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| Semi-Annual General Meeting | Semi-annual General Meeting | You are invited to attend the PRACL Semi-annual General Meeting on Thursday March 1, 2012. See poster for more details. |
| Disability Tax Refunds | Disability Tax Refunds | Find out if you are eligible for Disability Tax Credits and receive lump-sum Tax Refunds to help offset the cost of your disability!
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| Helping you with your RDSP | RDSP Resource Centre | We want to help you qualify for the Disability Tax Credit, get your Registered Disability Savings Plan open and start saving for your future. |
| BCACL Fundraiser - Reason to Care Art Resale! | BCACL Reason to Care Art resale | Reason to Care Art resale |
| TOLL FREE LINE REGARDING CLBC SERVICES | Interview with Doug Woollard, Interim CEO for CLBC | Government has set up a toll free line for anyone to call in with their concerns about the service levels being provided by CLBC or any other issues of concern since CLBC started the Service ReDesign process 2 years ago. The no. is 1-877-660-2522. Please pass this information on to families and advocates with concerns and encourage them to call. Since the line was set up 2 weeks ago they have received only 63 calls and the Minister is now saying that there aren’t very many problems.
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| FOR SALE: Dog Gone Great organic dog biscuits | Dog Gone Great | Dog Gone Great is an employment initiative by PRACL - Steps to Employment. Biscuits are available for sale at the PRACL office on Marine Avenue. |
| How Self-Advocacy has Benefitted my Life | BCSAF article | An interesting article about our very own Tanya Norman, part-time staff on our our front desk, at Marine Ave office. |
| Strategies to Achieve Conflict Resolution | Conflict Resolution Seminar | Are you interested in attending a workshop (Feb 24 and 25) that will help you to quickly gain the trust of someone who is defensive, angry or paranoid. This workshop gives you the tools you need to persuade someone in "denial" about mental illness to accept treatment and/or voluntarily comply with your requests. For more information or to purchase event tickets contact DANITA SENF at 604-485-8266 |
| VOICE OF BC - PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE | PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE | Michael Prince from the School of Social Policy University of Victoria and Lindsay Kines from the Victoria Times Colonist look at the issues around the failure of CLBC to provide for the needs of the developmentally disabled and how best to move forward. They speak with Vancouver Sun columnist and host of Voice of BC Vaughn Palmer. |
| DO YOU NEED A BUS PASS? | FAQ's regarding Bus Pass Renewals | The ministry is pleased to announce that the Bus Pass website has been updated to include more detailed information related to the Bus Pass Program and renewal process.
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| BE SAFE ON LINE | I CAN BE SAFE ON LINE | CREATED BY CLBC - Tips about staying safe on line. This site is will help families and service providers. |
| i Belong! | i Belong! | If you are a young adult with an intellectual disability - this site is for you. Look through it for suggestions and activities that will help you on the path to finding friends. (See the link i Belong!) |