Jane Dyson receives Order of BC in Victoria

DABC Executive Director Jane Dyson received the Order of BC in Victoria yesterday. Jane feels extremely honoured to receive this award and congratulates all the other amazing recipients.

To read more about Jane and the other recipients, please visit this link:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/order-of-british-columbia-awarded-to-16-civic-leaders-1.3114191

Resilience Tips

A series of Resilience Tips were published in DABC’s e-newsletter, Our Voice from 2012- OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014. The complete series has been compiled in one document and is now available in the PDF file below.

Individual Resilience Tips may be reprinted when the following information is included: Resilience Tips Series 2012-2014 by Shelley Hourston, Disability Alliance BC (www.disabilityalliancebc.org)

Download Resilience Tips: Resilience Tips 1 to 30

SPARC BC - Access Awareness Day

The Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) has designated Saturday, June 6th as Access Awareness Day.

“Celebrated annually on the first Saturday in June, Access Awareness Day is a comprehensive campaign to raise awareness about disability, accessibility, and inclusion.

Access Awareness Day has been made possible because of dedicated and inspired individuals who understand the importance of inclusion; the recognition that both the right and the opportunity to participate in all aspects of human life enable individuals and communities to celebrate their diversity and recognize their responsibilities.

Access Awareness Day is ultimately about more than just one day a year. It is a call to respond creatively and purposefully to build a society where barriers to inclusion are removed, and to ensure the independence, self-esteem, dignity, and security of all citizens.”

To learn more about Access Awareness Day and how you can participate: http://www.sparc.bc.ca/access-awareness-day