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Spinal Cord Injury BC ( formerly the BC Paraplegic Association) is a branch of the Canadian Paraplegic Association(CPA). The CPA was founded in 1945 by veterans who sustained spinal cord injuries in WW II; its mandate was to minimize social barriers faced by persons with disabilities so that they could benefit from an improved quality of life.
Indigenous Disability Canada / British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society provides one-to-one disability related services, as well as awareness and outreach activities aimed at individuals and families, federal, provincial and territorial governments, Indigenous leadership and the public, both within Canada and at the international level.
British Columbia created the Accessible British Columbia Act in 2021. [1] This act commits the government of British Columbia to promote accessibility, recognize AccessAbility Week, and officially recognize both American Sign Language & Indigenous sign languages. There will be annual reports that will be published for each fiscal year ...
CLBC is accountable to the provincial government of British Columbia through the Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation. CLBC is mandated under the Community Living Authority Act [ 1 ] to provide a range of supports and services for adults with developmental disabilities , or adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and autism ...
Indigenous Disability Awareness Month [5] was created by Indigenous Disability Canada / British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (IDC/BCANDS) in 2015, to raise awareness of the significant contributions that Indigenous peoples (First Nation, Inuit, Métis) living with disabilities bring to communities across Canada.
Crown corporations in BC are public-sector organizations established and funded by the Government of British Columbia to provide specialized goods and services to citizens. [1] They operate at varying levels of government control, depending on how they are defined, funded, and the kinds of services they provide.
Council for Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), formerly known as the Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped (COPOH), was created by people with disabilities in 1976 to provide support for all people with disabilities who seek the opportunity to go to school, work, volunteer, have a family, and participate in recreational, sport and cultural activities.
In Ontario and British Columbia, disability support program payments max out at $1308 and $1483.50 per month, respectively, for an individual. [27] The government has adopted a wide array of programs designed to make life more affordable for people with disabilities.