Free webinar: A Primer on PWD, CPP-D, DTC and the RDSP.
September 9, 2020 by DABC
Square Peg Society has partnered with DABC’s Access RDSP team for a FREE Zoom webinar: A Primer on Persons with Disabilities (PWD), Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD), the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) & the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP).
The webinar is TOMORROW, Thursday, September 10th, 10 am – noon.
To Register to in advance:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sl0Cb0aKT3OTZc2qxWFryA
You will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the webinar.
All you need to know about these fundamental programs in two hours – how these programs can benefit you and your family member, how to determine if you are eligible (even if you have been told previously that you aren’t!), and how to apply.
Square Peg Society is happy to have Sharareh Saremi, who works as an Advocate for Disability Alliance BC, speak on these programs to their Square Peg Society families. This program is offered in partnership with Plan Institute and the BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS). Sharareh has worked with Disability Alliance BC for the past two & half years, assisting people with PWD, CPPD & DTC applications & appeals.
We want to hear about your experience with government disability benefits!
Help us to help people with disabilities get government benefits!
DABC and Prosper Canada are working together to support people with disabilities get government benefits.
If you have experienced a disability, we want to hear about your experience with government benefits.
You can participate through a variety of ways that best suit you:
– Weekly reflections
– Create art
– Photo journal
– Phone interview
– Collaging
Compensation provided, space is limited. Must be 18 years+.
Contact Janet Flynn – Prosper Canada for more information: jflynn@prospercanada.org or 1-877-568-1571 x 2255
To download a PDF of the flyer, click here.
Provincial Budget 2021 Consultation Report released
The provincial Budget 2021 Consultation Report was released this week.
We are very pleased to see that, as we requested, the Committee has recommended that the government invest in a comprehensive program to make assistive devices and medical equipment accessible to those that need them.
The Committee has also recommended a review of the income and disability assistance framework, although we had hoped for stronger language recommending a permanent rate increase for both IA and PWD.
Read the full report and the Committee’s 124 recommendations here: https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees/41stparliament-5thsession-fgs
