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A call for deinstitutionalization in Canada was made when the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living (SACL) was created.1 SACL was created by parents who wanted their children to be able to stay home and be able to access services in the community.2

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1. Institution Watch Task Force, “Fact Sheet: Putting Deinstitutionalization in Focus,” accessed June 4, 2018, http://www.institutionwatch.ca/cms-filesystem-action?file=resources/putting_deinstitutionalization_in_focus.pdf.

1. Ibid.

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