UBCIC Resolution 2021-17 “Decolonizing the Persons with Disabilities Designation (PWD) Application and Appeal Process”

March 26, 2021 by DABC

The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has endorsed a resolution calling for the provincial government to reform the PWD designation application and appeal process to be more inclusive of the cultural, mental and physical needs of Indigenous people with disabilities. DABC fully supports this resolution.

Read the resolution here.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please visit UBCIC’s website (Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (ubcic.bc.ca) or contact Kelly Dede Marshall at 250-540-5404.

Open by Appointment Only

Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.

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.

DABC is a proud member of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD).

DABC is proud to be certified as a Living Wage Employer by Living Wage for Families BC! We are glad to be able to support our staff to feel valued in their roles and provide them with the opportunity to thrive in their communities.

UBCIC Resolution 2021-17 “Decolonizing the Persons with Disabilities Designation (PWD) Application and Appeal Process”

Disability Alliance BC

Open by Appointment Only Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.

Open by Appointment Only

Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.