Untapped Accessibility and Easy Surf are pleased to present a webinar that will help BC organizations take action on accessibility in 2026 by connecting attendees to funders with accessibility-focused funding streams.

• Webinar date: Thursday January 29, 2026
• Time: 11:00am – 12:30 pm PT
• Registration link: https://FundAccessibility2026.eventbrite.ca

Panelists include representatives from funders including SPARC BC, Disability Alliance BC, Trans Canada Trail, Rick Hansen Foundation, and Vancouver Foundation.

Join moderators Trish Kelly, Managing Director of Untapped Accessibility and Noah Senecal-Junkeer, co-founder of Easy Surf as they explore with the panel:

• Why funding accessibility is important
• How to access each funding stream
• Stories of successful projects
• Supports available to help your organization develop a project concept and execute the project

Accessibility information

Live captions and ASL interpreters will be provided. An accessible slide deck is available in advance by request. Did we miss anything? You can request additional accessibility features when you register or email info@untappedaccessibility.ca.

As part of the Province’s goal to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in BC, Disability Alliance BC was selected by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR) to distribute funding to community based “Accessibility Projects” beginning in 2018. A total of $450,000 is available to BC-based not-for-profit organizations to receive up to a $40,000 grant. Applications will open on Friday, August 4th, 2023.

Previously, Accessibility Projects Grants were available as one-time only grants. Starting this year, DABC will open the grants to organizations who received a grant at least 5 years prior. For instance, grantees who applied in 2018 and received an Accessibility Projects Grant will become eligible to apply in 2023.

These grants are for community-based projects focusing on one of the following objectives to increase accessibility for people with disabilities:

• Accessible employment;
• Accessible emergency planning and response;
• Accessible arts, culture and tourism;
• Accessible sports and recreation;
• Accessible education and learning;
• Accessible community participation.

To learn more about the grants please see: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/program/accessibility-projects/. The Call for Proposals (CFP) and application forms will be released closer to the application period.

At the bottom of the page you can also click on “sign up for updates” and enter your email to be notified of when the CFP and applications are posted, when online information sessions will be held, and other announcements related to the grants and DABC’s work in general.

Applications will be due on Friday September 15th with decisions announced in late November/early December. If you have any questions, please contact the Accessibility Projects Grants Coordinator, Danielle Gauld, at ap@disabilityalliance.org.

Since 2018, as part of the Province’s goal to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in BC, DABC has been selected by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR) to distribute funding to community based “Accessibility Projects.”

For detailed information about the 2021 successful projects, download this accessible PDF: 2021 Accessibility Project PDF.

List of successful organizations/projects:

• Arts Council of the North Okanagan
  Project Name: “Art for All” by Joining Hands
• Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
  Project Name: Disability Journey TOGETHER
• Belfry Theatre Society
  Project Name: Belfry Theatre Accessibility Initiatives
• Cherryville Community Food and Resource Society
  Project Name: Reaching Cherryville Residents Living with Disabilities
• Coastal Research, Education, and Advocacy Network (CREAN)
  Project Name: Art Therapy Sessions for Youth With Disabilities
• Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Katzie Seniors Network
  Project Name: Safety for Everyone: A Disability Inclusive Emergency Preparedness Template for BC
• Made in BC – Dance on Tour
  Project Name: Collective Access Screendance Residency
• Pedal Society
  Project Name: Our Community Bikes Deaf Access
• Powell River Brain Injury Society
  Project Name: Our People, Our Place; A History in Art
• Cerebral Palsy Association of BC
  Project Name: Program Support: Movement Therapy, Dance, Yoga
• The Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Society
  Project Name: Accessibility & Community Building at the Arts Club
• Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition (VIHRC)
  Project Name: Accessibility Project Grant
• Victoria Society for Blind Arts and Culture
  Project Name: Your Eyes My Vision
• North Shore ConneXions Society
  Project Name: Access4Rec
• Vines Art Festival Society
  Project Name: Mobilizing Land