Haven’t filed your taxes yet? Tax season is now over and the filing deadline has passed, but if you are filing your taxes late and do not expect to owe any taxes, you will not incur late filing penalties.
Need help? Contact Tax AID DABC: https://taxaiddabc.org/contact-us-2/
We have received the following information from the City of Vancouver:
Join us for an in-person conversation where you can share your unique experiences to help inform Vancouver’s Accessibility Strategy.
The City is offering two facilitated discussions on Friday, June 2, 2023, from 3:30 – 7 pm at Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, and on Friday, June 16, 2023, from 12:30 – 4 pm at Creekside Community Centre.
To attend, contact Karen.Lai@vancouver.ca to sign up. If you need assistance covering expenses to attend, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to create solutions that work for everyone!
A new report called “Access for Everyone? Publicly Operated HandyDART” was released last week. It shows TransLink’s HandyDART contractor is failing to meet the demand for HandyDART services. The report found that in 2022 TransLink provided just half the HandyDART service per senior as it had in 2008. Read the press release and full report here: https://ecoplanning.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Access-for-Everyone-media-release-2023-05-02.pdf
DABC is endorsing the report. Along with unions, climate, and seniors groups, we call on TransLink to bring HandyDART in house and operate the service directly, instead of contracting it out to private businesses. We believe this will improve services.
The Vancouver and District Labour Council is seeking speakers with experience using HandyDART who are willing to speak at an upcoming mayors’ meeting, in support of Translink providing HandyDART services directly. Please contact DABC if you want to speak at the mayors’ meeting, or you can register here: https://www.translink.ca/about-us/about-translink/mayors-council-on-regional-transportation#speaking-at-mayors-council-meetings.
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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.
