We reposted our important BCEdAccess blog written in 2023 by Tracy Humphreys and started a conversation in our Facebook group about people’s feelings about Pink Shirt Day. Many families expressed concerns about how Pink Shirt Day functions as a declaration that replaces the work it claims to represent: schools distribute shirts, take photos, post to … More Does Your Bully Wear Pink?
This is a blog about topics that people write large books about. Patriarchy, motherhood, disability, economy, and oppression. All of these topics intersect when we talk about employment —specifically, when it’s mostly women giving up their jobs to fill a gap in government support. All of their stories show a pattern of a single story. … More The Mother of all Battles
NOTE: This guest blog is written by a fellow parent, advocate and member of BCEdAccess. THANK YOU!! Dear Trustees and Fellow Advocates, We’ve all been told that participation in the district’s budget process is a great way to advocatefor more support for students with disabilities, but what exactly does that mean and how can wedo … More An Open Letter to Trustees and Advocates in the BC Public School System in Advance of the Upcoming Budget Season
While we are nearing the end of 2025, we are still not even halfway through the 2025-2026 school year. In the upcoming year, it won’t be long until we reach spring, and there will be even more talks on how to cut from the budget, which has already been cut so much. For this blog, … More Year in Review – A Collective Scream
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 … More Attitudinal Barriers to Equity
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 … More Our Consultation on the Room Clear Tracker
Trigger warning: Children’s Self-harm, mental and emotional distress. The division of resources in society is a political decision. When resources become scarce in education, students with disabilities and diverse abilities are severely impacted. Impacts that last a lifetime. The Ministry of Education and Child Care has the obligation to provide every child with a quality, … More Is this Systemic Oppression or Systemic Abuse?
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 … More Failure by Design – School Start up
Family Support Institute has put out a press release about the exclusion tracker expanding across Canada. “Exclusion of children with disabilities is a national crisis, and the Exclusion Tracker is a tool to ensure every child can belong in school,” said Dr. Gordon Porter, Executive Director, Inclusive Education Canada.” “The provincial Tracker has been cited … More Exclusion Tracker Expands Nationally
BCEdAccess is a fully volunteer-run non-profit organization. We are a rights-based organization. Our mission is to ensure that all children with disabilities and diverse abilities have access to an equitable education. We do this by empowering, educating and supporting their parent(s)/guardians in advocating in the public education system. We have a parent(s)/guardian peer support group … More Rights-Based Advocacy in Education
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