BCEdAccess Society

AdvoCon is an annual education advocacy conference, organized by the BCEDAccess Society,  a grassroots, nonprofit society and Canadian charitable organization, founded in 2014.

This conference is a unique opportunity for learning and connecting with self-advocates, parents/guardians, educators, administrators and all allies/accomplices in the pursuit of inclusion.

To the best of our ability, the following accessibility features will be made available:

American Sign Language interpretation (ASL)
CART – Real Time Live Captioning
Transcripts
Moderators
Image descriptions
Accessible washrooms
Recordings of sessions

If you have any individual needs that you do not see addressed here, please let us know a minimum of 2 weeks in advance of the conference by emailing secretary@bcedaccess.com.

AdvoCon attendees have a variety of social networks with professional and volunteer backgrounds – all with one thing in common – they have a vested interest in BC’s education system.

We will be providing a certificate for each workshop to attendees so that it may be used for Continuing Professional Development credits, reimbursement, etc.

We realize that the price makes the conference, ironically, inaccessible for some. We never want anyone to be unable to attend due to financial concerns, and we value contributions at sessions from people who might not otherwise get to speak up in these spaces. We’ll post an application for subsidy when tickets go live, and we’ll prioritize low income applicants from protected human rights classes to ensure access.

BCEdAccess is proud to be a registered charity 723648317RR0001. Charitable tax receipts will be issued to the name and email provided in the sponsorship agreement or at the donation link.

Yes! We have opportunities available for organizing leading into the conference and on the conference day. Reach out to secretary@bcedaccess.com for more information.