Sara Norman, 24 hours Monday, June 16, 2014 3:58:48 PDT PM Premier Christy Clark announces a 10-year plan to address the needs of people with disabilities. (Sara Norman, 24 hours) A 10-year plan purported to address the needs of disabled people in the province is not going over well with advocates. Monday, B.C. premier Christy […]
Families, Government Operations, Health Monday, June 16, 2014 10:45 AM VANCOUVER – Premier Christy Clark has unveiled Accessibility 2024, a 10-year plan that responds to the voices of thousands of British Columbians who took part in a three-month long public consultation on making B.C. the most progressive place in Canada for people with disabilities. […]
The Disability Consultation Report: Moving Together Toward an Accessible B.C. has now been released in preparation for the B.C. Accessibility Summit on June 16th. The Summit is taking place from 10:00am until Noon (PST) or 11:00am until 1:00pm (MST) on Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. An agenda for the summit is available here. Watch Online To give all British Columbians the […]
BC People First had our annual conference on May 15-18, 2014 at Inn at the Quay in New Westminster, BC. On our first night, a comedian night, we had Conrad as MC to make sure everything was staying on track and to introduce our guests. Richard McDonald told some funny jokes and made people laugh. […]
Temple Grandin was born in 1947. By age two, her family and doctors knew something was wrong. At that time, there was not even a name for her condition. She didn’t talk, smile, laugh, and was emotionally withdrawn. Temple’s mother refused to institutionalize her. After two years of speech therapy, she started to talk but […]
Tara Kimberley Torme is a self-advocate who has been diagnosed with Asberger’s Syndrome. She recently attended the Institute of Families 2014 Conference in Vancouver, and here she shares her experience of the two-day event. In May I had the opportunity to attend a conference hosted by The Institute of Families thanks to a scholarship. People […]
Government accepted verbal information instead of hard-copy proof, but ministry insists all applications were checked By Rob Shaw, Vancouver Sun June 3, 2014 People line up at Powell and Main in Vancouver on ‘Welfare Wednesday.’ Photograph by: GLENN BAGLO , VANCOUVER SUN VICTORIA — The B.C. government quietly relaxed the rules for some welfare […]
Pulling out teeth of developmentally delayed unfair solution By Joan Rush, Special to the Vancouver Sun June 3, 2014 If dentists acknowledge their role as health-care professionals providing critically needed treatment, they will never allow vulnerable adults with developmental disabilities to suffer in pain while they whiten teeth for wealthy clients. Photograph by: GREG WAHL-STEPHENS […]
Tony Mauro, 8:19 p.m. EDT June 1, 2014 Justices unite over ‘intellectual disability.’ The U.S. Supreme Court is often divided, but on one little-noticed point last week, it was unanimous: the term “mental retardation” is no longer appropriate to use. This may seem trivial and way too late. Mental health professionals and most of the […]
Firm exploring class action after victory in Ontario By: Dan Lett Posted: 06/2/2014 1:00 AM WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES The Manitoba Developmental Centre means jobs for Portage la Prairie residents For years, advocates for the mentally and physically disabled have demanded the province close the Manitoba Developmental Centre and relocate […]
