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A cross-disability voice in BC. Promoting a more inclusive & equitable society for people with all disabilities through direct services, community partnerships, systemic advocacy, research & publications. Since 1977.

https://disabilityalliancebc.org/
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The Province announced today changes to the spousal rule for couples receiving #PWD benefits. We commend the Province for the positive changes, but will continue to advocate for the full removal of the spousal cap. https://disabilityalliancebc.org/province-announces-changes-to-spousal-clawbacks/
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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DABC has signed on to a statement from the National Disability Network regarding Budget 2025, which you can read and download on our blog:

https://disabilityalliancebc.org/national-disability-network-statement-on-budget-2025/

#Budget2025 #Canada #DTC #CDB #CanadaDisabilityBenefit
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Come out and join us and others at the Rally for Accessibility this Saturday at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square – Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza – 800 Georgia Street! 12pm-2pm.

www.bcpeoplefirst.com/event-detail...

#Vancouver #accessibility #PeopleWithDisabilities
Let's Rally for Accessibility Celebration & Awareness! | BC People First
<p>Join us at Accessibility in the City: A Rally for Accessibility Celebration &amp; Awareness</p> <p></p> <p>Saturday, March 16, 2024 11AM - 2PM Vancouver Art Gallery South Plaza - 800 Robson Street<...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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It’s National Pain Awareness Week. Did you know that pain is common in many conditions, from cancer to arthritis, as well as other illnesses? Health Canada's Action Plan for Pain aims to reduce pain and its impacts. Track its progress here: PainCanada.ca/actionplan #NPAW2025
Graphic depicting a multicoloured, fragmented maple leaf that resembles a map. Text says "8 million people in Canada live with pain. #NPAW2025 #PrioritizePain."
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Yesterday, the federal government announced Budget 2025. The budget contains several items that pertain to people with disabilities & people living on low incomes.

We’ve listed them on our blog: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/federal-budget-2025-announced/

#Budget2025 #CDB #DTC #DisabilityTax

November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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As we wind down #RDSPAwarenessMonth, we're calling for support for our #DTC Medical Fees Fund. If you'd like to learn more & donate, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/direct-service/help-with-the-rdsp-and-dtc/dtc-medical-fees-fund/

Thank you!

DTC Medical Fees Fund | DABC
That’s why we’re launching the DTC Medical Fees Fund, to help people cover any charges by medical practitioners for assistance with the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) application. Please note that this fund is currently only available to residents of BC.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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There remain issues around the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit (#CDB) legislation & its rollout. Our Access RDSP team has prepared a post with our thoughts on the #CDB so far & how to prepare to apply for it: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/a-look-at-the-canada-disability-benefit-our-thoughts-so-far/ 💭
October 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Join our Access RDSP partners Plan Institute this Wednesday, October 29th for their Ask an Expert: RDSP and Disability Financial Planning Considerations session.

Register at shorturl.at/DgG5z

#RDSPAwarenessMonth #RDSP #RegisteredDisabilitySavingsPlan
Poster with text that says "Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and Disability Financial Planning Considerations. A moderated Q&A about the RDSP and other disability-related financial planning considerations for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Wednesday, October 29th 12:00-1:30 pm PST. rdsp.com/month #RDSPAwarenessMonth. The Access RDSP logo is on the bottom of the poster and there is a graphic of a person wearing a teal hijab, looking pensive over a tablet that displays line graphs.
October 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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(1/7) It's Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week! This year, Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week started October 19 and will go until October 25.

Let's use #invisibledisabilitiesweek to shine some light on this topic! Have a look through this thread to learn more about #invisibledisabilities
Dark blue background with light blue text that reads "Let's shine some light on...INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEK; OCTOBER 19-25". There is an image of 5 stage lights at the top shining spotlights down on the title. @MyNEADS is at the bottom.
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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It's #InternationalDayofClimateAction.

A new free course, by CAMH’s Canadian Poverty, Health Equity, and Climate Change Initiative, explores how #income, #housing & access to physical/mental health influences how people experience #climatechange

MORE:
www.globallearningacademy.ca/learn/course...
October 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The French language version of our #DTC app—My DTC—is available now! 🥳 This was developed in partnership with Finautonome.

Check it out here: https://monciph.dabc.ca/ or view the English language version here: https://mydtc.dabc.ca/.

#DisabilityTaxCredit #RDSPAwarenessMonth
October 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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DABC ED Helaine Boyd is one of the 5 new members appointed to BC’s Provincial Accessibility Committee (PAC), which advises the provincial government in the development of accessibility standards under the Accessible British Columbia Act.

