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Indigenous Disability Canada / British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society provides one-to-one disability related services, as well as awareness and outreach activities aimed at individuals and families, federal, provincial and territorial governments, Indigenous leadership and the public, both within Canada and at the international level.
Spinal Cord Injury BC ( formerly the BC Paraplegic Association) is a branch of the Canadian Paraplegic Association(CPA). The CPA was founded in 1945 by veterans who sustained spinal cord injuries in WW II; its mandate was to minimize social barriers faced by persons with disabilities so that they could benefit from an improved quality of life.
Farmers on 57th [16] is a community group that started Community Gardens and a small productive farm in 2009, sponsored by the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) now known as Disability Alliance of BC (DABC), [17] on the VCH-owned site where George Pearson Centre is located. [18]
Indigenous Disability Awareness Month [5] was created by Indigenous Disability Canada / British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (IDC/BCANDS) in 2015, to raise awareness of the significant contributions that Indigenous peoples (First Nation, Inuit, Métis) living with disabilities bring to communities across Canada.
Council for Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), formerly known as the Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped (COPOH), was created by people with disabilities in 1976 to provide support for all people with disabilities who seek the opportunity to go to school, work, volunteer, have a family, and participate in recreational, sport and cultural activities.
The Disability Foundation board of directors has been chaired since its 1996 inception by Vancouver-based businessman Peter Jefferson. [3] In recognition of his service to people with disabilities, Sullivan was invested as a member of the Order of Canada in 2005 and is also a recipient of the Terry Fox Award and the Christopher and Dana Reeve ...
The ministry is responsible for provincial income assistance, disability assistance, WorkBC, and low-income bus passes. Since December 7, 2022, the minister of social development and poverty reduction has been Sheila Malcolmson .
Employment equity, as defined in federal Canadian law by the Employment Equity Act (French: Loi sur l’équité en matière d’emploi), requires federal jurisdiction employers to engage in proactive employment practices to increase the representation of four designated groups: women, people with disabilities, visible minorities, and Indigenous peoples. [1]
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