All of us at Disability Alliance BC are incredibly saddened by the passing of Dan Coulter, BC’s former Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility, Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit and MLA for Chilliwack. Dan was a tireless advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities and was always guided in his efforts by the disability community’s motto of “Nothing about us, without us.” His work on the development of the Accessible BC Act during his time in government led the way for countless sectors, municipalities and organizations to implement accessibility plans across BC. DABC is incredibly grateful for Dan’s support of our organization in ensuring that part three of the Accessible BC Act was done in a meaningful and inclusive way. We were also heartened by his efforts to highlight the work of the Right Fit program during his time as Parliamentary Secretary. Dan’s dedicated public service and passion for building a more barrier-free, inclusive, welcoming province for everyone has been an inspiration to us all. We send our deepest condolences to his family in this most difficult of times.

The DABC Board of Directors
Julia Lamb, Jake Anthony, Liss Cairns, Pam Horton, Odette Dempsey-Caputo, Elizabeth Lalonde, Sarah Cheung, Sarina Mawji and Alyssa Vincent