The Roeher Institute
Canada’s National Institute for the Study of Public Policy Affecting Persons with an Intellectual Impairment.
The Roeher Institute has two major goals:
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to identify and anticipate future trends that will support the presence, participation, self-determination and contribution of persons with an intellectual impairment in their communities;
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to foster the exchange of ideas leading to new ways of thinking about persons with an intellectual impairment.
The Institute conducts, sponsors and publishes research in a wide range of areas, with a maior focus on public policy and funding, on studies of innovative social programs and on the development of policy alternatives. It offers training programs and workshops across Canada on topics such as integrated education, post secondary education, leisure, employment, and alternatives to intrusive methods of behaviour modification. Through its Information Services, which include a library, a book and film distribution service, and a computer accessible information system. The Instiute provides up-to-date information to the public, professionals and community groups. The Institute also publishes the quarterly magazine entourage.
The Roeher Institute is sponsored by the Canadian Association for Community Living, a voluntary organization bringing together over 400 local and twelve provincial and territorial associations working on behalf of persons with an intellectual impairment.
For more information about The Roeher Institute, please contact us at:
Kinsmen Buildung, York University, 4700 Keele Street, North York, Ontario, Canada MSJ 1P3 (416) 661-9611
