Released on March 19, 2014 The province is continuing its unprecedented support for people with disabilities with enhancements to programs and services. The 2014-15 Budget includes $446.2 million in funding for people with disabilities, an increase of $84.3 million over last year and more than double the funding provided in 2007-08. “The commitment we made […]
by Gail Johnson on Mar 18, 2014 at 3:10 pm Able-bodied folks rarely sweat the small stuff. Making dinner, grocery shopping, and having a shower are the kinds of daily tasks that are easily taken for granted when you have no trouble doing them. Add to that list household chores like vacuuming, dusting, scrubbing bathtubs, […]
by Tom Fletcher – BC Local News posted Mar 17, 2014 at 9:00 AM Retired London Drugs CEO Wynne Powell speaks at the B.C. legislature with a sign-language interpreter: ‘This is not out of the ordinary. This is how we should operate as a society.’ — image credit: Tom Fletcher/Black Press Of the thousands of comments […]
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A company that discriminated against an intellectually disabled Ontario woman did so with the consent of her parents and likely the complicity of the government, a human rights tribunal has found. Christie Blatchford Published: March 12, 2014, 8:03 pm Updated: 4 days ago The case made headlines this week, and appeared […]
Money MakeoverBy: Joel Schlesinger Posted: 03/15/2014 1:00 AM | Carry and Drew have a lot of things they would like to accomplish in the next decade and a half. The problem is they only have so much money to go around. “We need to be able to budget our money so we can save to […]
Mother says multiple reports from community members of ‘verbally cruel behaviour’ from his aide Allison Bench 3/14/2014 A Kitimat mother has pulled her 14-year old autistic son out of Mount Elizabeth Secondary school because of what she calls ‘verbally cruel behaviour’ from his aide. “I’ve been getting a lot of negative feedback […]
By Darryl Walker, Special to the Vancouver Sun March 13, 2014 For over a decade, front-line services helping the most vulnerable British Columbians — adults with developmental disabilities, youths-at-risk, women fleeing violence — have been subject to funding cutbacks. This year, we are finally turning a corner thanks to the power of collective bargaining. Virtually […]
David Johnson is a self advocate who lives in Dawson Creek BC. David has been involved in the community living movement for many years and is currently President of BC People First – one of the province’s largest self advocate organizations. Recently David made a presentation to his local City Council on behalf of people […]
Posted on March 6, 2014 by BCCPD The University of British Columbia’s Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship is conducting research on employment services and supports for people with disabilities in BC. People with disabilities who have experience with employment programs in BC, employment support providers, and individuals who work for employment programs are all […]
