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. … More BCEdAccess Letter to Premier David Eby on Ministerial Mandate Letters
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 from all over the province of British Columbia. We champion and support these children and youth to reach their full potential in BC education, and in all aspects of their … More Letter to Vancouver School Board Regarding the School Liaison Officer Program
– 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. … More Discrimination continues in 4th year of tracking exclusion in BC schools
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. … More Letter With Recommendations For January 2022 Back To School In #BCed
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 … More International Human Rights Day 2021
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! … More 8 Days of Action For Access – The Time Is Now!
BCEdaccess Budget Proposal for the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services #BCBudget #bcpoli #bced … More BCEdaccess Budget Proposal for the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
We’ve been hosting accessible social groups sessions and pop-up events online for free! Help us keep these events going in the fall with no fee for our attendees. … More Help us keep Social Groups going
AdvoCon is a great opportunity for businesses and organizations to reach our audience and let them know that you share their values. Our membership and follower base has grown significantly over the past few years, we’re reaching more people now than ever! … More Support AdvoCon
We are in the process of hiring a Social Media Community Manager. If you know someone who may benefit from this opportunity, please share our job description! … More We are hiring – Social Media Community Manager
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