By Krystian Shaw In the States, they have a DVD out called “Be safe the movie”. It is a training DVD that teaches police and those with all kinds of disabilities to work together. Many people are alarmed by how many developmentally delayed people have been mishandled by police, mostly in the States, […]
November 1st, 2017 A message from CEO Seonag Macrae and CLBC’s Indigenous Advisory Committee. The Province has proclaimed November as the third annual Indigenous Disability Awareness Month in British Columbia, which recognizes the unique contributions First Nations, Métis and Inuit people living with disabilities make to communities throughout the province. View the B.C. Government News […]
October 31st, 2017 VANCOUVER – Community Living BC (CLBC) and the Douglas College Foundation (DCF) announced today they have renewed a partnership that is providing $10,000 in scholarships to support BC students who specialize in helping adults with developmental disabilities to locate and retain employment. The purpose of the scholarship is to build capacity of […]
Victoria Wednesday, November 1, 2017 8:00 AM British Columbians are invited to celebrate the contributions of Indigenous people with disabilities as government has proclaimed November Indigenous Disability Awareness Month. Acting on a recommendation from the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), B.C. became the first province in Canada to dedicate November to Indigenous […]
Victoria Tuesday, October 31, 2017 8:00 AM Over the next six weeks, British Columbians have the opportunity to share their perspective on the path to raising B.C.’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The Fair Wages Commission is seeking input on the timing of wage increases for the general workforce, as well as […]
This is Home Page of Milieu Family Services Self-Advocacy Group Self-Advocacy is representing unity in all. Working together we strive for positive growth, goals, and independence. Accepting everyone’s differences and abilities, we learn from each other. Together we give and receive, helping gain connections within the community. Everyone’s ideas are accepted with respect and […]
This year is the 25th anniversary of the Office of the Advocate for Service Quality (OASQ). We’ve refreshed our materials to explain who we are and how we focus on improving the quality of service for adults and transitioning youth who have a developmental disability (including Autism and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) and their families. […]
Victoria Monday, October 30, 2017 10:15 AM Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson announced the members of his Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction as he invited British Columbians to share their ideas to help shape the Province’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy. The 27 people appointed to the minister’s Advisory Forum on Poverty […]
On our way from one city to another we stopped at a mall just off the freeway. We both had to use their toilet facilities and I wanted a bit of a run round the edges of the mall. I sometimes feel I am going to seize up whilst sitting on the passenger side. We […]
Photo description: my hands in wheelchair gloves with the fingers all worn out. I finally did it, I retired my old gloves. It was much harder than you might imagine. I liked the fit and feel of these gloves and they are hard to find replacements for. They are not designed for wheelchair use, […]
