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Thousands of children with special needs in BC are waiting for crucial early intervention services. Read about how we're putting this and other issues on the 2013 BC Election agenda.

Meet Olivia, Devon, Kayla and Kit on the "on my way" video blog. Share in the journey of these four students as they plan for life after high school. Visit transitionplanningbc.ca

The 2013 Inclusion BC Conference and AGM will be held in Vancouver from May 23-25. Visit the conference section for more information: inclusionbc.org/conference-2013 

Derek Lith has worked at different MacDonald’s locations for over 21 years. “I like working hard,” he says. “And I like getting pay cheques.” Watch Derek's video here.

Everyone in the workplace benefits from the value of diversity. Learn more about our Ready, Willing and Able employment campaign: inclusionbc/ready-willing-and-able.

Resources

12 Inclusive Activities: A Guide for Youth Group Leaders by BCACL, 2004, 18 pp.
BCACL Publications, Inclusive Education, Supports to Children and Families
This is a 35-page booklet produced by the VOICES youth group at the BC Association for Community Living. VOICES is a leadership development group that includes youth with and without disabilities who are working together to show their peers, parents, teachers, and communities that inclusion works. Read more...
A Quarter Century of Inclusive Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Ontario: Public Perceptions by Philip Burge, Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz, and Nancy Hutchinson
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Inclusive Education, Supports to Children and Families
Surveyed 680 adults from across Ontario to find out their opinions on inclusive education. Understanding the views of the public is an important factor in developing and evaluating policy on inclusive education. This article presents the results of an opinion poll conducted by an alliance of Read more...
Adult Special Education (ASE) Post Secondary Programs in B.C. (a list) by ASE Provincial Articulation Representatives
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Employment, Community Partners
This is a list of program names and contact information for institutions across B.C. that offer post secondary employment programs. It was compiled at an ASE Provincial Articulation meeting by ASE representatives from across the province. Read more...
As a Matter of Fact: Poverty and Disability in Canada by Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2009
Income Security
A short background document on the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) 2006 survey providing information about people living on low incomes. Read more...
Assertiveness Training Manual: A Five-Week Course for Self Advocates by the BC Self Advocacy Foundation, 1995
Self Advocacy
178 pp. This book is about helping self advocates learn how to speak up for themselves and be more assertive. It shows self advocates how to lead a group through five assertiveness lessons. It has handouts for group leaders about what to do for each lesson. It also has handouts for everyone in the Read more...
BC Disability Benefits Help Sheet by BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, updated March, 2010
Employment, Income Security, Self Advocacy, Government Resources
These free self-help guides are designed for people with disabilities who need to access provincial disability benefits and the medical services, equipment and supplies provided by the Ministry of Housing and Social Development (MHSD). The sheets were updated on March 31, 2010. See below for the Read more...
Building Inclusive Schools - A Search for Solutions by Canadian Teachers' Federation, Conference Report, November, 2005
Inclusive Education, Professional Development
From the Report: This report contains a summary of the three Keynote Presentations, and the seventeen Featured Speaker presentations that took place during the conference. You can find some of the PowerPoint presentations and workshop summaries on the CTF website at www.ctf-fce.ca. In their Read more...
Changing Teaching Practices - using curriculum differentiation to respond to students’ diversity by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2004
Inclusive Education, Professional Development
From the Introduction: One of the most urgent challenges facing the world today is the growing number of persons who are excluded from meaningful participation in the economic, social, political and cultural life of their communities. Such a society is neither efficient nor safe. Education is seen Read more...
Coming Together - Family Newsletter by Canadian Association for Community Living
Supports to Children and Families
A newsletter for families published by the Canadian Association for Community Living. Read more...
Creating a Future of Home Ownership for Persons with Developmental Disabilities by June Birch and Maureen Murphy-Black, May 2003
Housing
"This document on “Creating a Future of Home Ownership For Persons with DevelopmentalDisabilities” provides on opportunity for those people who have decided to become homeownersto share their experiences. Sources of additional information on housing alternatives andissues/strategies to consider have Read more...

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