John Lord gave the closing comments at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Canadian Association for Community Living in Ottawa in November 2008. This is a summary of his reflections.
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From the Report's introduction:
The Woodlands Parents Action Group (WPAG) welcomes the opportunity to present the following submission in response to the Report on Abuse at Woodlands, “The Need to Know: Administrative Review of Woodlands School”. Our purpose is to provide feedback from the uniqueRead more...
Institution Watch is a newsletter written and produced by the People First of Canada CACL Joint Task Force on Deinstitutionalization. The newsletter is dedicated to monitoring the progress toward a vision of full community living for all persons with intellectual disabilities.
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In July 2002, the BC government released a report about abuse that took place at Woodlands institution, called The Need to Know: Administrative Review of Woodlands School.
The government began an inquiry into abuse at Woodlands after news stories in February 2000 reported that individuals had comeRead more...
In May, 2000, in response to allegations of abuse at Woodlands, the provincial government commissioned a review of Woodlands files by Dulcie McCallum. Her report, The Need to Know, confirmed that abuse did occur and that the problem of abuse at the institution was systemic. The report recommended aRead more...
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.
“What the Convention endeavours to do," said Don MacKay, Chairman of the committee that negotiatedRead more...
This report is a record of the Woodlands Project undertaken by the Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia (PGT). The Project was created after concerns were raised by the public about allegations of abuse of residents of the Woodlands School.
The background to the Woodlands Project isRead more...