Family Wellness Initiative (AFWI) is a program established by the Palix Foundation, a pro-active private foundation with offices in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. The AFWI's aim is to apply emerging research about experienced-based brain and biological development as it relates to early childhood development and children’s mental health, and its lifelong impact on addiction and other negative health outcomes. Learn More

Alberta CAPC CPNP Coalition
The Alberta CAPC-CPNP Coalition, is a network of CAPC and CPNP projects throughout Alberta committed to collective actions and effective partnerships to ensure healthy outcomes for babies, children and their families Learn More

Alberta PCAP Council
The primary goal of PCAP is to prevent future births of alcohol and drug exposed children. We do this by addressing the needs of mothers and getting them stabilized in a whole host of ways.Learn More

Alberta Human Services
Government services and supports for adults and children with disabilities. Learn More

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH)
The Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program provides financial and health-related assistance to eligible adults with a disability. The disability must be permanent and substantially limit the person’s ability to earn a living. AISH clients may also be eligible to receive supplemental assistance (a child benefit and personal benefits) through the AISH program. Learn More

Canada Dental Benefit
Canada Dental Benefit is available for children under 12years of age in families who have an adjusted family net income of less than $90,000 and who do not have access to private dental insurance. It will allow eligible families to receive upfront, direct payments up to $650 per child, per year, for two years, for oral health services.  With this benefit, which will run until 2024, families can start addressing some of the basic dental care that their young children need while the Government continues to develop a long-term national dental care program. Learn More

Project Blue Print

A comprehensive Workforce Strategy for Community Disability Services. In spring 2022, ACDS received funding from the Government to lead the development of a sector-driven workforce strategy for the CDS sector, called Project Blueprint CDS. With support from KPMG, this work has included research, labour market analysis, survey administration and sector engagement to identify key workforce challenges, and co-create (with the CDS sector) a set of recommended strategies and implementation activities. This document is intended to highlight the importance of the recommended strategies as a tool to recruit and retain a sustainable CDS sector workforce that will safely deliver services that meet the needs of Albertans with disabilities. Learn More

Transition Into Adulthood: An Interactive Resource for Young Adults with Disabilities (14 to 18 years of age)
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