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...
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 ofRead more...
This guide was developed in partnership with The FORCE Society for Kids’ Mental Health and the Family Support Institute.
It looks at Dual Diagnosis from the point of view of both a parent and youth.
The information in this guide is not intended to provide professional advice, for which the user isRead more...
The BC Association for Community Living (BCACL) wanted to know how some of the key areas in the transformation of Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) are affecting self advocates, children and youth with special needs and their families.
We conducted this survey, for seven days, between April 7Read more...
BCACL Edition 3, 3-hole punched for binder, 145 pp. This new and improved handbook for parents of children and youth with special needs provides information about how the school system works, the roles of school personnel, the rights and responsibilities of parents, and tips on how to advocateRead more...
The British Columbia Law Institute and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law have launched a study paper titled "Care/Work: Law Reform to Support Family Caregivers to Balance Paid Work and Unpaid Caregiving." See the press release below.
Media Release (Issued by the the British Columbia LawRead more...
A practical guide providing inspiration and information to assist the efforts of parents, teachers, community members, or anyone who wants to help someone with a disability make connections. This publication is not available online. Please email BCACL (info@bcacl.org)
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From the Report's introduction:
The Woodlands Parents Action Group (WPAG) welcomes the opportunity to present the following submission in response to the Report on Abuse at Woodlands, “The Need to Know: Administrative Review of Woodlands School”. Our purpose is to provide feedback from the uniqueRead more...