Expanded Supports for Family-and-Friend Caregivers
On Monday, June 18, the Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, announced the Ministry of Health will be investing $75 million to expand respite care and adult day programs.
“Many B.C. seniors count on their spouses, children and close friends to help them stay at home, and cope and manage chronic conditions,” said Dix. “Caregiving without adequate supports can impact the whole family, particularly a person’s ability to live at home, which is what most seniors and their loved ones want. Giving seniors better options and supporting unpaid caregivers to take time for themselves is a necessity.”
“Over the next three years, the Province will improve and strengthen respite services and adult day programs to support seniors and their family-and-friend caregivers. The number of respite beds will be increased, and overnight care at home will be made more accessible. In addition, the number of adult day program spaces will be increased, and the hours of operation will be expanded to provide services on evenings and weekends.”
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Feedback Needed on DABC's How I Need to Know Project Videos
DABC has had a great response to our video series How I Need to Know: helping people with disabilities who are victims of crime understand the justice system. We launched these videos in January 2018. These short videos cover topics on how the justice system works and what to expect. There are 6 illustrated, reader-friendly videos, and 4 ASL/captioned videos. As well, there are information guides (Help Sheets) in English and French that cover the same topics as the videos.
If you have viewed our videos and Help Sheets, we would really like to hear what you think about them. Please help us by giving us your feedback and completing this short survey – it’s only 5 quick questions that will take less than 5 minutes to complete.
Survey link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPFM8NN
Your feedback will help us evaluate the videos and our project.
If you haven’t viewed the videos or Help Sheets yet, you can access the videos here: https://disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org/how-i-need-to-know-videos/
You can access the Help Sheets here: https://disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org/…/publ…/violence-prevention/
For more information about the project, contact Karen Martin, karen@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org.
DABC's 2018 AGM: Saturday, June 23rd
Dear DABC member,
This is a reminder that DABC’s 2018 AGM will be on Saturday, June 23rd at the Croatian Cultural Centre. We really enjoy seeing our members at the AGM every year and we hope that you will join us. This will be our Executive Director Jane Dyson’s last AGM before her retirement later this year.
Please note that to vote at our AGM you must be a member in good standing.
Our 2018 Guest Speaker
This year we are delighted to welcome as our guest speaker Dr. Michael Prince, PhD.
Michael Prince is a political scientist and disability rights advocate. He teaches at the University of Victoria where he is the Lansdowne Professor of Social Policy. An active volunteer, Michael is on the board of several community organizations. He is also a frequent media commentator on television, radio and newspapers on matters of policy and politics in BC and Canada.
Date: Saturday, June 23rd, 2018
Time: Registration opens at 10:30 am. The AGM starts at 11:00 am. It will last approximately 2 hours.
Location: Croatian Cultural Centre – Room B.
3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver (Commercial Drive @ East 16th Avenue)
Light refreshments will be provided.
There will be Realtime Captioning available.
