Rights-based advocacy for equitable education for disabled students is my passion, but justice is my goal. Justice takes into account how identities like race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexual orientation, affect a disabled person’s experience. By extension, as parents/ guardians/caregivers, the response to our advocacy is also affected by our identity.
“Pink shirt day is performative and nothing more.There is no actual work behind it and many kids who are bullied are confused as to why… Read More »From Pink Shirts to Systemic Change: Challenging Oppression in Our Schools
Do you have concerns about a decision the school or district made for your child/youth? Learn how to resolve them!
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An excellent step towards an accessible and equitable British Columbia would be to actually use the word disability in the mandate letter for the Ministry of Education and Child Care, and other ministries supporting children, youth and adults with disabilities.
We’re pleased to share that our Executive Director, Tracy Humphreys, has been offered a position on offered a position on the Technical Committee for Accessible… Read More »BCEdAccess Executive Director Appointed to Technical Committee for Accessible Services Delivery Standard in BC
November 17, 2022 To whom it may concern: The BCEdAccess Society is an organization of families of children and youth with disabilities and complex learners… Read More »Letter to Vancouver School Board Regarding the School Liaison Officer Program
We join to support the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society and proclaim November #IndigenousDisabilityAwarenessMonth. BCANDS reminds us #IDAM brings awareness of barriers and… Read More »INDIGENOUS DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH
Dreaming Big About Education 2 at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat
Disability History: The Journey to Inclusion at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat @InclusionBC
Scaling the Impact of Inclusive Post-secondary Education at #AdvoCon2022 – don’t miss out on tickets to this event with 33 speakers over 4 days online at our online advocacy conference! #bced #bcedchat @STEPSForwardBC