Are you a Disabled Person with lived experience of the Family Law Act? An Invitation to join a dialogue about Family Law in BC.
B.C.’s Ministry of Attorney General (the Ministry) is pleased to invite People with Disabilities with lived experience in topics related to families to participate in an upcoming regional dialogue session on the modernization of the Family Law Act. The topics of the discussion will be:
Parents’ and guardians’ responsibilities for making decisions about a child and spending time with a child
Protection from family violence
Parenting assessments and reports on the needs and views of a child
The session will be in person and limited to a small group of individuals with lived experience.
WHEN: April 8, 2024 1:30-3:00 PM
WHERE: City Centre Branch of the Surrey Public Library Room 401 – 10350 University Drive Surrey, BC V3T 4B8
For Those Who Live Outside the Lower Mainland
There is also an opportunity to register for a one-on-one Zoom conversation with Jewelles Smith about your experiences.
Researchers with the Pandemics and Borders Project (Simon Fraser University) and the Border Policy Research Institute (Western Washington University) are conducting a survey to better understand the impact of public health measures applied to travel between Canada and the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, between March 2020 and May 2023. They are, in particular, interested in the experiences and perceptions of equity-deserving communities including people with disabilities.
They are studying the impacts of four types of travel measures: travel restrictions (to control who is and who is not allowed to travel), testing requirements, quarantine (to separate infected or potentially infected travellers), and vaccination (to limit travel by unvaccinated individuals). Their research will support policy-making about the effective use of cross-border measures during pandemics.
You can participate by filling out a survey, which is available here: https://pilotsurveysfu.limesurvey.net/855841?lang=en. To be eligible to complete the survey, those interested must be 18 years or older and have resided in the US or Canada between March 2020 and May 2023.
The Spring 2024 edition of Transitionmagazine is here!
The theme of this edition is Challenges and Supports for Newcomers with Disabilities.
Download it from our website in PDF format here and in text only format here.
OurTransition team is always glad to receive feedback and to consider articles or creative work from our community partners and from people living with a disability.
