Category: Covid-19

Parents of disabled students in BC worry about September 2021

August 18, 2021

Especially for families of children with medical needs, which often accompany disabilities of every kind, or who are immunocompromised or have family members who are. The reality that their children/youth are yet again being set aside without any indication of what the Ministry of Education will do to provide equitable access to education for another school year is unacceptable. … More Parents of disabled students in BC worry about September 2021

Press Release – Advocacy Groups Call for Review of Systemic Discrimination by BC School Boards and Districts

May 5, 2021

As BC prepares to release its 2021–22 provincial budget Tuesday, teachers and parents are calling on the government to ensure public school funding is sufficient to maintain the provision of important specialized programs and services, as well as ongoing enhanced cleaning and safety measures. … More Press Release – Advocacy Groups Call for Review of Systemic Discrimination by BC School Boards and Districts

Press Release – BC teachers, parents call on province to support schools with stable funding through pandemic recovery

April 19, 2021

As BC prepares to release its 2021–22 provincial budget Tuesday, teachers and parents are calling on the government to ensure public school funding is sufficient to maintain the provision of important specialized programs and services, as well as ongoing enhanced cleaning and safety measures. … More Press Release – BC teachers, parents call on province to support schools with stable funding through pandemic recovery

Press Release – BCEdAccess Online Rally Against Restraint and Seclusion in #bced April 15

April 14, 2021

An online rally backed by BCEdAccess Society calls for Ministry of Education and school boards to end the practice of restraint and seclusion in BC schools. The rally will be streamed April 15, from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm. Folks can get the link to the stream by joining the Facebook event::https://fb.me/e/4hxIJ2YfB. … More Press Release – BCEdAccess Online Rally Against Restraint and Seclusion in #bced April 15

Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Disabled People by Dignity Denied and BCEdAccess

April 7, 2021

We understand that decisions about vaccine priority are being made, in part, based on input from advisory groups and disability organizations. However, we are aware that little data has been collected around how COVID-19 affects disabled people as a demographic. In addition, we are concerned that the quality of data that is available and being used to support these recommendations is of poor quality, and may in fact be of little value. … More Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Disabled People by Dignity Denied and BCEdAccess

Some Speech and Language Services Suspended and Delayed During COVID-19

February 13, 2021

By removing the speech services at a critical time like this pandemic, it sends a clear message
that it is dispensable. Children being able to effectively communicate is an integral part of
becoming an engaged and active member of the community. … More Some Speech and Language Services Suspended and Delayed During COVID-19

1 in 5 Children still living in poverty in BC according to Advocacy Coalition Report

December 9, 2020

A 1989 government promised to eliminate child poverty. 30 years later (2018 data) we still have 1 in 5 children living in povertyin our province. There are 26 concrete recommendations in this report from First Call BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition … More 1 in 5 Children still living in poverty in BC according to Advocacy Coalition Report