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Investment in workplace technology helps people with disabilities
A press release from Social Development and Poverty Reduction View original post here. A new WorkBC contract that equips people with adaptive technology will open up employment opportunities for people […]
Read MoreIndigenous Disability Awareness Month
Guest Post written by our friends at British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) In November 2015, Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM) was first recognized and officially proclaimed by […]
Read MorePeople With Disabilities Should Be Leaders In Implementing Accessibility
By Al Etmanski The recently proposed Accessible Canada Act and the just released Senate report on essential fixes for Revenue Canada concerning the disability tax credit, Breaking Down Barriers, are stellar achievements for […]
Read MoreA Big Step Towards Inclusive Communities: The Accessible Canada Act
Standing with our allies in the Family Movement, Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) and Plan Institute are encouraged by the recent introduction of Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act – Canada’s […]
Read More8 Tips for making your will if you have a relative with a disability
Making a Will is an important part of future planning, however it can be challenging and is very easy to put off. If you have a child or relative with […]
Read MoreI Know Your Loneliness
By Helen Ries I can see the little picture poking out from under your pillow. It is dog-eared and crumpled but the smiling faces of our mother and father still […]
Read MorePartnering to Spread RDSP Awareness
On September 1st, 2016, Plan Institute, Disability Alliance of BC (DABC), and the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), with support from the Vancouver Foundation, launched a new 4-year project partnership called Access […]
Read MoreQualified Disability Trusts
By Halldor K. Bjarnason & Hiva Parandian The new rules around Qualified Disability Trusts may affect the estate planning of those who have used trusts in their wills to leave […]
Read MoreIt’s Good to be Lost
Posted by Al Etmanski on March 2, 2017 One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was to not make any decisions. Not because I didn’t want to […]
Read MoreWorking with the Korean Community
By Bosang Lee, Executive Director of Here and Now Community Society I first discovered the book Safe and Secure: Seven Steps on the Path to a Good Life for People […]
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