June 21^st marks National Indigenous Peoples Day, which recognizes and celebrates the rich and diverse history, heritage and culture of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across the country.  

In BC and looking to celebrate? Check out this list of events: 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/national-indigenous-peoples-day-bc-1.6881920 

We encourage settlers to visit https://native-land.ca/ to learn more about the traditional territories on which you live.  

DABC would also like to highlight our community and Access RDSP program partner Indigenous Disability Canada (IDC)/the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS). Indigenous people have higher rates of disability and poverty and the work they do to support Indigenous people with disabilities is so important. Visit their website to learn more: http://www.bcands.bc.ca/.  

Big news: Bill C-22 has just been passed! Soon the Bill will receive Royal Assent as the Canada Disability Benefit Act.

We applaud everyone—from the disability community (individuals and organizations) to those in Government—who tirelessly advocated for the passage of this Bill.

This work isn’t done, and DABC looks forward to working collaboratively to help develop the new Act’s regulations over the next months.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) offers its Literacy Communities Program (LCOM) to help students with intellectual disabilities learn and practice basic language, math and computer skills using Individualized Learning Plans.

Learn more about KPU Literacy Communities program during one of two info sessions:

• Monday, June 19th at 7 pm. Register here: https://www.kpu.ca/info-session/acp/lcom/jun-19
• Tuesday, June 27th at 7 pm. Register here: https://www.kpu.ca/info-session/acp/lcom/jun-27

You can also download a fact sheet about the program here: LCOM-FACT-SHEET-2023-24.