Our Right to Be Safe – Free Workshop for Seniors with Disabilities

February 12, 2015 by DABC

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Gordon Neighbourhood House, 1019 Broughton Street in Vancouver’s West End

In the workshop we will talk about:

The kinds of violence and abuse seniors with disabilities and physical limitations are experiencing
Learn what you can do to get help
Share safety tips with other seniors
Begin the process of developing a safety plan that will include establishing support circles in your community

For more information please contact Karen Martin, karen@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org, 604 875-0188. Lunch will be provided. Disability supports and transportation costs will be covered.

at DABC workshops

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.

Since 1977, Disability Alliance BC has been a provincial, cross-disability voice in British Columbia. Our mission is to support people, with all disabilities, to live with dignity, independence and as equal and full participants in the community. We champion issues impacting the lives of people with disabilities through our direct services, community partnerships, 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).

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.

Our Right to Be Safe – Free Workshop for Seniors with Disabilities

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.