Researchers at the University of Victoria are interested in examining the different ways that parental caregivers of adult children (i.e., 19 years of age and older) with intellectual disabilities (i.e., significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behaviours, which extends to a variety of social and practical skills) plan for the future of their children.  If you are the parent of an adult child with an intellectual disability, you are eligible to participate.

The information obtained through this research could aid in developing methods for better assisting and supporting parental caregivers as they face the challenging task of planning for the future of their loved ones.

Participation in this research involves completing a brief electronic questionnaire. In addition, if agreed to, there is the possibility that participants will be contacted at a later date for a follow-up audio-recorded phone interview. Participants are under no obligation to agree to follow-up contact.

If you are interested in participating or have further questions, please contact Megan at cainesm@uvic.ca or 250-858-5836.

Thank you for considering this research project!

Abilympics Canada Association needs experienced professionals to join its team to co-ordinate the first-ever National Skills Competition for Persons with Disabilities in photography. 

The event will take place in conjunction with the Skills Canada National Competition in June, 2013 at BC Place in Vancouver. The two-day competition will feature representatives from each province/territory who will compete for the chance to win gold at this large-scale event.

The purpose of the competition is to enhance the skills of the participants and showcase their talents to the thousands of spectators at the event.

Abilympics is seeking volunteers from the Vancouver area to represent British Columbia on its National Technical Committee. The committee, which is made up of five representatives from across Canada will design all aspects of the photography competition – the projects(s),  determining equipment, lead in the evaluation, judging criteria, etc. This position will also lead the planning for a provincial skills competition in B.C.

Sound interesting? This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to expand their network and work collaboratively with others to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in Canada.

For additional details, contact mattc@skillscanada.com or (902) 491-4734

The BCCPD is a member of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition. In collaboration with BC ACORN, the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition has coordinated the “BC’s Hardest Working” initiative to show what the gap between rich and poor actually looks like.

“BC’s Hardest Working”

(Project coordinated by BC Poverty Reduction Coalition and BC ACORN)

If you are living on no or low income, we invite you to come forward and tell your story as part of the “BC’s Hardest Working” project. This list will be published online through our website at bcpovertyreduction.ca at the same time as the “14^th Annual Rich 100” to emphasize the fact that BC has the highest inequality rate in Canada.

Your participation is significant because together all these stories will provide a rich account of inequality in BC and what’s really happening to people and their families. They will make a compelling argument about the personal and social costs of inequality, and convince people of the need for the government to do something about it. And that will make a difference, not only to you, but to so many people around the province.

So, we would like to talk to you individually or in a group and use that conversation to tell your story online. If you’re comfortable, it would be great to have a photograph of you or of something that you feel represents your story. We will support you in telling your story through digital media, and help connect your story to the bigger picture of what’s happening in this province through the government’s lack of action.

We want to provide a representation of both the depth and breadth of poverty in BC so we would like to feature those on welfare, the “working poor” and those with no income at all. We would also like a diverse selection of people from around the province including people with disabilities, Aboriginal and First Nations people, single mothers, poor seniors, and recent immigrants and refugees.

Please email Trish at trish@bcpovertyreduction.ca for more information or to get involved.

This project is being coordinated by the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition in collaboration with BC ACORN as part of our campaign to raise public awareness about poverty in BC and convince the government to commit to a comprehensive poverty reduction plan.

The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition includes community and non-profit groups, neighbourhood houses, faith groups, health organizations, and First Nations and Aboriginal groups. For more information, go to bcpovertyreduction.ca.