BCCPD has received the following notice:

Opportunity to Participate

Are you interested in sharing your story about supported decision-making? The Canadian Centre for Elder Law is conducting research into supported decision-making. We believe that people who use representation agreements in their day-to-day lives have wisdom to share about supported decision-making. We are currently talking to people across BC who use or are affected by representation agreements, including:

• People with disabilities and other challenges who are using supportive decision-making to help them make their own decisions

• Designated supported decision-makers

• Family and friends who help people with representation agreements & decision-making

• People acting as monitors

We are hoping to learn more about how agreements are best used and how supports could be enhanced to make supported decision-making more accessible for different people with disabilities.

If you would like to be interviewed, have questions or would like to otherwise participate in this project, please contact Raissa Dickinson at: atrdickinson@bcli.org

People with disabilities who use supported decision-making to make their own decisions will be offered a $20 honorarium in appreciation of their time. Interviews will be approximately 20 minutes long. The deadline to register is September 16, 2013.

You can find out more about the Understanding the Lived Experience of Supported Decision-Making in Canada project at: http://www.bcli.org/ccel/projects/understanding-lived-experience-supported-decision-making

The Canadian Centre for Elder Law is a non-profit organization that conducts legal research, produces educational materials and proposes changes to the law to better serve people in Canada impacting by aging and mental capacity issues.

BCCPD has received information about the following conference:

2014 Consensus Conference on FamilySmart ™ & Youth Engagement
May 2 -3, 2014
Vancouver, BC

To view the advance notice, please visit: http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/FamilySmart&YouthEngagement/AdvanceNotice.pdf

For more information, please visit the conference website at http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/FamilySmart&YouthEngagement/default.asp. Email marketing.ipce@ubc.ca to get on an enquiry list for updates.

BCCPD has received the following notice:

Researchers at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) are conducting a study to evaluate the usability of different home access solutions. The goal of the study is to gain a greater understanding of users’ perceptions of these solutions to try to better understand how they can be adapted and improved to meet the needs of the end user. The information gathered will be utilized to improve current and future home access technologies.

To be eligible for this study, you must be over 21 years of age and have physical limitations that impact your ability to enter homes and buildings that are not at ground level. If you are selected for this study, you will be required to attend a 2 hour session in which you will be asked to try a number of different home access solutions (eg. platform lift, BCIT integrated staircase lift, stair glide, ramp, and stairs- according to your ability). After trying each solution, you will be asked to provide feedback by completing a short questionnaire. The session will be held at the Centre for Applied Research and Innovation at the BCIT Burnaby Campus, located at 4355 Mathissi Place in Burnaby.

All enrolled persons will be paid $75 for their participation.

To learn more about this research and your eligibility, please contact:

Angie Wong
BCIT, Living Laboratory
Tel: 604-412-7661
Email: angie_wong@bcit.ca