CIC hosting International Day of Persons with Disabilities Film Festival December 3 in Kelowna
Join us as we host Inclusion BC’s and the BC self Advocacy Foundation’s Film Festival. An afternoon of memorable short films starring people with intellectual disabilities. Reception to follow.
November is Aboriginal Disability Awareness Month
November 2016 marks the 2nd Anniversary of Aboriginal Disability Awareness Month in British Columbia. “The frequency of disabilities experienced by the Indigenous population of Canada is twice that of the national rate and up to three times higher within certain Indigenous age groups.” Read the Press release from the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society […]
The end of an outspoken era: Turpel-Lafond wraps up 10 years of child advocacy
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond came in like a lion as B.C.’s first representative for children and youth a decade ago, immediately challenging the government to expand her budget and investigative powers.
Province’s watchdog for children says government ‘retaliated’ against her
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond wraps up her 10 year stint as B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth today
CIC presenting at Qualitative Health Research Conference in Kelwona
CIC Co-Director Rachelle Hole and Reaearch Assistant Dylan Ermacora are presenting Sexual Health Knowledge Among Self Advocates View the CIC Sexual Health Knowledge Poster
CIC is a partner orgainzation of the IASSIDD Academy on Education, Teaching and Research
The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ( IASSIDD) Academy on Education, Teaching and Research Mission:To set up and to provide education and training experiences in the form of workshops, courses, seminars, and lectures. The Academy may also offer hands-on consultation. The Academy particularly strives to: Further the knowledge of […]
UN Call for Submissions – Questionnaire on the “provision of support to persons with disabilities”
The Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Ms. Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, is currently preparing a study, to be presented at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2017, on the provision of support to persons with disabilities. The Special Rapporteur welcomes inputs, in accessible formats (Word), in English, French, Russian or Spanish, from […]
Liberals launch consultations on political activity rules for charities
The Liberal government is beginning consultations aimed at creating new rules for how charitable organizations can participate in the political process, reversing a policy of the previous Conservative government. Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier announced at a news conference that, starting next fall, Canadian charities will have clear rules to guide their attempts to influence public […]
Cool Arts Society Presents: “We Are Citizens”
October 6 – 22 Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna coolartsposter-01
Federal minister to consult Northerners about planned accessibilities act
Canada’s Minister for Sport and Persons with Disabilities is heading to the North this week, looking for ideas about how Canada can become more accessible. Carla Qualtrough, who will visit communities across the country from now until February, is looking to develop federal legislation that can promote “equality of opportunity and increase the inclusion and participation […]