In the wake of Ariis Knight’s tragic death, DABC has joined several other disability organizations and individuals in calling for a clear province-wide policy allowing people with disabilities to have an essential support person present during hospitalization. We recognize that hospitals must limit visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, but in many cases, such accommodation is fundamental to communication and informed consent to care.

Read the letter here.

During this COVID-19 pandemic, if your Quest client card has expired or is due to expire, Quest will honour all cards for one additional year beyond the current expiry date. There is no need to go into one of their markets to have your card renewed at this time.

Also, all clients that are unable to shop for themselves due to physical restrictions, who are at risk or are ill, can give their client card to another family member, friend or volunteer to shop on their behalf. This is ONLY for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

To help mitigate the financial challenges posed by COVID-19, the federal and BC governments have introduced several new emergency supports and programs.

An overview of these emergency measures is available in our new information Help Sheet, HS #17: COVID-19 Supports and Programs.

Read and download the Help Sheet here:
https://disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org/hs17/

This is just an overview and many of these benefits are under development and/or changing daily, so it is important to check the news and government websites for the most current information.

For specific questions, please contact our advocates by calling 604-872-1278 or 1-800-663-1278 (toll-free) and leaving a message or by email at advocacy@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org.

To view the rest of our Help Sheet series on provincial benefits and programs, as well as our other publications, please visit our publications page .