April 30th is the Tax Filing Deadline!

March 27, 2024 by DABC

Calendar with red push pins in it. Tuesday the 30th is circled in red.

If you haven’t yet filed your 2023 income taxes, there’s still time! The deadline for filing 2023 income taxes is Tuesday, April 30th, 2024.

If you are a person with a disability living in BC on a low income, Tax AID DABC can help with filings for current and previous years. We offer one-on-one tax filing assistance in person, by phone, and by video conference.

Did you know that Tax AID DABC also offers drop-off tax filing services? If your tax situation is simple, you can drop off your tax information to our advocates for faster support. Bring your ID and tax slips to our office and pick up your package once your taxes have been completed. DABC’s office is located at 1450-605 Robson Street, Vancouver.

Regardless of whether you just drop off your tax info or meet with an advocate for assistance, please ensure that you have all of your tax slips ready in advance.

To access our online booking service or for contact info, please visit our website: https://taxaiddabc.org/tax-appointment-2/.

Opportunity to provide input in the Family Law Act Modernization

March 22, 2024 by DABC

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.

Participants will receive a $70 honorarium.

More information about the dialogue and how to register is available here: https://www.procnenavigation.com/family-law-act

SFU-WWU Survey on experiences with Canadian-US travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic

March 15, 2024 by DABC

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.

More information about the research project can be found here: https://www.pandemics-borders.org/projects/equity-canada-us-border-measures

The survey is confidential and will take approximately 15 minutes. All participants can enter a draw to win one of 100 $25 gift cards.