April 15, 2015 PRESS RELEASE April 15, 2015 The Supreme Court of Canada struck down the mandatory minimum sentence for possession of a prohibited weapon as unconstitutional. CACL applied for and was granted leave to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada case last year as people with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately represented in […]
A Parent’s Diary By: Michelle Goos My name is Michelle Goos. This is a story about me and my family, but mostly about my child (teen) who has a disability too. I have been with my partner, David, for 20 years. There have been ups and downs. Mostly around money. David has worked at the […]
Selfadvocatenet.com would like to recognize all those men and woman that volunteer there time for great causes. below are some of links that recognizing there volunteers if was not for volunteers alot of what we value would not be existing work volunteers go through selfadvocate.ca like to thank all those that does […]
By Cheryl Fryfield (Self Advocate) In the past 5 years now I have done two PATHs. PATH is about person centered planning. It doesn’t have to be for just people with diversabilities. It can be for anyone. In a PATH meeting there will be important people there that you have invited. There is a facilitator […]
Imagine being given the opportunity to meet major sports stars. Well, I have been lucky enough to have met two of my personal sports heroes, Wayne Gretzky and Pat Quinn. Through the Canadian National Institute for the Blind I was offered the chance to meet Wayne Gretzky, or as well know him, The Great One. […]
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:00 AM VICTORIA – The Province is helping low-income adults and children access urgent dental care with a $120,000 one-time grant to support dental programs throughout B.C. Twenty not-for-profit dental clinics will receive $4,000 each. The majority of the $80,000 distributed to the clinics will be used to deliver services at […]
Lin Fraser, left, with Doreen Gee, is fighting to change a provincial policy that requires any person on disability income to seek all other forms of income first. Victoria senior Doreen Gee faced a difficult decision two years ago — either she applied for an early, reduced benefit from the Canada Pension Plan, or […]
April 7th, 2015 Community Living BC (CLBC) and the Douglas College Foundation announced a renewed partnership that is providing $20,000 in scholarships to support B.C. students who specialize in helping the adults that CLBC serves find and keep employment. The scholarships, the first of their kind in Canada, were launched last year with an initial […]
April 2, 2015 Coming Together Volume 8, Issue 1 is now available for download Meet family leaders across Canada – people in all walks of life taking steps to change hearts and minds at home and around the world. Coming together… shares thought-provoking perspectives on how families are leading change in communities, and highlights events, […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocate is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. This April newsletter 2015 contains lots of great articles. There are articles on assistive technologies, world autism awareness day/Light it up blue, and there is even a special report on the Kamloops Cowboy Festival with an interview with a […]
