Victoria Friday, May 18, 2018 11:30 AM Michael J. Prince, the Lansdowne professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, has been appointed chair of Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) by Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. CLBC was created in 2005 to support services for people with disabilities. The appointment of […]
From: Employment and Social Development Canada Statement May 17, 2018 Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada Global Accessibility Awareness Day aims to recognize the importance of digital access and inclusion for people with different disabilities. On this 7th Global Accessibility Awareness Day, let’s ask ourselves what our lives would be like if […]
“Hey!” said a passerby with disgust, “Don’t do that!! It’s disgusting.” Now I don’t happen to believe that this was said to the man with an intellectual disability because of his disability, I firmly believe it was because of his behaviour. He had been walking alongside his staff in a mall when he leaded over […]
Ruby is a big fan of the television show called, I think, “Charmed.” While we were here in Los Angeles she asked if we could go and get a picture of the house from the show. On Sunday, after prompting from Ruby, we checked and found it wasn’t too long of a drive from our […]
Okay Google suggested a mall for us to go to on Sunday for a bit of a stroll. The weather here has been grey and drizzling for most of the weekend, clearing up yesterday afternoon in time to let us know that the work week would be beautiful. We arrived, parked and headed in. The […]
I know a mother who kept her baby girl. Everyone told her to ‘put her with her own kind’ … her response was always the same, ‘but that’s where she already is.’ She spent her life fighting for her daughter’s right to adulthood and then she had to, with great difficulty, let her child go […]
Victoria Thursday, May 17, 2018 10:15 AM The May long weekend is a great time to travel and visit friends and family. However, with flooding in some areas the Province of B.C. is asking residents and visitors to plan their destinations and travel routes carefully. Many areas – including regions experiencing flooding – are still […]
May 17, 2018 – – Inclusive Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2018 Toronto, ON – Inclusion BC has issued a report titled, Stop Hurting Kids II: Restraint & Seclusion in BC Schools. Inclusion BC is calling for immediate provincial action to protect students with a disability from abuse as a result of the systemic […]
New Westminster, BC, May 16, 2018: Based on disturbing findings in a new report that found continuing and systemic use of restraint and seclusion in schools, Inclusion BC is calling for immediate provincial action to protect students with special needs from abuse. The report, Stop Hurting Kids II: Restraint & Seclusion […]
We need your support to bring the Standard to the attention of Parliamentarians. The Vulnerable Persons Standard contains a series of safeguards that will help to ensure that Canadians requesting assistance from physicians to end their life can do so without jeopardizing the lives of vulnerable persons who may be subject to coercion and abuse. […]
