Join our Webinar: Celebrating accessibility wins across BC!
Join the Accessible Organizations Project during National AccessAbility Week on June 3 at 2 pm PDT as we share impactful stories of communities and organizations that are removing barriers in the spirit of the Accessible B.C. Act.
We look forward to hosting this important celebration of accessibility wins from across B.C. Whether it’s creating accessible bus stops in Richmond, designing a fully accessible town square in Alert Bay, or creating accessible classrooms at post-secondary schools, there is a wealth of inspiring stories happening every day. We’re excited to share these important stories with you!
This event is free and open to the public. Register here.
If you have an accessibility win you would like to highlight, please reach out to Roberta McDonald, Accessible Organizations Project Manager at roberta@dabc.ca or Local Government Liaison Anna Wijeshinghe: anna@dabc.ca
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Surrey Schools Completes Accessibility Video Series with Video Highlighting Inclusion
As we reported in February, earlier this year the Surrey School District launched “an exciting new four-part animated video series on accessibility to help students, parents and staff better understand language around accessibility, namely the terms disability, barriers, accessibility and inclusion.
Previously, only one video had been released. All four videos are now available to watch.
Stories/Videos in the Series:
DABC worked in partnership with B.C. Council of Administrators of Inclusive Support In Education and Untapped Accessibility to support school districts in BC as they implemented the requirements of the Accessible BC Act (learn more about the Accessible Organizations Project: bcaccessibilityhub.ca), and we are very pleased to see this work continuing!
Learn more about the Surrey School District’s initiative here.
Surrey Schools launches accessibility video series
February 11, 2025 by DABC
The Surrey School district “is launching an exciting new four-part animated video series on accessibility to help students, parents and staff better understand language around accessibility, namely the terms disability, barriers, accessibility and inclusion.
Created by the Surrey Schools accessibility working group and advisory committee, the four closed captioned videos are intended to create a common understanding of these terms in school communities across Surrey and White Rock. The first video explores the term disability and how it conjures up specific ideas of what disabilities look like, when in actuality, disabilities can be quite complex, diverse and even unnoticeable.
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The videos are part of the Surrey Schools accessibility plan – a three-year roadmap that aims to improve the experiences for those with disabilities in the district and provide equitable access to opportunities – and serve as the first action item to fulfill one of the plan’s four main priorities: to establish a common understanding of accessibility terms.”
Learn more here: https://www.surreyschools.ca/_ci/p/183360
DABC worked in partnership with B.C. Council of Administrators of Inclusive Support In Education and Untapped Accessibility to support school districts in BC as they implemented the requirements of the Accessible BC Act (learn more about the Accessible Organizations Project: bcaccessibilityhub.ca), and we are very pleased to see this work continuing!
