DABC will create a series of short videos to raise awareness about the impacts of road accidents on people’s lives and how they adapt and continue to contribute to our communities after injury and disability. This project is generously funded by ICBC.
For more information about the project, contact Karen Martin, karen@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org
Do you rely on plastic straws as an adaptive aid? Will the upcoming ban on plastic straws impact you or the people your organization supports? If so, the City of Vancouver would like to hear from you.
The City is considering requiring vendors to supply bendable plastic straws for customers who need them. To better understand if this is the preferred approach, they are hosting workshops and one-on-one interviews to gather input from people who rely on straws as an adaptive a id. This is an opportunity to share your thoughts on exemptions and preferred straw types, while helping the City better understand how to improve accessibility across Vancouver as part of the straw ban. There will be a workshop at Mount Pleasant Community Centre on April 9, 2019.
The ban on plastic straws is a component of the City’s Single-Use Item Reduction Strategy and could begin as early as June 1, 2019 (pending Council approval).
For more information or to participate, contact: hello@thinkmodus.ca
Dear Community Partner,
BC’s first poverty reduction plan, announced March 18 by Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson, included some more improvements to Ministry coverage and accessibility in addition to the $50 rate increase to disability and income assistance effective April 1, 2019.
The improvements include:
We celebrate the wide reach of the plan, which includes expenditures for housing, health, childcare, education and training and built-in performance measurements to keep the government accountable. We encourage the government to keep moving forward and to raise the disability and income assistance rates further.
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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.
