Our mission is to ensure equitable access to education for students with disabilities and complex learners in British Columbia.
Tag: Advocacy
Practical approaches to raising concerns, seeking support, and pressing for change in education.
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The advocacy tightrope
Post last updated October 29, 2026
If you keep replaying school meetings and wondering whether you were too much, this post is for you. The advocacy tightrope is real: the stakes are high, the social pressure is intense, and families have good reason to worry about relationships with the people caring for their children. But sometimes that discomfort is not evidence…
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Happy Mother’s Day from BCEdAccess
Post last updated October 29, 2026
This Mother’s Day, we honour every mother, grandmother, auntie, and caregiver carrying what the school system would not.
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Dear School District Leadership
Post last updated October 29, 2026
This was posted by a parent in our Facebook group, and speaks to what so many other parents and children are struggling with in the education system. This letter needs to be read out loud in front of those decision makers who shape education. This is so spot on. Many thanks to the parent who…
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Attitudinal Barriers to Equity
Post last updated October 16, 2026
There is one key belief system in the general public that people with disabilities have to navigate. Deep down, the general public believes that accommodations are a form of cheating. That we are lying. We are often not believed. This goes beyond just the education system. This involves health care, employment, etc. The underlying belief…
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Our Consultation on the Room Clear Tracker
Post last updated October 16, 2026
There have been a lot of really important discussions happening on social media, outside of our parent and caregiver Facebook group as well as inside our group. Our first blog on this topic is called Moving the Needle – Needing Change in Education. We were asking for people to share with us their thoughts and…
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Moving the Needle – Needing Change in Education
Post last updated October 16, 2026
There has been a lot of discussion about the Room Clear Tracker that was created by the Surrey District Parent Advisory Committee. A lot of disability advocates and parents/caregivers have been digesting the idea and sharing their opinions online. There is a mix of feelings. Very valid concerns and hope for change. It hasn’t been…
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Failure by Design – School Start up
Post last updated October 16, 2026
School has been back in session for almost three weeks. We put out a call in our Facebook group for people to come forward and tell the public what is really going on inside schools. These stories are very upsetting. We have a school system in BC that is designed to fail students with disabilities…
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EAs Are Essential for Equitable Education
Post last updated October 29, 2026
The education system is in critical condition. After decades of chronic underfunding and COVID, we still haven’t recovered. The lower-hanging fruit on the tree was picked years ago. There is nothing left. So now we need to go deeper into – and higher up into – the tree. What does that actually mean? What does…
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Lived Experience as Evidence of Systemic Neglect
Post last updated October 16, 2026
The parents who are part of our BCEd Access community are all wanting an equitable education for their children. Our goals are just like all parents. We all want our kids to learn, play and thrive at a school with their peers, just like everyone else. The report that was released on January 29th at…
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An Open Letter to the Honourable David Eby, Premier
Post last updated October 29, 2026
November 7, 2024 Dear Honourable David Eby, Premier, Congratulations on renewing your mandate as Premier of British Columbia! We recognize the progress made during your first term and through John Horgan’s government and specifically within the Ministry of Education and Child Care. Building off your progress, and as one of several inclusion-seeking organizations within our…
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