Category: Survey

No Space For Hate: Safeguarding 2SLGBTQIA+ and Disability Rights In Schools

September 19, 2023

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 disabilities and diverse abilities from all over BC is no exception. I often say that people don’t come to BCEdAccess because things are going well. Families share many challenges that … More No Space For Hate: Safeguarding 2SLGBTQIA+ and Disability Rights In Schools

Media Release: Exclusion Tracker Report 2022-23 Reveals Alarming Trends In Patterns Of Exclusion

September 13, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 13, 2023Latest BCEdAccess Exclusion Tracker Report Reveals Alarming Trends in Patterns of Exclusion VICTORIA, BC – The BCEdAccess Society has released its 2022-23 Exclusion Tracker Report, the 5thyear tracking the exclusion of disabled students from K-12 education in British Columbia. The new reporthighlights alarming trends around nursing supports and physical care, Kindergarten … More Media Release: Exclusion Tracker Report 2022-23 Reveals Alarming Trends In Patterns Of Exclusion

Your Voice Matters: Back To School and the Exclusion Tracker

September 5, 2023

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 back to school to help you work through some of the anxiety: 8 Things To Do For Back To School The reality is that while most British Columbia schools are … More Your Voice Matters: Back To School and the Exclusion Tracker

Discrimination continues in 4th year of tracking exclusion in BC schools

August 29, 2022

– 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

Letter With Recommendations For January 2022 Back To School In #BCed

December 29, 2021

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

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