Thanks to all our donors from the Spectrum Vancouver Next Chapter Book Club! Jun 01, 2015 12:46 am | Aaron On April 16-19, 2015, Liz, Jerry and Susan from Vancouver’s Next Chapter Book Club participated in the Chapter’s Ahead Conference in Chicago. This conference is a gathering of Next Chapter Book Clubs from all over […]
Monday, May 4, 2015 12:30 PM VICTORIA – From the classroom to the workplace, government is helping British Columbians with disabilities access the training, resources and technology they need to secure employment through $1.2 million in funding for post-secondary institutions and $9 million over three years for the new Technology@Work program. Government is providing more […]
Hi all, Selfadvocatenet.com wants to alert those that are not aware there has been earthquake in Nepal. Our peers, Self Advocates there need your help, below is information that has been covered in the past few days. People with Diversabilities; we are wanting to reach out to anyone who needs support in this unforeseen tragedy in Nepal. […]
DISABILITY IS NATURAL NEWSLETTER April 23, 2015 What do apples have to do with disability? A green apple is more like red apples than different, and a person with a disability is more like people without disabilities than different. From the U.S. Developmental Disabilities Act: “Disability is a natural part of the human experience.” […]
http://www.budget.gc.ca/2015/docs/plan/budget2015-eng.pdf The Conservatives have their balanced budget — barely. Finance Minister Joe Oliver has managed to keep the Conservatives’ 2011 election promise to return Canada to a surplus in 2015 with a federal budget that has the government spending $1.4 billion less than it takes in — despite a spate of pre-election tax cuts […]
April 15, 2015 PRESS RELEASE April 15, 2015 The Supreme Court of Canada struck down the mandatory minimum sentence for possession of a prohibited weapon as unconstitutional. CACL applied for and was granted leave to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada case last year as people with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately represented in […]
Selfadvocatenet.com would like to recognize all those men and woman that volunteer there time for great causes. below are some of links that recognizing there volunteers if was not for volunteers alot of what we value would not be existing work volunteers go through selfadvocate.ca like to thank all those that does […]
By Cheryl Fryfield (Self Advocate) In the past 5 years now I have done two PATHs. PATH is about person centered planning. It doesn’t have to be for just people with diversabilities. It can be for anyone. In a PATH meeting there will be important people there that you have invited. There is a facilitator […]
Imagine being given the opportunity to meet major sports stars. Well, I have been lucky enough to have met two of my personal sports heroes, Wayne Gretzky and Pat Quinn. Through the Canadian National Institute for the Blind I was offered the chance to meet Wayne Gretzky, or as well know him, The Great One. […]
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:00 AM VICTORIA – The Province is helping low-income adults and children access urgent dental care with a $120,000 one-time grant to support dental programs throughout B.C. Twenty not-for-profit dental clinics will receive $4,000 each. The majority of the $80,000 distributed to the clinics will be used to deliver services at […]
