Tag: education

Scarcity in Education = Harmful Work & Learning Environments

April 20, 2025

Our education has been chronically underfunded by our provincial government for decades. There are multiple points of impact. “According to that 2021 data, BC allocates just 3 percent of its GPP to K-12 education, while Manitoba allocates 4.9 percent, Nova Scotia 4.4 percent, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island 4.2 percent, Quebec 4.1 percent, New Brunswick 4 … More Scarcity in Education = Harmful Work & Learning Environments

BCEdAccess Extends their Gratitude to the BCSTA

March 19, 2025

On March 18th the BC School Trustee Association released a new resource guide.  This is the first of its kind. From the BCSTA website: “[Vancouver, BC – March 18, 2025] – The BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) is pleased to announce the release of its report, Improving Student Outcomes: For Students with Disabilities and Diverse Abilities, developed by … More BCEdAccess Extends their Gratitude to the BCSTA

Investigation by Ombudsperson BC – Exclusion

January 14, 2025

BC Ed Access is deeply appreciative of the announcement made by the Office of the Ombudsperson BC today. This is hope. A piece of the puzzle, that offers hope of awareness.  The investigation is questioning whether the exclusions of students with disabilities were “fair”. With a public report to come. Judith Heumann, the late disability … More Investigation by Ombudsperson BC – Exclusion

Children all holding hands in a line. "Learning Knows no bounds"

An Open Letter to the Honourable David Eby, Premier

December 14, 2024

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 … More An Open Letter to the Honourable David Eby, Premier

AdvoCon 2024!

October 2, 2024

BcEd Access is very pleased to offer our 10th annual conference online! November 1st, Friday Night 7-9pm November 2nd, Saturday 10am – 4:30pm. ASL Interpreters will be provided. Workshops will be recorded and available temporarily. If you are not available at that exact date and time, you can still benefit from the shared lived experience … More AdvoCon 2024!

NEW DECISION – Tribunal Declares: Parents of Disabled Children are Not Important to Public Interest

April 20, 2024

Show of hands… How many families of disabled children are carrying a mountain of debt because only one member of the family can work due to ableism and constant advocacy in the education system? How many single parents are on government support because they can’t work due to their disabled children being excluded from childcare … More NEW DECISION – Tribunal Declares: Parents of Disabled Children are Not Important to Public Interest

Behind the Decision: Reflections and important findings on the recent human rights education case

January 18, 2024

An anonymous submission As the parent who has been through the BC Human Rights Tribunal process, it’s been about a month since the decision came out and I still haven’t found my words to really summarize what I think of the whole experience. It’s a very emotional process. I was self-representing my daughter, which means … More Behind the Decision: Reflections and important findings on the recent human rights education case