Hi all, CLBC’s Standards for Home Sharing course is available online! This course is free to take, is available online, is broken down into flexible modules around key themes, and offers a certificate once completed. There are great resources (videos, help sheets, tips) built into the content, too. Check it out! Let us know what you think in the comments.
RESOURCE: Books on Tape/Audio or Braille
Hi everyone, thanks to COPCS for passing around the info below – super that this is available!
NLS is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS offers books the way you want them: in braille or audio formats, mailed to your door for free, or instantly downloadable.
Please see link below to apply for service:
SPOTLIGHT: DABC FAQ on Annual Earnings Exemption (AEE) for PWD Benefit
Hey everyone, DABC has a short breakdown of how the changes to the Annual Earnings Exemption (AEE) translate for people receiving the PWD benefit – check it out as a quick reference guide!
17-09-15-DABC-Update-AEE-Increase.pdfDABC Help Sheets Translated into 5 Languages
More great information from the DABC has been made more accessible to more people!
Dear Community Partner,
We have had two of our Help Sheets translated into five languages. The Help Sheets are:
– Help Sheet #14: Registered Disability Savings Plan and the Disability Tax Credit
– Help Sheet #16: Guide to Filing Income Taxes for People Receiving PWD/PPMBFor more information, please see the attached Community Update.
Best regards,
Val Stapleton, Membership Outreach Coordinator
Jane Dyson, Executive Director
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DABC-Community-Update-Two-Help-Sheets-Translated-into-Five-Languages.docxSPOTLIGHT: Videos! Check out some great stories.
Check out some great stories!
From FamilyWORKs:
Chantal’s story – https://www.youtube.com/
Kurtis’s story – https://www.youtube.com/
Danielle’s story – https://www.youtube.com/
Patrick’s story – https://www.youtube.com/
From MentorAbility:
Hannah’s story (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Emily’s Story (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?
From Rotary@Work Video:
(long version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?
(short version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?
From partnership with CES about Collaboration:
(Produced in 2016)
For some examples of successful CLBC and WorkBC collaboration, please check out these links to videos from
Kamloops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Campbell River https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Powell River: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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SPOTLIGHT: Kudoz online resource – Free!
Hey everyone, here is a link sent around by COPCS for a really neat website – it is free to use for the people we support, and offers a way to pursue lifelong learning from community peers and mentors. Check it out!
SPOTLIGHT: New Resource in Kelowna!
Here is a great bit of info about a new resource available in Kelowna! Thanks, COPCS, for sending this around.
Connections group therapeutic rec resource
Connections are group activities offered multiple times each week for neurodiverse adults. The intent of Connections is to offer a wide assortment of fun, free, safe and age-appropriate educational events and activities that incorporate life-skill development, positive socialization, social interaction, special interest education, and therapeutic recreation.
Attending Connections, people can expect:
- to get connected to like-minded, friendly, and pro-social peers in the community,
- be part of a fun, safe, and inclusive space,
- access activities otherwise unobtainable as a result of financial barriers,
- to have education on important special interest topics,
- to be involve in direct and indirect life-skill development.
Activities include, but not are not limited to: art projects, coffee socials, hikes, hockey games, group cooking, and educational workshops on topics that interest the group
Please see link below for further information and registration:
RICHMOND: BC’s Affordable Housing Conference – Nov. 19-21
BC’s Affordable Housing Conference is taking place in Richmond this month – check out the link below and share with others who may be interested! Thanks to COPCS for passing this along.
VANCOUVER: FASD – Strategies Workshop – Nov. 28-29
https://ca.ctrinstitute.com/workshops/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-vancouver11-28/
Description:
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is one of the most prevalent brain-based disabilities in our society. There is a growing need for caregivers to acquire increased knowledge and practical skills to support children, adults and families living with FASD. This workshop will propose 5 pillars for success when supporting individuals with FASD. These include a focus on Strengths, Healthy Relationships, Promoting FASD Self Awareness, Adaptations Strategies and Team Based Support. Participants will transfer newfound knowledge about FASD into practical and meaningful ways to try differently not harder in their support of individuals, families and communities affected by FASD.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is one of the most prevalent brain-based disabilities in our society. There is a growing need for caregivers to acquire increased knowledge and practical skills to support children, adults and families living with FASD. This workshop will propose 5 pillars for success when supporting individuals with FASD. These include a focus on Strengths, Healthy Relationships, Promoting FASD Self Awareness, Adaptations Strategies and Team Based Support. Participants will transfer newfound knowledge about FASD into practical and meaningful ways to try differently not harder in their support of individuals, families and communities affected by FASD.
PWD – Changes to PWD Bus Pass
Dear Community Partner,
Please see attached a Community Update about the recently announced changes to the PWD Bus Pass Program.
Best regards,
Jane Dyson
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