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025SDPR0014-001006
New team members work on accessibility for people in B.C.
Five new members have been appointed to British Columbia’s Provincial Accessibility Committee (PAC), reinforcing the Province’s commitment to advancing accessibility and inclusion for all people in British Columbia.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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DABC is pleased to be participating in a rally/community event, led by BC People First Society:

Let's Rally for #Accessibility Celebration & Awareness
Nov 8, 2025 in downtown #Vancouver

Learn more: https://www.bcpeoplefirst.com/event-details/lets-rally-for-accessibility-celebration-awareness
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Medical practitioners often charge a fee for filling out their part of the #DisabilityTaxCredit (#DTC) application. DABC's DTC Medical Fees Fund can help eligible applicants cover these fees.

Consider supporting the Fund this #RDSPAwarenessMonth: https://tinyurl.com/sn4vprbk
Graphic of one person pulling another person out of a hole in the floor. A speech bubble says "Support DABC's DTC Medical Fees Fund!" Other text says "People with disabilities shouldn't have to pay money to access social and medical supports. Donate Today!"
October 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Please note that Disability Alliance BC will be closed on Monday, October 13th for the Thanksgiving Day stat holiday. Apologies for any inconvenience!
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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On Nov. 4, Women Transforming Cities & Live Educate Transform Society will co-deliver an interactive workshop on #DisabilityJustice & local government:

Learn more & register here https://disabilityalliancebc.org/workshop-disability-justice-and-local-government-tools-for-change/
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October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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For #RDSPAwarenessMonth, a team of experts from Access RDSP are hosting two “Ask an Expert” sessions, where you can learn & ask any question about the #DTC, #RDSP, #taxes and other financial topics. 💡

More info: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/ask-an-expert-sessions-back-by-popular-demand/
Poster for DTC and other Disability Tax Supports session with text that says "A moderated Q&A about the DTC and other disability related tax benefits, credits, and considerations for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Wednesday, October 22nd. 12-1:30 pm PST. A graphic depicts a woman in a teal shirt with dark curly hair using a calculator. Poster for RDSP and Disability Financial Planning Considerations session with text that says "A moderated Q&A about the RDSP and other disability related financial considerations for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Wednesday, October 29th. 12-1:30 pm PST. A graphic depicts a woman wearing a teal hijab looking pensively at a screen.
October 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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It’s #DAFDay Canada: a national moment encouraging donors who give through Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) to support frontline work like ours. If you have a DAF, you can recommend a grant to Disability Alliance BC today.

Learn more: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/support-dabc-this-dafday/
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October 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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It is with deep admiration & heartfelt remembrance that we announce the establishment of the Pamela Horton Trailblazer Fund, created to honour the life, leadership, & legacy of our longstanding board member, Pam, who passed away on May 13, 2025.

Learn more: disabilityalliancebc.org/the-pamela-h...
The Pamela Horton Trailblazer Fund | DABC
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October 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Join our upcoming webinar, an overview of appealing the #PWD Benefit & other Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR) benefits.

When: Oct. 22nd, 2025 at 2 pm PT.
Where: Zoom
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Made possible thanks to generous funding from ICBC.
Poster for the PWD and MSDPR appeals webinar, that includes the information that is available in the post, the DABC and ICBC logos and a graphic of a person on a computer screen + a speech bubble.
October 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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It's #RDSPAwarenessMonth! The #RDSP can help eligible people with disabilities and chronic illnesses to start saving - and more people qualify for it and the #DisabilityTaxCredit than you might think!

Learn more at disabilityalliancebc.org/its-rdsp-awa... & www.rdsp.com/month/

#DTC #RDSPAwareness
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October 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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DABC will be closed on Tuesday, September 30th, in recognition of The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which honours the Indigenous children who never made it home from residential schools as well as the Survivors of those “schools.”

Learn more: disabilityalliancebc.org/9148-2/

#NDTR
September 30th: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day | DABC
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September 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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DABC has made a submission to the Special Committee to Review the Provisions of the Human Rights Code. It provides our view on the value of the BC Human Rights Commissioner’s work & the impact it has had on issues important to the disability community.

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DABC’s submission to the Special Committee to Review the Provisions of the Human Rights Code | DABC
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September 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Visit TransLink's Buzzer Blog for information about the new washroom that is open at Metrotown Station, and their plan to add additional locations in future:

buzzer.translink.ca/2025/09/publ...

#TransLink
#PublicTransportation
#BC
New washroom now open at Metrotown Station - The Buzzer blog
New washroom opens at Metrotown Station
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September 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Human Rights Internet's Small Grants Competition is now accepting applications! The Small Grants support initiatives of any kind that help promote or protect any human right, within #Canada.

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#SmallGrants
#HumanRights
Small Grants Competition - HRI - Human Rights Internet
Small Grants Competition The next intake deadline for this Competition is Friday, October 24th, 2025. Read all directions carefully to ensure your application is considered. Watch this video for tips ...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM