Further to our stories back in April about longer wait times for Disability Assistance and accessing wheelchairs, wait times are back in the spotlight. On May 5th, CBC published a …

Last week, when the Toronto van attack occurred on Monday, April 23rd, individuals were quickly looking to learn more about the driver who killed 10 people and injured an additional …

The sun is starting to shine and it appears that summer is just around the corner. We wanted to send out a few reminders for the sunny weather that is …

As we are nearing the end of Autism Awareness Month, information about Autism continues to surface. For instance on April 20th, CBC News published an interesting article discussing how researchers …

Parents challenged School District 43 at a budget meeting on Tuesday, April 17th for not requiring applied behaviour analysis (ABA) training for education assistants.  As reported by the Tri-City News, parents …

In its 2017 annual report, the Canadian Human Rights Commission noted that disability was by far the most often cited ground for discrimination by people in Canada. 59% of people who …

In April, the BC government announced that it is promising improvements after an investigation found call wait times for income and disability assistance to be “chronically slow.” The investigation by …

Autism Community Training (ACT) has pulled together a range of videos to act as a resource for the community at large. Recognizing that attending a live event can be challenging, …

Disability Alliance BC recently issued an important reminder about Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSP) and the rules on taking money out of plans. As 2019 is approaching some people will …

The Family Support Institute of BC\’s Winter/Spring 2018 Possibilities Newsletter is now available. This newsletter is available to all families, friends and partnering organizations with the hope that the stories and information can …