Application Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Please complete the online application form here.

The application form contains information about each committee in order to help you determine which committee your skills and experience are best suited to. Please be sure to select which committee you intend to apply for on your application, as applications for each committee are reviewed separately. You may apply for both committees; however, you will need to complete an application separately for each committee.

Please tailor your application to highlight experience that is relevant to the committee you are applying to.

Applicants to both of these committees must:

• Live within the TransLink service region (Metro Vancouver);
• Have the ability to receive and reply to email correspondence in a timely manner;
• Have access to technology which will allow them to review electronic agenda packages prior to meetings, and
• Attend a virtual new member orientation at the beginning of the year.

Meetings are primarily held virtually over Zoom, and TransLink will plan for one in-person meeting to be held at their head office in New Westminster. Committee members receive a $100 honorarium for each meeting attended.

About the Access Transit Users’ Advisory Committee 

The purpose of the Access Transit Users’ Advisory Committee (UAC) is to advise TransLink on improvements to the accessibility of their conventional transit services (Bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express). The Committee provides accessibility-related advice on TransLink plans, programs and other initiatives. UAC members are people with disabilities, seniors, or those who support people with disabilities and/or seniors. Successful candidates will be appointed to a three-year term.

Members attend six meetings per year. Tentative UAC meeting dates for 2027 are as follows: 

• Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2027, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 7, 2027, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (In-person TBC)
• Wednesday, June 2, 2027, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, Sep 22, 2027, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2027, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2027, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

About the HandyDART Users’ Advisory Committee 

The purpose of the HandyDART Users’ Advisory Committee (HDUAC) is for HandyDART customers and their representatives and stakeholder groups to provide advice and guidance on HandyDART plans, programs and other initiatives, and to advise TransLink on matters to improve HandyDART service for customers. HDUAC members use HandyDART, or support people who use HandyDART. Successful candidates will be appointed to a three-year term.

Members attend four meetings per year. Tentative HDUAC meeting dates for 2027 are as follows: 

• Wednesday, March 3, 2027, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 16, 2027, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (In-person TBC)
• Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2027, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2027, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If interested in either of these committees, Please complete the online application form before Wednesday, September 9 at 11:59PM.

Successful applicants will be notified after member appointments are made by the TransLink Board in December of this year.

As part of the Province’s goal to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in BC, Disability Alliance BC (DABC) was selected by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (SDPR) to distribute funding to community based “Accessibility Projects” beginning in 2018. Since then, over 100 projects have been funded.

This year the grants are reopening with a total of $450,000 available. BC-based not-for-profit organizations may apply for up to $40,000 for year-long community engagement projects that will support lasting change for people in BC living with disability. Projects will focus on one of the following objectives:

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

Applications open today, Wednesday August 5^th. The Call for Proposals, application templates and other grant application materials are available on our website. Screenreader-friendly versions of the document and ASL interpretations explaining the application process are also available.

The deadline to submit applications is Friday September 11^th, 2026, at 12pm Pacific Time. Successful applicants will receive funding in December 2026 in order to implement their project in January 2027.

Online information sessions will occur on Thursday August 20th at 1:00pm-2:00pm and Wednesday September 2nd at 11:30am-12:30pm. At these sessions, potential applicants will be invited to learn about the application process and ask questions. Live captioning will be available. With two weeks advanced notice, ASL interpretation can be booked on request and other accessibility requests will be accommodated whenever possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the Accessibility Projects Grants Coordinator at ap@dabc.ca

Download a copy of our press release here.

Further to DABC’s announcement last week that funding for the Accessibility Projects Grants has been renewed by the Province, we have issued a press release. Read it below or download it here.

-For Immediate Release- 

 Vancouver, BC – June 1st, 2026 

As part of this year’s AccessAbility Week, taking place May 31st to June 6th, Disability Alliance BC (DABC) announced that the funding for the Accessibility Projects Grants has been renewed by the Province.  

The Accessibility Projects Grants were first launched in 2018 to commemorate BC’s first AccessAbility Week, and since that time, over 100 projects have been funded throughout British Columbia. Each year, the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction has provided $450,000 to DABC to distribute as community grants to improve and promote accessibility and inclusion in the province.  

“People with disabilities have so much to offer their communities when those communities are accessible to and inclusive of them,” said Helaine Boyd, Executive Director of Disability Alliance BC. “As such, we are thrilled that the Province continues to support the Accessibility Projects Grants, providing funding for us to distribute to not-for-profit organizations around BC.”   

Organizations may apply for up to $40,000 for year-long community engagement projects that will support lasting change for the more than 900,000 people (24.7% of population over age 15)1 in BC living with disability. Projects will focus on one of the following objectives: 

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

Applications will open on August 5th and close on September 11th at 12pm Pacific Time. Granting decisions are made by a Review Committee of representatives from DABC and other disability and community organizations from around BC. Successful applicants will receive funding in December and implement their Accessibility Project in 2027.

Eligibility criteria includes: 

• Projects must be focused on community engagement rather than large capital costs such as accessibility improvements to buildings.
• Eligible organizations must be not-for-profit organizations with a volunteer Board chosen by its membership. They must be based in BC (or have a base of operations in and sufficient capacity to deliver services in BC) and must operate primarily for community benefit and have services open to the public rather than restricted to their membership.
• If an organization has received a grant in the past, they can reapply 5 years after their application was submitted (for example, if an organization applied in 2021 for a grant and did their project in 2021, they can reapply in 2026 to do a project in 2027). 

To learn more about the grants and organizations that have received funding in the past, please visit: Accessibility Projects Grants | DABC (disabilityalliancebc.org).

Media Contact: 

Helaine Boyd
Executive Director
helaine@dabc.ca