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Powell River Association for Community Living
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Our Mission is to foster a safe, inclusive community where everyone belongs and lives a good life
 
     

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Expand/Collapse Resource Type : 1. General Resources ‎(6)
CLBC Eligibility - Information Sheet for FamiliesThis information sheet uses a question and answer format to help families understand and prepare to apply for service through CLBC
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation ServicesPRACL is accredited through CARF. CARF International is a nonprofit accreditor of human service providers in the areas of aging services, behavioral health, child and youth services, employment and community services and medical rehabilitation, amongst ot
Community Living SocietyThis society provides both residential and vocational (day program) services to a wide variety of people with disabilities in the Vancouver Lower Mainland of British Columbia.
Community Services Labour Relations ActThis iis an electronic version of Bill 61 which guides labour relations in the community living services sector
Developmental Disabilities Resource CenterThis is an American organization that is an excellent general resource with many links to other resources
HealthopediaUseful resources for looking up information on various health conditions

Expand/Collapse Resource Type : 10. Home Sharing ‎(1)
CLBC Home Share Provider HandbookUseful resource for home share providers to understand CLBC policies

Expand/Collapse Resource Type : 3. Advocacy Groups ‎(10)
BC Association for Community LivingOur Provincial Association and an excellent overall resource.
BC Coalition for People with DisabilitiesA provincial advocacy organization offering a wide range of support and information
BC Self Advocacy FoundationThe BC Self Advocacy Foundation is an organization whose sole purpose is to assist people with developmental disabilities to become full, participating citizens in their own communities.
Canadian Association for Community LivingOur National Association and Important Overall Resource
Family Advocacy Process Guide for Working with CLBCBC Advocacy: Who to talk to?  If you’re having trouble getting the support you or your family member with a developmental disability needs, here are some steps to follow that may be useful.
I BelongWhy did we create iBelong!? L’Arche Canada has created this online resource because we want to help all individuals with disabilities to have lasting friendships.
PLAN (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network)PLAN is is the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network. PLAN is a non-profit organization established to safeguard the future of people with a disability.
Poeple First of CanadaPeople First is an organization that was formed because some of the people in our communities felt that they were not considered as people first. They felt that they were talked about, talked to, thought about, and treated according to the disabilities th
Steps ForwardSTEPS Forward is a family-driven organization founded to ensure that people with developmental disabilities are included as students in the academic and social life of colleges and universities of British Columbia.
UNTAPEThis is a comprehensive site for people with disabilities and families to share tips that cut through red tape.

Expand/Collapse Resource Type : 4. Specific Conditions ‎(8)
Autism Society of BCA parent base directed society providing support to people with autism and their families in British Columbia and Yukon.
Canadian Down Syndrome SocietyThis site offers a wide variety of articles and information.
Epilepsy Foundation of AmericaThis site provides useful resources on epilepsy
FASD- Supporting Success for Adults with FASDA resource Developed by CLBC
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Here to Help SiteFacts Sheet and Resources on FASD
National Organization for Rare Disorders(NORD)This is an excellent resource on disorders and conditions that are rare or relatively unkown. This is a pay service but if you can't find it anywhere else... NORD will have it.
SOTOS Syndrome Support AssociationSSSAC was incorporated January 2002 to provide educational and emotional support to Canadian families of persons with Sotos syndrome and to provide a better understanding to parents, government and the public at large of Sotos syndrome -Cerebral Gigantism
Tardive DyskinesiaThis site offers information, including treatment and legal options.

Expand/Collapse Resource Type : 9. Education Resources ‎(3)
A Parent's Guide to Inclusive EducationAn excellent resource produced by the BC Association for Community Living
Special Needs Opportunity Window(SNOW) is dedicated to universal design practices in education. This site has been designed as a virtual hub for people with disabilities, parents, educators, technologists and others to engage in topics and forums related to inclusive education and acces
Youth Transition Planning GuideAn excellent resource for supporting youth transition to adulthood