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Paul Born to Speak in Vancouver
Simon Fraser University through the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and Canada's World - a national citizens' dialogue on Canadian international policy invite you attend to a special seminar featuring Paul Born, author of the highly acclaimed book Community Conversations: Mobilizing the Ideas, Skills, and Passion of Community Organizations, Governments, Businesses, and People. Paul is internationally recognized for his innovative approaches to community building. Paul will share his insights about this important work and lead us in a discussion of the role of conversations that lead to sustainable community change. For more information, visit the Tamarack website.
When: Thursday,June 25, 2009; 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: SFU Harbour Centre,Vancouver, Room 1420-1430
*Registrations are being accepted via email by SFU at: ugsid@sfu.ca.
Translink Community Consultation Meetings
TransLink (the Lower Mainland transit system) will be hosting a series of 9 community workshops throughout metro Vancouver in June. This will be an opportunity to discuss and comment on the draft 2010 10-Year Transportation and Financial Plan. Translink Community Consultation schedule.
Ignite Change Now! Global Youth Assembly 2009.
The Global Youth Assembly is a social forum for 1000 Canadian and international youth (16-28 years old). You will learn how to build projects of your own, create lasting friendships and partnerships, and find out how you can be an architect of change in your community and around the world!! Global Youth Assembly Website.
When: July 30 - August 2, 2009
Where: Edmonton, Alberta
Free Tax Preparation Service
BC ACORN has a free tax preparation service that is available all year round. They provide this service to low to moderate income individuals and families in English, Cantonese or Mandarin.
When: Monday to Saturday by appointment or walk in
Where: 36 Begbie St. in New Westminster.
Call 604-522-8706 ex. 07 to make an appointment.
The Community Living Show - Vancouver Co-op Radio 102.7 f.m. Hosted by self advocates on Fridays from 2:00 to 2:30 pm. If you want to be a volunteer or a guest, please call Wendy Allen at (604) 432-7483.
16th Annual G & B Johnson Brain Injury Conference: "Making the Invisible, Visible"
The Comox Valley Head Injury Society Invites you to attend their 16th Annual Conference.
When: June 18th & 19th, 2009
Where: Best Western Hotel, Courtenay, BC
Printable Version of Registration
Printable version of Agenda and Bios
The Early Years Conference 2010 - The Rights of the Child
UBC Interprofesional Continuing Education invites you to the Early Years Conference 2010. This conference will explore early childhood, family and community development through the lens of Child Rights. Click here for more information on registration and how to apply to be a presenter.
When: February 4th - 6th, 2010
Where: The Victoria Conference Centre
720 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, Canada
26th International Seating Symposium
This international symposium addresses current and future developments in the areas of seating, positioning and mobility. As this seating symposium follows the Olympics and precedes the Paralympics, we will be highlighting the Paralympic experience, sport and related equipment. Topic areas include service delivery, product development, research and evaluation. Visit the Seating Symposium Website for more information.
When: March 10th - 13th, 2010
Where: The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Fourth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Facing the Future Together: Where Do We Go From Here?
This conference will bring together a diverse group of professionals and families to share research, experience and practice in order to sustain and enhance the lives of adolescents and adults with FASD, their families, service providers, and communities. Advance Notice Brochure.
When:April 14th - 17th, 2010
Were: The Hyatt Regency Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Supported Employment: Foundations and Application course is now posted on the Douglas College website. This course promises to be a great opportunity for all people interested in providing employment supports to people with developmental disabilities. Click here to view the course description and registration information.
Remembering to Play Workshop - Remembering to Play is an interactive workshop that integrates soft skills training and promotes well-being. Led by Certified Life Coach Vince Gowmon in numerous BCACL agencies including Ridge Meadows, South Peace and Campbell River, it has had great reviews with its emphasis on balancing laughter and learning, and with its practical applications for improving communication, creativity, collaboration and stress-release. For more information, visit www.rememberingtoplay.com
Community Development Program - Langara College, Vancouver, BC. Workshops, courses, online courses and other learning opportunities with a practical focus designed to assist participants to be more effective in their work, whether it's a part of their professional role or as a community volunteer. For further information contact Leslie Kemp at (604) 323-5981, e-mail: lkemp@langara.bc.ca or click on the following link www.langara.bc.ca/cs
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed, Online Training Initiative - The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) and Essential Learning (EL) are pleased to announce an online training initiative where individuals can take courses and earn continuing education credits over the Internet! The partnership between NADD and EL offers a wide variety of accredited online courses that cover an extensive selection of topics that will help participants improve their understanding and acquire new skills. For more information or to purchase online trainings, go to the NADD website at www.thenadd.org and click on the "Online CE Training” tab at the top of the page.
