Inclusive Education in Manitoba has been built by Advocacy. The Inclusive Education systems our students benefit from in Manitoba are now in place because advocates in Manitoba made it happen. Advocacy will likely continue to have a place in the ways we are able to make the education system even more inclusive in future. You can learn more about the history of Inclusive Education in Manitoba here.
As a starting point for navigating advocacy in the Inclusive Education system in Manitoba we recommend the following detailed resources:
- Chapter 5: Advocacy (or What to Do When You Don’t Like What is Happening) (Community Living Manitoba, A Parent’s Guide to Inclusive Education, 2013, p. 79)
- Dispute Resolution
- Inclusive Education Canada Advocacy video series https://inclusiveeducation.ca/advocacy-for-inclusion/
If you would like Peer Support guidance with Advocacy, you can reach out to us directly at FAN: families.caregivers@fanmb.ca
If you need more formal Advocacy assistance in Manitoba, you can contact one of the following:
- Inclusion Winnipeg – https://inclusionwinnipeg.org/contact-us/
- Innovative Life Options – Community Navigator – https://www.innovativelifeoptions.ca/community-navigator/
- Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY) Advocacy Services – https://manitobaadvocate.ca/what-we-do/advocacy-services/
- Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba – https://www.ldamanitoba.org/advocacy
Here are links to some Family Stories of Education Advocacy in Manitoba:
- “Erica’s Inclusively French Education”
Inclusion Winnipeg, Inclusion Winnipeg, Spring 2024, p. 1)
- The Holiday Concert Advocacy Story – The Holiday Concert
- “The door was opened a crack. It was now time to kick it open all the way.”
This is a link to a story from New Brunswick. While it is about a family in a different province, the underlying inclusive education advocacy story remains relevant. https://inclusiveeducation.ca/2018/03/21/parent-advocacy-makes-a-difference-a-tale-of-a-mothers-love-commitment/ - One Family’s Journey towards Inclusion (Community Living Manitoba, A Parent’s Guide to Inclusive Education, 2013, p. 19)
- Snapshot on Advocacy (Community Living Manitoba, A Parent’s Guide to Inclusive Education, 2013, p. 80)