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.
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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KELOWNA: TCS Play coming up – Oct. 26
Our neighbors up the road here in Kelowna have a Drama Club, and they are putting on a play based on the Wizard of Oz! Come check it out next week, October 26th, if you are in the area.
SPOTLIGHT: Trauma Informed Practise Workshops
There are workshops being offered in communities around the Province on Trauma Informed Practise – check it out!
Trauma-Informed-Practice-Workshop-Registration-Surrey.docx Trauma-Informed-Practice-Workshop-Registration-Prince-George.docx Trauma-Informed-Practice-Workshop-Registration-Cranbrook.docx Trauma-Informed-Practice-Workshop-Registration-Richmond-2.docx Save-the-Date-TIP-Flyer-NANAIMO.docx Save-the-Date-TIP-Flyer-VICTORIA.docx Save-the-Date-TIP-Flyer-KELOWNA.docx Trauma-Informed-Practice-Workshop-Registration-Kamloops.docxOKANAGAN: Aging Event – Nov. 2
There is an Aging Event at UBC Okanagan taking place on November 2 to launch new CLBC aging resources – see you there!
CLBC is hosting an event on October 26th to build a better understanding of aging. The event is geared towards CLBC staff, self advocates, their families and support networks, service providers and health care practitioners. We will be launching our aging tool kit to support self-advocates, their family members and support networks so people can have the best outcomes as they age. Our tool kit consists of:
• a new website called, Aware, Share, Care;
• a book of stories that celebrate aging; and,
• a planning guide for families, care providers, personal support networks and other supporters of adults with developmental disabilities who are getting older.
The poster is also attached. If you have any questions please email: CLBCaging@gov.bc.ca
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