In 1950, Saskatchewan families came together united in a shared vision of better education, treatment, and services for their children, and so, the Saskatchewan Council for Crippled Children began.
By 1951, we were serving adults affected by polio and this led to our first official name change in 1952 to the Saskatchewan Council for Crippled Children and Adults. Here the logo design includes the shape of our province and logos from Easter Seals and March of Dimes.
We continued under this name for more than thirty years, until concern over the word “crippled” and a desire to emphasize abilities rather than disabilities led to a name change in 1984 to the Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc. The logo design includes four dots which represents the interconnectedness amongst people and their communities. In 1992, we updated the logo colours from brown and orange to blue and orange. Note the colour change for one of the dots in the 1992 version.
By 2017, we were ready to change again and while still incorporated as the Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc., we began using the operating name SaskAbilities and introduced a new logo. We see the name and logo as more modern, streamlined versions while paying tribute to our rich history and roots. In the logo design we continue to use the dots from the previous two logos, again emphasizing our focus on people and communities.
