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Alberta government axes funding for 3 disability advocacy groups

Disability organizations decry 'cruel' move to cut funding within 90 days

CBC NewsMichelle Bellefontaine

The Alberta government has cut funding to three self-advocacy groups for people with intellectual disabilities more than a year before the expiry of their contracts. 

The Self Advocacy Federation in Edmonton, Disability Action Hall in Calgary, and Southern Alberta Individualized Planning Association (SAIPA) in Lethbridge, learned of the funding cuts last week and say they likely can't continue with their work. 

The groups' three-year contracts were set to expire at the end of March 2026. They now…

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CBC NewsMichelle Bellefontaine, Posted: Jan 15, 2025 6:47 PM EST | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
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