inFocus Forum

April 9, 2013 by DABC

If you were unable to attend the recent forum (held February 21st in Richmond, BC), inFocus: Bringing People with Disabilities Into the Picture, you can now read two reviews published by ImpactBC’s Patient Voices Network. “Health care access for people living with disabilities” was written by Patient Voices Network Program Manager, Peter Toppings. The second post, “inFocus awareness forum: a patient’s perspective” was written by Debbie, a Patient Voices Network representative from Port Moody, BC. Thank you to Peter and Debbie for their thought-provoking comments!

For more information about the project, inFocus: Bringing People with Disabilities Into the Picture, visit DAWN-RAFH Canada’s website.

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Disability Alliance BC

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DABC has signed on to a National Disability Network statement regarding Budget 2025, which you can read on our blog: disabilityalliancebc.org/national-disability-network-statement-on-budget-2025/. The statement contains a

National Disability Network Statement on Budget 2025 | DABC

Budget 2025 takes some steps to improve access but fails to recognize the economic imperative of including people with disabilities in Canada’s economy. People with disabilities (27% of Canadians aged 15 and over) contribute as workers, entrepreneurs, and consumers, yet remain excluded from meanin...

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Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.

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.

inFocus Forum

Disability Alliance BC

Open by Appointment Only Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.

Open by Appointment Only

Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.