April 28th, 2014 Increases to program funding and service provider training are among improvements announced today by Community Living BC to an already innovative program for adults with autism spectrum disorder or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Improvements to the Personal Supports Initiative (PSI) support CLBC’s renewed commitment to continuous quality improvement and respond to […]
A new survey of Ontario schools finds many principals ask special education students to stay home because of lack of resources, reports People for Education. COLIN MCCONNELL / TORONTO STAR Order this photo Jen Charron with son Reid, 7, outside Adam Beck Public School, where Reid in in Grade 2. Reid, who has Asperger’s syndrome, […]
RICHMOND, BC, April 23, 2014 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is helping Canadians with disabilities develop the skills and experience they need to find jobs, today announced the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), on behalf of the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development. The Richmond Centre for Disability is […]
The Representative for Children and Youth supports children, youth, young adults and families who need help in dealing with systems serving young people, provides oversight to the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Community Living BC and advocates for improvements. Below, David Johnston, president of BC People First, describes his recent experience working with RCY. […]
Earning money is very important to self advocates who, if not living at home with family, often live in poverty. Like everybody else, they need money to pay rent, electricity, groceries, medical needs and other bills so they can live more independently and so they can save money for traveling and education. Whether self advocates […]
Summary: The murder-suicide of Prince Rupert residents Angie Robinson and her son Robert, who had autism, is a tragedy beyond comprehension. Underneath these terrible events lies the fact that they are completely preventable; access to services and support for families and people with developmental disabilities are woefully inadequate. Repeated calls for help over time by […]
Tara Kimberley Torme is a self-advocate on the Editorial Board for Self Advocate Net. She has spoken at numerous events to share her experience with Asperger Syndrome and started her own social and support group for adults with Asperger Syndrome. Below she shares her concerns about the lack of autism strategy in Canada: We […]
BRIDGE THE GAP Bridging the gap regarding ignorance and the need for services Respect from support people in services Learn to accept one another and trust each other To be assertive and speak out when we need to Respect our privacy Support on how to be more assertive Respecting the different ways people COMMUNICATE ! […]
Some British Columbians could be smiling a little brighter thanks to $96,000 for dental programs for low-income children and adults this year, announced Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation Minister Don McRae. McRae made the announcement at Vancouver’s Strathcona Community Dental Clinic, one of 19 clinics receiving $4,000 each, for a total of $76,000. […]
17 April 2014 Students at the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus in Kelowna are sharing their burgeoning skill sets with Special Olympics BC and gaining some valuable experience along the way. With the help of staff and faculty, students from disciplines such as Medicine, Nursing, and Human Kinetics, and from the UBC Okanagan Heat […]
