About 3 years ago, the Representative for Children and Youth invited BCEdAccess and several other organizations to a series of round table discussions about the… Read More »“Still Left Out” Report Exposes Serious Inequity for Disabled BC Kids
Dear Community Members and Allies, Truth and Reconciliation Day is an opportunity for us as settlers to listen and learn. It is because of the… Read More »Message from the Chair of BCEdAccess on Truth and Reconciliation Day
We continue to share posts from parents and guardians like you. Reach out if you have a story to tell! Today’s blog is from a… Read More »The Transformative Power of Community
Concerns over growing hate rhetoric have been resonating in the parent community across Canada, and our community of 5500 parents and guardians of children with… Read More »No Space For Hate: Safeguarding 2SLGBTQIA+ and Disability Rights In Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 13, 2023Latest BCEdAccess Exclusion Tracker Report Reveals Alarming Trends in Patterns of Exclusion VICTORIA, BC – The BCEdAccess Society has released its… Read More »Media Release: Exclusion Tracker Report 2022-23 Reveals Alarming Trends In Patterns Of Exclusion
Back to school time is not always easy for disabled students and their families. If you’re a parent or guardian, we have a post for… Read More »Your Voice Matters: Back To School and the Exclusion Tracker
We are excited to announce the launch of our permanent page dedicated to British Columbia School District Accessibility Plans.
This conference is for parents/guardians, self advocates, educators, administrators, professionals, and all allies/accomplices in the pursuit of inclusion. Join us for workshops, panels, and presentations.… Read More »Advocon Sponsorship 2023
You may want to bookmark this post for future use! We are now into August, and even though we still have some summertime left until… Read More »Taking Human Rights Back To School – a Primer
We’re delighted to announce that for our 9th annual advocacy conference, #AdvoCon203, we’ll be cohosting with BC People First, an independent voice of self-advocates in… Read More »#AdvoCon2023 EarlyBird Tickets Now Available!
All students must be included on field trips. Yes, even disabled students. Yes, even students with complex support needs, challenging behaviour, physical disabilities. Schools must… Read More »All Means All – Including On Field Trips
Rights-based advocacy for equitable education for disabled students is my passion, but justice is my goal. Justice takes into account how identities like race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexual orientation, affect a disabled person’s experience. By extension, as parents/ guardians/caregivers, the response to our advocacy is also affected by our identity.
“Pink shirt day is performative and nothing more.There is no actual work behind it and many kids who are bullied are confused as to why… Read More »From Pink Shirts to Systemic Change: Challenging Oppression in Our Schools
Do you have concerns about a decision the school or district made for your child/youth? Learn how to resolve them!
#bced #bcpoli #InclusiveEd
An excellent step towards an accessible and equitable British Columbia would be to actually use the word disability in the mandate letter for the Ministry of Education and Child Care, and other ministries supporting children, youth and adults with disabilities.
We’re pleased to share that our Executive Director, Tracy Humphreys, has been offered a position on offered a position on the Technical Committee for Accessible… Read More »BCEdAccess Executive Director Appointed to Technical Committee for Accessible Services Delivery Standard in BC
November 17, 2022 To whom it may concern: The BCEdAccess Society is an organization of families of children and youth with disabilities and complex learners… Read More »Letter to Vancouver School Board Regarding the School Liaison Officer Program
We join to support the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society and proclaim November #IndigenousDisabilityAwarenessMonth. BCANDS reminds us #IDAM brings awareness of barriers and… Read More »INDIGENOUS DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH
Dreaming Big About Education 2 at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat
Disability History: The Journey to Inclusion at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat @InclusionBC
Scaling the Impact of Inclusive Post-secondary Education at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat @STEPSForwardBC
What The Health? A World Cafe on mental health at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat @laughingshelley
Connecting with the Community: Making Change Through Positive Relationships with Self Advocates of Semiahmoo at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat @uniti4all
Human Rights Law with Laura Track at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat @lktrack
Being and Belonging: An EDI Roadmap with Levonne Abshire at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat @levonneyvr
Community Conversation around Joint UBC/BCEdAccess Research Project at #AdvoCon2022 with @GERONursing – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat
Indigenous Rights Within the World of Dis-ability at #AdvoCon2022 with @SueStirling6 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat
Workshop: How to request, prepare for, run and follow up advocacy meetings – #AdvoCon2022 with @picsofyoucmorv – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat
– This year’s Exclusion Tracker report shows BC children and youth with disabilities missed thousands of days of school, were left without support or instruction, were left out of field trips, clubs and events, were secluded and restrained, and numbers haven’t improved over 4 years of collecting and sharing data.
BCEdAccess has volunteer and paid job opportunities through the year. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES You can apply for these positions by following the instructions on the… Read More »Deadline to Apply July 7th – Canada Summer Jobs Youth Positions
BC EdAccess is proud to be hosting our 8th annual educational advocacy conference. The upcoming event will be our third fully virtual AdvoCon, hosted online from Thursday, October 20 through Sunday, October 23, 2022.
BCEdAccess presented again to the Select Standing Committee On Finance And Government Services today, an annual opportunity to provide suggestions to the committee to make recommendations to government on budget priorities for the province.
If trustees are to be censured and suspended from their duties, then we believe the public has a right to know the details, including the cost of this investigation using public funds intended for student services and supports, so that we can decide for ourselves whether the action, which prevents trustees from performing their elected duties, was warranted.
Based on a chart and information developed back in 2020 by Inclusion BC, Family Support Institute of BC and BCEdAccess in 2020 but never released,… Read More »BC School Covid Decision Making For Families
Asking disabled students to stay home if they don’t feel safe is ableist. Action to specifically protect vulnerable learners will show that their safety needs are a priority. This is an opportunity to get it right, after a very isolating year where so many families just left altogether when they realized that no one was going to offer safe and equitable learning to their disabled children and youth.When we ask for equitable access to education, it applies to health and safety too. Creating a safe learning environment for disabled students and staff benefits ALL students and staff, and the broader community.
It’s International Human Rights Day. Learn about our Day 8 rally for disability rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and SDG 4, Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education. #bced #bcpoli #HumanRights
Nov 25 – Dec 3 – barriers to access in education and all systems and enact the rights of disabled children, youth and adults. Access delayed is access denied!
I was quoted saying that families without current access to supports and services through CYSN are thrilled. What I said was that SOME families are thrilled. This is an accurate statement. What she didn’t share is that I ALSO said many families are anxious about the changes.
BCEdaccess Budget Proposal for the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services #BCBudget #bcpoli #bced
Do you love the thrill of a good contest? Are you passionate about supporting noble causes? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you. We’re… Read More »Enter Our 50/50 draw to Support Our Work!
Finally we have a full schedule for #AdvoCon2023! 12 days left, don’t delay getting your tickets! https://bcedaccess.com/advocon2023/ Also fill out our financial aid form if… Read More »AdvoCon2023 Full Schedule!
Dive into AdvoCon2023 at earlybird prices! Get Tickets Here You can feel the excitement with just a few short weeks until AdvoCon2023! We’ll be diving… Read More »AdvoCon2023 is around the corner!