BC Coalition of People with Disabilities’ Board, staff and volunteers are saddened by the passing of Wally Pescott, longtime friend and supporter of the BCCPD. Our sincere condolences go out to his friends and family.
His obituary can be found in March 17th’s issue of the Vancouver Sun:
Do you receive the Persons with Disabilities benefit (PWD) or are you thinking of applying for it? The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) and the Victoria Disability Resource Centre are holding a free workshop to help you understand more about PWD and other provincial benefits you may be eligible for.
BCCPD’s Robin Loxton will talk about:
The workshop will allow plenty of time for participants to ask Robin questions.
March 23rd 2012
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Victoria Disability Resource Centre
817 A Fort Street, Victoria, BC
If you would like to attend the workshop, please email Nicole Kiyooka at nicole@bccpd.bc.ca or call her at 1-800-663-1278.
Or contact Erin Davis at employment1@drcvictoria.com or call 250-595-0044 extension #108.
Hope to see you at the workshop!
The following le
tter was published on The Vancouver Sun’s website today, in response to a January 26 article titled “BC welfare rates are adequate.”
“The authors believe that $1,800 a month is enough to pay for the basic needs (shelter, food and clothing) of a family of four.
They refer to Chris Sarlo’s “basic needs” measurement to support their position.
What they fail to mention is that a paper published by the University of Calgary in September 2011 (Income Support for Persons with Disabilities), using Sarlo’s measurement, concluded “the level of support provided to disabled persons in B.C. is disturbing; it falls slightly below that measure of income required to meet basic
Given that the provincial disability benefit rate is $300 a month more than basic assistance, it is hard to fathom how the authors can conclude B.C.’s welfare rates are adequate.
Neither the basic assistance rate nor the disability benefits rate provide people enough money to live with dignity.”
Jane Dyson Executive director, BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
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Since 1977, Disability Alliance BC has been a provincial, cross-disability voice in British Columbia. Our mission is to promote a more inclusive and equitable society for people with all disabilities through direct services, community partnerships, systemic advocacy, research, and publications.
We acknowledge and have deep gratitude to work together on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Selíl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations of the Coast Salish people. We honour the many territorial keepers of the lands.
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