📢 Join us at a PUBLIC RALLY to save The Right Fit Program! 📢

The Right Fit is a vital program that matches wheelchair users with safe, accessible housing and it is at serious risk of ending. We need YOUR help to keep it going. Help us tell federal Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Gregor Robertson and other decision makers why this program is so important.

📆 When: Wednesday, April 22nd at 2 pm PT.

📍Where: Office of the Honourable Gregor Robertson (#360-3150 E 54th Ave, Vancouver).

Thank you for supporting us!

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.

On January 2nd, TransLink announced the following:

• Starting January 11th, HandyDART hours will be extended to 2:00 am.
• Customers can start booking late-night trips on Sunday, January 4.
• HandyDART dispatch service hours will also be extended and available to answer customer questions until 2 am.
  • Customers can call 604.575.6600 and select option 1 to book an advance trip, or option 3 to speak with a dispatcher.
  • The window to book trips in advance will remain the same (8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a 4 p.m. deadline for next-day service).
• TransLink has partnered with Spare, a Vancouver-based tech company, to deliver software upgrades that could significantly improve the overall customer experience. The software is currently still in development and will likely launch in 2027.
  • The current HandyDART phone line will remain as a booking option after the software has been introduced. 

DABC is pleased to learn of these positive changes, which will provide HandyDART users with more flexibility and increase their ability to participate in society.

Read TransLink’s media release for more information.