Looking for help with a PWD Application booklet? Our advocates can help!

In order to receive assistance from the Advocacy Access program with a PWD application please ensure that you have met the following three criteria to be placed on our waitlist:

1. Applied for income assistance online at myselfserve.gov.bc.ca.

2. Have a blank PWD Application booklet

3. Have a medical professional (general practitioner, specialist or nurse practitioner) who is willing to support you with the application.

Advocates will schedule an appointment with you and ask in depth questions in order to assess how your disabilities impact your daily living activities in order to accurately assist you with your PWD application. Appointments can be done over the phone or in person depending on the clients preference. Appointments can typically take anywhere from 1-3 hours depending on the medical situation of the client.

Our advocates can support you with section 1 of the application, as well as support your medical practitioner with section 2 and connect you with an assessor for section 3.

You can place yourself on our waitlist to receive assistance by calling 604-872-1278 or by emailing us at advocacy@disabilityalliancebc.org. Please note that our services are in very high demand, and our PWD waitlist is currently roughly 14-18 weeks long.

Haven’t filed your taxes yet? Tax season is now over and the filing deadline has passed,  but if you are filing your taxes late and do not expect to owe any taxes, you will not incur late filing penalties. 

Need help? Contact Tax AID DABC: https://taxaiddabc.org/contact-us-2/

We have received the following information from the City of Vancouver:

Join us for an in-person conversation where you can share your unique experiences to help inform Vancouver’s Accessibility Strategy.

The City is offering two facilitated discussions on Friday, June 2, 2023, from 3:30 – 7 pm at Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, and on Friday, June 16, 2023, from 12:30 – 4 pm at Creekside Community Centre.

To attend, contact Karen.Lai@vancouver.ca to sign up. If you need assistance covering expenses to attend, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to create solutions that work for everyone!