Our MISSION
Inclusion Nova Scotia is a provincial not-for-profit organization committed to ensuring that individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families have the support they require to live full and inclusive lives in community. We do this by empowering and supporting individuals and families, promoting rights and values in keeping with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), encouraging reform, and collaborating with other organizations for social justice.
Latest Updates
Nova Scotia Exclusion Tracker report
Inclusion Nova Scotia has released a new report on reported experiences of exclusion in education, child care, and out of school care.
Every student should have the opportunity to learn with peers, take part in school life, build relationships, contribute, and belong.
Read the report
Join Inclusion Nova Scotia and the Municipality of Inverness County for an evening of ice cream, conversation, and connection.Come enjoy a cone, meet others, ask questions, and learn more about the Human Rights Remedy. We will also make space to talk about what is possible when people with intellectual disabilities are fully included in their communities.
September 24
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Whycocomagh Waterfront Center
No registration is needed
Progress on Nova Scotia’s Human Rights Remedy
Inclusion Nova Scotia welcomes the progress reported in the third annual update on Nova Scotia’s Human Rights Remedy. Important work is underway, including expanded allied health supports, continued implementation of individualized funding and local area coordination, and efforts to end institutional models of support.
The Remedy is about more than changing one program. It is about making sure people with disabilities can live ordinary lives in their communities, with the same rights, opportunities, relationships, and expectations as everyone else.
Progress is meaningful, but important work remains. People with disabilities and families need clear information, practical support, and reliable pathways as systems change. Particular attention is needed for people moving from existing services, young people leaving school, and people who may be at risk of being left out during transitions.
Inclusion Nova Scotia will continue working with people with intellectual disabilities, families, community partners, and government to support change and strengthen inclusion across Nova Scotia.

