Notice To All Tax Clients!

January 26, 2022 by DABC

The CRA E-file service will be conducting its annual shutdown and maintenance period. 

Starting on:  Friday, January 28, 2022 – Monday February 21st 2022

At this time the DABC TaxAID program will be able to assist clients on a limited capacity with tax filings for previous years (paper filings) as well as tax consultations. The current standard processing time for the CRA to process a paper filing is 8-12 weeks.

Please note that during this time we will only be able to assist clients that have the slips needed to complete their filing as our Autofill service will be down during this period as well.

We appreciate our client’s patience and understanding during this time and look forward to assisting you with your upcoming 2021 tax filings!

Indigenous Disability Canada's Support for Indigenous Student Learning Program

January 13, 2022 by DABC

The application for the Indigenous Disability Canada’s Support for Indigenous Student Learning Program (SISLP) is now online! Visit http://bcands.bc.ca/isslp/.
British Columbia Aboriginal Network On Disability Society (BCANDS) is giving away over 2.7 million in technology to successful Indigenous student applicants across Canada, including those living with disabilities!

Participate in the Access Font Project!

January 13, 2022 by DABC

A graphic showing an optical web browser extension with controls for font legibility
A team from The Health Design Lab at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, in partnership with DABC and the Accessible Technology Program, is creating a web tool that adjusts fonts to make things easier to read for users with low vision. It improves control over font legibility and lets you read the internet in customized letters. The project will be released free to end users.

They’re looking for feedback! Participants will receive $50 by PayPal for an hour Zoom call and feedback. If you find screen magnification useful, you might be an ideal participant. To learn more or get involved, email jloh@disabilityalliancebc.org.