Effective Counselling of Persons with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Autism Today offers this new online presentation by Nathan Ory, psychologist and author. This presentation will explain how shifting levels of consciousness can affect the awareness and coping ability of a person with autism, and how some typical ASD thinking patterns can create anxiety and mental health issues. Also covered will be how to avoid some of the typical traps of literal thinking, overgeneralization and one-track mind, and idiosyncratic problem-solving common to many persons with ASD. For more information visit http://www.autismtoday.com.
Online Workshops for Writers with Disabilities. The Canadian Abilities Foundation is presenting a series of online workshops for people with disabilities who are interested in the writing life. If you love expressing yourself in writing and dream of seeing your name in print, this workshop is for you! Find out how to write effectively, promote yourself to editors and make a difference in your community using the written word. If you would like to be contacted with the details, dates and times of this workshop series, send an email to able@abilities.ca or call 1-888-700-4476, ext. 232, to register. These workshops are free.
ACT - Autism Community Training (formerly ACT BC) offers a variety of workshops to families and professionals supporting children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. Forthcoming live events include Mental Health and Individuals with Autism-A Primer for Community Professionals and Parents on March 27, Hands on Verbal Behavior on April 2-4, and Helping Children with ASD (and their Parents) Get the Sleep they Need on April 25. All three events will take place in Vancouver. As well, ACT has a growing slate of webcasts -- videotaped live workshops -- delivered via the ACT site at www.actcommunity.net. ACT webcasts contain all the content of one of our live events, and are available to subscribers 24/7 anywhere that has a high-speed internet connection. Each may be viewed as many times as a subscriber likes for a subscription period. Please check out the ACT website at www.actcommunity.net for workshop and webcast details.
SHADE Consulting Ltd. offers a variety of workshops on Sexual Health and Disability Education. Please check out their website for current available workshops at www.shadeconsulting.ca/events.php
AUCC Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities - The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada is pleased to announce this new scholarship programme. The objective of the program is to encourage Canadian students with disabilities interested in obtaining a first university degree, to pursue university studies. Up to ten (10) scholarships valued at $5,000 CDN will be awarded. Information on how to apply is available on the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada's website: http://www.aucc.ca/scholarships
Get on the Train! Call for Host Agencies and Panel Members - Get on the Train is a learning tour on employment that provides a unique way for service providing organizations to increase their knowledge and share their expertise of supported and customized employment practices through mentoring and networking. The tour involves six host agencies in BC. and will occur during the last week of April and the first week in May 2009. Seven communities will be visited over this two week period. The initiative is currently looking for both host agencies and panel members.
Click here for more information on becoming a Host Agency
The Early Years Conference for next year has been scheduled for February 4th-6th, 2010, and will be held at the Victoria Conference Centre and The Fairmont Empress. "The conference will explore early childhood, family and community development through the lens of Child Rights… Conference participants will have the opportunity to consider research, policy, and practice from a child's rights perspective in order to further the quality of their work with children, families and communities.” The conference welcomes anyone who works with children and families, including (but not limited to) early childhood educators, nurses, speech therapists, pregnancy outreach groups etc. They also hope that families and students will attend. The conference has also put out a call for presenters. Deadline for submissions is April 30th, 2009.
For more information on the conference, or guidelines for presenter submissions, click here.
"Finding Our Voice” Invitation to participate - The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities is sponsoring a Participatory Action Research project called "Finding our Voice”, which is looking at people's experiences and expectations for rehabilitation services and supports. If you would like to have more information about how you might be a part of this action research project, please contact: Christine Gordon at the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities at 604- 875-0188 or ifproject@bccpd.bc.ca. Click here for the flyer about the project.
Woodlands Project - In March 2009, the Douglas College Faculty of Language, Literature and Performing Arts will present a month-long artistic exploration of the former Woodlands School. The project will consist of two concurrent presentations in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre and in the Amelia Douglas Gallery. In attempt to present as full and diverse a picture as possible, academics, community groups and individuals are invited to participate in the project by approaching the subject in their own ways. Proposals for forums, discussions and other artistic and academic activities in any subject related to the project are welcomed. Click here for more details.