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Ten Innovations that have Shaped the World of Disability
By Al Etmanski In previous posts I have highlighted that social innovation is not an incremental change to the status quo but a substantive, disruptive one. Social innovations improve our […]
Read MoreWhat a meeting between a PM and a Prez can teach you about advancing your agenda
By Al Etmanski Especially when you are meeting for the first time with people who are distracted by their own priorities and indifferent to yours. Whose worldview appears different than […]
Read MoreAccess RDSP Partnership
Since September 2016, DABC, Plan Institute and the BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) have been helping clients to access the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and the Registered Disability […]
Read MoreAdvocate with Empathy
Impact Ability Part 6 with Donna Thomson – Recap Justice for people with disabilities and their families is not something we can achieve on our own. We must bring a […]
Read MoreArt, Science and Community Connections
By Vickie Cammack Our connectedness to one and other is often what is best about being human. PLAN began over 25 years ago with what was then a radical view – […]
Read MoreUnwrapping the Gift of Hospitality
By Vickie Cammack A winding path leads to Lynette’s brightly painted front door. The bell is barely rung and there she is, eyes twinkling, smile beaming, extending her hand […]
Read MoreTips for Younger Families
The future may seem an elusive concept when you are young. It is hard to think about the future when the present is so demanding. Planning your Will and establishing […]
Read MoreQ & A: How do we get policy makers to support our ideas?
After the Impact-Ability Webinar last week with Ben Weinlick, one of the participants asked a really interesting question to which Ben sent back a thoughtful response. One of the big challenges with […]
Read MoreIMPACT-Ability Webinar with Ben Weinlick: Recap
On November 14, Al Etmanski and Vickie Cammack had the pleasure of talking with Ben Weinlick about Setting the Table for Allies, Adversaries, and Strangers for the third part of our IMPACT-Ability Webinar […]
Read MoreIMPACT-Ability Webinar with Lynda Kahn & Jack Pearpoint: Recap
By Bronwyn Kent “Change is going to come from the margins, from people who have been labeled and who have been discriminated against” – Jack Pearpoint On November 1st, we […]
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