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Auditor General of BC releases report on BC’s disability assistance

By Cam Dore | Published: May 15, 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014 by BCCPD On May 15th, the BC Auditor General released a report entitled Disability Assistance: An Audit of Program Access, Integrity and Results. The report found that “disability assistance clients may be at risk of not having their basic needs met.” The report makes 10 recommendations and notes that financial […]

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Student wins for putting people first

By Cam Dore | Published: May 15, 2014

Video tells tale of acceptance of persons with disabilities by Chris Bolster | reporter@prpeak.com Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:14 AM PDT A Powell River woman who works with people with disabilities has been recognized by inclusion BC for a short video she made last fall.For the past four years Christine Townley has worked for […]

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Disabled mothers in BC rallying against child support clawbacks

By Cam Dore | Published: May 15, 2014

They say the cash comes off their income disability assistance cheques Andrea Macpherson April 22, 2014 2:25 pm VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Single disabled moms in BC say they can’t afford to feed their kids because the province continues to clawback child support payments. They say the cash comes off their income disability assistance cheques. Tabitha […]

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Province holding Premier’s Forum on Employment for Persons with a Disability

By Cam Dore | Published: May 13, 2014

Tribune-Post Staff Published on May 12, 2014 The provincial government, in conjunction with the Premier’s Council on the Status of Disabled Persons, will hold a Premier’s Forum on Employment for Persons with a Disability today (May 12) in advance of the provincial jobs summit People, Skills, Jobs: Putting our resources to work.“Helping people with disabilities […]

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Some disabled Australians will have to join work programs or have benefits cut

By Cam Dore | Published: May 13, 2014

Budget says disability pensioners aged under 35 must take part in programs if they are able to work more than eight hours a week theguardian.com, Tuesday 13 May 2014 11.47 BST The case reviews of disability pensioners will cost $46.4m over five years. Photograph: David Hunt/AAP Some people with disabilities will be made to participate […]

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Computer crash puts children at risk, says B.C. NDP

By Cam Dore | Published: May 7, 2014

Social workers unable to access files since $180M computer system crashed last week. CBC News Posted: May 07, 2014 8:41 AM PTLast Updated: May 07, 2014 3:00 PM PT The NDP say the failure of the B.C. governments Integrated Case Management computer system is putting vulnerable people at risk, including children in government care. A […]

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Major glitch in provincial computer system hurting B.C.’s most vulnerable: NDP MLA

By Cam Dore | Published: May 7, 2014

By Matthew Robinson, Vancouver Sun May 7, 2014 The Opposition Critic for Social Development says a major glitch in a multimillion dollar provincial computer system is putting vulnerable children and adults at serious risk.   The province’s Integrated Case Management system, which handles information from a range of ministries, has been crashing repeatedly, said Michelle […]

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INcommon.tv: One Story at a Time

By Bryce Schaufelburger | Published: May 6, 2014
INcommon.tv

Shelley Dacoste is a self advocate who is leading a campaign to change the word “disability” to “diversability”. Here she writes about her experience presenting at INcommon.tv’s Interconnected – an evening of live storytelling on March 6, 2014. The evening of March 6th was hosted at the Roundhouse Yaletown, Vancouver. It was different to be […]

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The Important Role of BC’s Self Advocate Liaisons

By Bryce Schaufelburger | Published: April 30, 2014

Self Advocacy is a rights movement led by people who have been labelled as having a developmental disability.  It’s about having a voice and speaking up for your rights and for the rights of others. BC has a strong network of self advocacy leaders working across the province to promote equality and full inclusion for […]

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Your Rights to Privacy

By Bryce Schaufelburger | Published: April 29, 2014
Privacy

There are laws to protect people’s privacy. The laws apply to everyone. The courts recognize that everybody has a right to privacy whether they are at home, in the workplace, in the hospital, speaking with a lawyer, going to school, living in a care facility, working with social services or attending church.   You have […]

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