Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) is created

1958. The Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) is created in 1958, with the goal of advancing "the inclusion and human rights of people with intellectual disabilities and their families" (CACL, 2014). Societies promoting inclusion show a different way of thinking from the segregation introduced by the eugenics movement.

The CACL is a notable association, as it is a national federation of over 40,000 individual members, 400 local associations, and 13 Provincial/Territorial Associations for Community Living." (CACL, 2014). It is also "a national member of Inclusion International, the international federation of associations working to advance the inclusion and human rights of people with intellectual disabilities and their families” (CACL, 2014).

The origin of the Canadian Association for Community Living can be traced back to the 1930s when family organizations came together to seek better lives and educational opportunities for children with mental disabilities. In 1958, these local organizations formed the Canadian Association for Retarded Children. In 1969, they changed the name to Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded in order to combat exclusion of adults living with intellectual disabilities. In 1985, it was renamed the Canadian Association for Community Living.

-Erna Kurbegovic and Colette Leung

Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) is created

1958. The Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) is created in 1958, with the goal of advancing "the inclusion and human rights of people with intellectual disabilities and their families" (CACL, 2014). Societies promoting inclusion show a different way of thinking from the segregation introduced by the eugenics movement.

The CACL is a notable association, as it is a national federation of over 40,000 individual members, 400 local associations, and 13 Provincial/Territorial Associations for Community Living." (CACL, 2014). It is also "a national member of Inclusion International, the international federation of associations working to advance the inclusion and human rights of people with intellectual disabilities and their families” (CACL, 2014).

The origin of the Canadian Association for Community Living can be traced back to the 1930s when family organizations came together to seek better lives and educational opportunities for children with mental disabilities. In 1958, these local organizations formed the Canadian Association for Retarded Children. In 1969, they changed the name to Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded in order to combat exclusion of adults living with intellectual disabilities. In 1985, it was renamed the Canadian Association for Community Living.

-Erna Kurbegovic and Colette Leung