Hosted by: Disability Alliance BC Date: September 27th, 2018 Location: Italian Cultural Centre 3075 Slocan St., Vancouver (Click for map) Ticket Price: TBA DABC’s 6th annual fundraising gala is on September 27th, 2018 at the Italian Cultural Centre (3075 Slocan St., Vancouver, BC). Last year’s gala was a fun evening and a great success and […]
Hosted by: PLAN Institute Date: September 7th – 9th, 2018 Location: The Bowen Island Lodge, 380 Cardena St, Bowen Island (Click for map) Registration: Available online (note: space is limited) About the Retreat: Being the primary support for a loved one who is vulnerable or who has a disability can be an all-consuming and sometimes […]
Hosted by: Delta Community Living Society Date: July 13th, 2018 10:30AM – 2:00PM Location: Kirkland House at Hawthorne Grove Park, 4140 Arthur Drive, Ladner (Click for map) Click for flyer Bring your family and friends to the Kirkland House on July 13th for the presentation of the Tony Schmand Memorial Awards and the Janice Womersley […]
Victoria Monday, May 28, 2018 11:30 AM British Columbia’s Rental Housing Task Force will tour the province in June 2018, stopping in 10 communities to engage British Columbians. The task force is leading a review to modernize and balance provincial tenancy laws to provide safe, secure and affordable housing. The focus will be on both renters […]
Selfadvocatenet.com in support of National Accessibility week from may 27 to June 2nd reason is We need to change the way we think, talk and act about barriers to participation and accessibility. And to remove barriers to give Canadians of all abilities a better chance to succeed. selfadvocate.ca will be doing is of highlighting some […]
Hi, I am going to write a story about how my niece changed my life. I was abused as a child and I always ended up in the hospital. Every year around mom’s anniversary of her passing I would feel sad and hurt missing her, but last year April 23, 2017, my niece was born. […]
Sometimes being a person with diverseability is hard and you all have my support.Let me tell you about being someone with a high functioning invisible diverse ability, it is twice the work and double the mental concentration. Let me explain… I feel that sometimes when a diverseability is very visible and apparent or very noticeable, […]
Home. Our flight home. Our waiting rental car. All went as they were supposed to. The traffic was heavy because of the long weekend but we managed to survive it all and arrive home. We came in and immediately felt embraced. We knew that this space was ours and that it was tailored to our […]
Okay, we fly home tomorrow. As you read this we will be on a plane flying towards Canada. One we land it’s about an hours drive home, depending on traffic, and then we sail in to the long weekend. We’re tired from the trip but as always grateful to have had the experiences we’ve had. […]
On March 28th, 2018, I went to my first CLBC Editorial Board meeting as a guest. It was amazing and I really liked it. I learned a lot from it, and I will continue to learn a lot more from future meetings. Seeing what the board does for CLBC is impressive. Watching people use their […]
