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The Alberta FASD Family Advisory Council is working on a book featuring a collection of personal experiences of families (biological/foster/adoptive parents) and individuals with FASD.  We will select 15 to 20 powerful stories and develop a “family friendly” resource that will give people a positive, hopeful message and useful information.  We have some stories now […]

October 31, 2013 (Montreal) The Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench today pronounced sentencing in the case of Betty Anne Gagnon, a woman with an intellectual and a visual impairment who died while under the care of her sister and brother-in-law. Denise Scriven and Michael Scriven were each sentenced to twenty months in prison for failure […]

    Dear PDD Individuals and Families: I am pleased to share with you the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) Transformation Implementation Plan. The Implementation Plan is the result of important feedback provided over the spring and summer. It will guide how we will engage with individuals, families, guardians, and service providers in moving the […]