Today is Valentines day. And I think of people with intellectual disabilities who live in systems that forbid them love and marriage. Today is Hearts and Flowers day. And I think of seniors residences that forbid husbands and wives rooms together. Today is Chocolates and Candy Kisses day. And I think of all the countries […]
A new analysis of Education Ministry data shows an explosion in the number of students with special needs whose families are paying privately for education, often as the last resort due to inadequate support for inclusion at local public schools. PRESS RELEASE February 16, 2017 New Westminster, BC—As we celebrate Inclusive Education month across Canada this February, […]
Vancouver Thursday, February 16, 2017 10:30 AM The B.C. government’s commitment to redevelop the Riverview Lands is proceeding with an agreement for the construction of a new building to accommodate the Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre for Youth and a Provincial Assessment Centre for people with developmental disabilities. The Province has entered into a design-build agreement […]
Self-advocate, Lynn McGuire talks about her computer cleaning business. She shares why she likes having a business and how she gets her clients. Lynn and Emilie are the Bright Bytes Computer Maids. They will thoroughly clean your computer: Keyboard Mouse Screen Desk under computer Top and side of tower when accessible Headset […]
Valentines day. Flowers and chocolate everywhere. Plush dogs and cats holding plump felt hearts between tiny paws.I’m diabetic, there’s nothing about this holiday that appeals to me. Neither Joe or I celebrate the day.Even so we aren’t furry and green and need our hearts to grow three sizes for the one day a year that […]
By: Sue McGinness Hello my name is Sue and I live in Victoria, BC. I work as a dishwasher at the restaurant at the Bay department store. Today, I would like to tell you about how I got involved in Special Olympics. First let me tell you about how it works. There are 4 […]
Key Messages Canada earns an “A” grade and ranks 8th out of 16 peer countries. Canada relies more on labour market integration of people with disabilities than on income transfers. The employment rate of people with disabilities is lower in Canada than in 8 of the 16 peer countries. Putting income of people with disabilities […]
Joe waited outside with our shopping and I went in to go to the toilet. I checked the disabled stall and it was empty. Then I busied myself by getting the door open while turning my chair to back into the space beside the toilet. As I was doing this a man of about my […]
Michael J. Prince is the Lansdowne Professor of Social Policy at the University of Victoria, a Broadbent Institute Policy Fellow and a member of the Board of Directors of Inclusion BC. He has written a report on Disability and Income Assistance Benefits that looks at the cost of living in BC and the gap between […]
It’s been a couple of weeks now that I’ve been dealing with hospitals and nurses and long distance calls. My father fell and broke his hip. This lead to all sorts of complications and for one reason or the other I became the family contact person. Mostly my job has been gathering information from the […]
