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 23^rd, 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 16^th Avenue)

Light refreshments will be provided.

There will be Realtime Captioning available.

Do you know an employer who is helping to ensure that more people with disabilities are employed? Or an excellent employee with a disability? Please consider nominating them for our 2018 Outstanding Employment Awards.

The deadline for nominations is August 15th and the nomination forms are available here:
https://disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org/fall-fling/

The Right Fit Pilot Project (RFPP) is a multi-partner effort to address challenges in matching affordable, wheelchair-accessible homes and independent living support services in Metro Vancouver with people who need them.

The RFPP has been featured in the magazine of the Vancouver Foundation, one of two organizations funding the project (the other is The BC Rehab Foundation).

DABC is very happy to see the RFPP highlighted and grateful for the Vancouver Foundation’s support of DABC and the project.

To read the article, please click here (page 5).

To learn more about the RFPP, please visit DABC’s website or the Individualized Funding Resource Centre Society (IFRC)’s website. IFRC is working with DABC to develop a case management support model to better match clients’ needs with available housing and supports.