An Inclusion Lens: Workbook for Looking at Social and Economic Exclusion and Inclusion. 2002.

A tool for analyzing legislation, policies, programs and practices to determine whether they promote the social and economic inclusion of individuals, families, and communities.
By Malcolm Shookner
20 pages
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Description

Social and economic exclusion and inclusion have emerged as new ways of understanding poverty and disadvantage and their impacts on well-being, by creating a shared understanding across sectors and jurisdictions. An Inclusion Lens is a 20-page workbook for analyzing legislation, policies, programs, and practices to determine whether they promote the social and economic inclusion of individuals, families, and communities. It is designed for use by policy makers, program managers, and community leaders who work in the context of social and economic exclusion, in both the public and non-profit sectors. It is also a tool for activists in social movements, women, people with disabilities, and community developers working toward healthy, sustainable communities.

The Lens provides a method for analyzing both the conditions of exclusion and solutions that promote inclusion. It provides a way to begin a dialogue with excluded groups, raise awareness about how exclusion works, and identify steps to move towards more inclusive policies, programs, and practices. The Lens describes elements of inclusion and exclusion along eight dimensions, and provides a workbook to guide analysis of policies and programs and to plan action to promote inclusion.

Credits

An Inclusion Lens: Workbook for Looking at Social and Economic Exclusion and Inclusion was produced by Malcolm Shookner with the assistance of the Social Inclusion Reference Group:

• Sandy Bentley, Interministerial Women's Secretariat, PEI
• Tryna Booth, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Atlantic Region, Health Canada
• Marie Corinne Bourque, Go Ahead Seniors, NB
• Moyra Buchan, Canadian Mental Health Association, NL
• Fiona Chin-Yee, Population and Public Health Branch, Atlantic Region, Health Canada
• Josephine Grey, National Anti-Poverty Organization
• Judy Hughes, Pictou County Persons with Disabilities Partnership Society, NS
• Stephanie Hunter, FemJEPP, NS
• Stella Lord, Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
• Margie Macdonald, Population and Public Health Branch, Atlantic Region, Health Canada
• Peggy Mahon, St. Francis Xavier University, NS
• Léo-Paul Pinet, Centre de Bénévolat de la Péninsule Acadienne Inc., NB
• Maureen O'Connell, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• Michael Rushe, Human Resources Development Canada
• Linda Snyder, Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health

Availability

This publication is available for download in English (411 KB) and French (416 KB). You will require the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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