Hi there, My name is Paul Baldwin, I live with a disability, and I believe so much in the CLBC Commitment document and its five commitments for so many reasons, but my journey of transitioning from my apartment the second time I was there when I wanted compete independence, to now when I want to […]
February 17th, 2016 Five exceptional inclusion champions are being recognized for helping their communities more fully include the adults CLBC serves through the seventh annual Widening Our World Awards. The five were chosen out of 50 extraordinary people nominated for their efforts to build awareness of inclusion, increase accessibility and access to community and social networks, and encourage […]
The subsidized BC Bus Pass price is going from $45 per year to $52 per month, and critics say that effectively negates the $77 monthly increase to disability benefits included in Tuesday’s provincial budget. FILE PHOTO The BC Bus Pass program has been altered, not cancelled, as some users of the $45-per-year […]
My name is Anna. During a goal setting ISP I decided I like to read I wanted to join a book club. In my city there are not any during the day or at my reading level. I decided my city needed one and I was going to start it. I went to my staff […]
Today in Question Period in BC Leg May 19th 2016 Michele Mungall opposition critic to Ministry OF Social Development and Social Innovation DISABILITY BENEFITS AND BUS PASS PROGRAM CHANGES M. Mungall: For four months now, advocates, people with disabilities and their families, have […]
Over the next five years, the Province is committing a total of $355 million to create upwards of 2,000 new affordable housing units across British Columbia. “This is the largest single social and affordable housing investment in the province’s history,” said Premier Christy Clark. “A strong, growing economy gives us the ability to make investments […]
February 11th, 2016 Legislation introduced today by Social Development and Social Innovation Minister Michelle Stilwell will make it easier for some people with disabilities to receive disability assistance, including many youth transitioning into CLBC services. Under this proposed legislation, government will be able to prescribe groups of people as Persons with Disabilities (PWD), without them […]
In the Gospels, it is written that it is better to give than to receive, but here’s the problem; if there isn’t someone willing to receive the gifts, nobody can give them! I think this is especially true when it comes to people with disabilities. I’ve often run into the situation where I’ve gotten a […]
Watch as Julie as she talks about life and her family.
After I graduated from high school, one of the first places I saw myself living in was the house next door that was for sale at the time. I could still take the same route to work and not be too far away from family. But time went on and it got bought by someone […]
