On Wednesday, September 30th, a Tax AID DABC advocate will be providing free income tax filing assistance at the Open Door Group office in Sechelt, BC for people receiving PWD/PPMB benefits. We will be able to help with multiple years of taxes.

Anyone who wishes to sign up can contact Donna at the Open Door Group at 604-885-3351 ext. 3101, or come into the office at 5674 Cowrie St, Sechelt, to sign up in person.

Disability Alliance BC (DABC) is embarking on a project on the issue of disclosure of disability, and we would like to learn what people with disabilities know about disclosure. Disclosure, in the context of employment for example, means telling your employer or potential employer about your disability. There are rules regarding when a person with a disability is and isn’t required to disclose their disability in relation to employment, as well as in education.

Please complete our short online survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/82X77K2. Responses received by September 15/15 will be entered in a draw for two gift certificates to Starbucks or London Drugs.

We’ve completed updates of all of our Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D Guides). If you would like us to mail you any, please email Val at feedback@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org

The four guides are: 

• CPP-D Checklist
• CPP-D Application Guide
• CPP-D Appeal Guide (Reconsideration Request)
• CPP-D Social Security Tribunal

To view and download the guides, visit our Money and Income Supports page and click on “CPP Disability”: https://disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org/money.htm