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Vancouver Friday, October 4, 2019 12:45 PM Hundreds of survivors of violence and/or abuse in nearly every corner of the province can now access skills training and supports crucial to their independence and healing. Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, celebrated the launch of 15 programs throughout B.C. at Kiwassa Neighbourhood House. […]

Victoria Tuesday, October 1, 2019 8:00 AM Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, has released the following statement in recognition of Registered Disability Savings Plan Awareness Month: “October is Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) Awareness Month in British Columbia. More than 31,000 people with disabilities have opened an RDSP in B.C., giving […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25th, 2019 TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) is distressed to have learned of the death of Alan Nichols, a British Columbia man with a disability and mental illness who died with medical assistance despite, in his family’s view, being in a state of mental health crisis. […]

Selfadvocatenet.com in support of Community Living Month here on this page we would to keep you posted on activities in. The meaning of Community Living Month is to celebrate the achievements that people with diversities have overcome in inclusion and employment in their life to fullest it is also to promote what disabilities is all […]

Burnaby Monday, September 16, 2019 11:30 AM The Government of B.C. is asking British Columbians to help define future legislation that will make B.C. a more accessible and inclusive province. “Integrating accessibility into every area of life is central to creating livable communities including workplaces, buildings, neighbourhoods and businesses,” said Shane Simpson, Minister of Social […]

The Quebec Superior Court has struck down a fundamental protection for the equality rights and inclusion of the elderly, ill and persons with disabilities in Canada’s medical assistance in dying legislation. At present, only persons whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable meet the legal requirements for a medically-assisted death. On September 11th, however, in a […]

  News release     September 10, 2019 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency The Mobility Aids and Air Travel Report , developed by an International Working Group (IWG) established by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), is now available. It includes four recommendations that can be implemented in the near term to improve the […]