Here’s a link wonderful little video about our Swing into Spring 2015 fundraiser with photos from our 2014 event:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0RUbGvdm8BFS2RjN0JnWW1YVGM/edit?pli=1
Swing into Spring event page: https://disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org/swingspring.htm
Richmond Rental Connect (a project of the Richmond Poverty Response Committee) has sent us the following info:
FREE WORKSHOP: Building Successful Tenant-Landlord Relations
When: Jan 22nd from 7 to 9 pm (doors open 6:30)
Where: South Arm United Church – 11051 No. 3 Rd, Richmond BC
Learn about: Rental agreements, rights and responsibilities for both tenants and landlords, practical advice from professionals
To register: email info@richmondrentalconnect.ca or call 604-205-4700 and leave a message. Once you attend, you are eligible to post on the Richmond Rental Connect housing registry. Visit www.richmondrentalconnect.ca for more info.
Disability Alliance BC would like to extend a big thank you to the Health Sciences Association’s Committee on Equality and Social Action for their recent donation to help update and distribute our Disability Benefits Help Sheets series.
Our Help Sheets are an accessible source of disability benefit and program information. Topics range from the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Application to the Registered Disability Savings Plan. All of our Help Sheets are available online and free to download. Visit this link and click on “BC Disability Benefits Help Sheets:” https://disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org/money.htm
Thanks again to the Health Sciences Association for your generous contribution and continued support of Disability Alliance BC!
All things exciting at Disability Alliance BC!
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An update from our affiliate national non-profit, Disability Alliance Canada: Earlier this year, the #Alberta government decided that the Canada Disability Benefit (#CDB) will be
Earlier this year, the Alberta government decided that the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) will be considered “non-exempt” income for Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) recipients. …
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.
