DABC will be an exhibitor at the 13th Annual Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference gathering psychiatrists, primary care physicians, pharmacists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers in discussion of a variety of pharmacological interventions in complex areas that affect people with mental health disabilities.
Info about the conference is available here: https://ubccpd.ca/course/pppc2019
The Government of Canada has released an update on the implementation of Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
You can read the report at the link below:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/results/poverty-reduction.html
To read the Government of Canada’s news release, please visit this link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2019/08/canadas-poverty-reduction-strategy-growing-the-middle-class.html
Accessibility Project Grant 2018 Winner, Victoria Disability Resource Centre’s Disability Awareness Training Program!
Are you a local employer in Victoria area and interested in receiving this free 2-hour disability awareness training session?
By working together, employers will learn about how to successfully recruit, hire and support people with disabilities in the workplace.
For more information, please contact Kelby Mullin, the Centre’s Disability Awareness Trainer, at trainer@drcvictoria.com or 250-595-0044 ext. 116.
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Since 1977, Disability Alliance BC has been a provincial, cross-disability voice in British Columbia. Our mission is to promote a more inclusive and equitable society for people with all disabilities through direct services, community partnerships, systemic advocacy, research, and publications.
We acknowledge and have deep gratitude to work together on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Selíl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations of the Coast Salish people. We honour the many territorial keepers of the lands.
DABC is a proud member of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)and BC Poverty Reduction Coalition.
DABC is proud to be certified as a Living Wage Employer by Living Wage for Families BC! We are glad to be able to support our staff to feel valued in their roles and provide them with the opportunity to thrive in their communities.
