October is RDSP Awareness Month! Help us to spread the word and join us for the three events Access RDSP will be hosting this month:
Read more about RDSP Awareness Month here: https://www.rdsp.com/rdsp-awareness-month/
DABC will be closed on Monday, October 2nd, to acknowledge the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. While September 30th has held this designation for years, this is the first year it is being recognized as a statutory holiday in BC.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the children who never made it home from residential schools as well as the Survivors of those “schools,” and acknowledges both this terrible history as well as the ongoing impacts of residential schools and the challenges and injustices that Indigenous communities continue to face. It also encourages the celebration of Indigenous cultures.
It is based on Orange Shirt Day, which was founded by Phyllis Webstad, a Survivor of residential school. You can learn more about Phyllis and this movement here: https://orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story/.
We encourage you to take this day to reflect, learn, and have conversations with people in your orbit. There are many commemorative events across Canada. This article has more information about the day and events across BC:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/truth-and-reconciliation-day-1.6981764.
The Disability Law Clinic at DABC is currently unable to provide any legal services due to a staffing shortage. Since 2020 the Disability Law Clinic has provided legal advice and assistance to people with disabilities in BC, in some disability-related areas of law. But we recently experienced a change in our staffing, and we do not have the resources to provide legal services at this time.
If you contact the Disability Law Clinic, our staff may still be able to provide basic information and referrals to other legal resources, but they will not be able to connect you with a lawyer or give any legal advice. If you need legal advice, we recommend that you consider other legal resources, such as the ones listed in our Resource and Referral Guide: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/programs/disability-law-clinic-resource-referral-guide/.
DABC will be hiring new staff as soon as possible, but at this time we don’t know how long it may take. We will provide updates on our website and social media as soon as we are able to resume providing legal services.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
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DABC, RBC and Neil Squire have all partnered with WorkBC to provide webinars on various topics, in recognition of Disability Employment Month. Find more information
Disability Employment Month Webinars | DABC
DABC, RBC and Neil Squire have all partnered with WorkBC to provide webinars on various topics, in recognition of Disability Employment Month.
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.
