Serving the Foothills of
Southern Alberta since 1980

• The Roeher Institute:
  Leading policy-research and development institute with a mission to generate knowledge, information and skills to secure the inclusion, citizenship, human rights and equality of people with intellectual and other disabilities. Based in Toronto.
  
  

• Canadian Centre on Disability Studies:
  Consumer-directed, university-affiliated centre dedicated to research, education and information dissemination on disability issues. Promotes full and equal participation of people with disabilities on a local, national and international level in partnership with the disability community, the corporate sector, the academic world and government.
  
  

• Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities:
  Consumer-directed organization, actively promoting full participation in society for Albertans with disabilities. Provides advocacy and referral services, and is open to any individual or organization. Library/Resource Centre available.
  
  

• United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons:
  Presented in 1971, this address to the General Assembly lays out a framework of human rights for persons with developmental disabilities.
  
  

• Yale Child Study Center: Developmental Disabilities Clinic:
  Conducting several large research projects on autism and other developmental disabilities.