Claiming Full Citizenship Conference 2015

Claiming Full Citizenship Conference 2015 International conference on self - determination, personalization, and individualized funding. Vancouver,BC,Canada
October 15-17, 2015

Fifteen years after the landmark Seattle Conference on Self Determination and Individualized Funding, the desire to claim full citizenship and seek clarity on what that requires, has increased exponentially. The passage of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has provided a new foundation, and years of experience in numerous jurisdictions has provided many lesso

ns to build on. We now have significant experience with the core ideas of individualized funding, supported decision making, planning and facilitation so what most excites me about this conference is the chance to listen and learn from the successes and challenges and have this opportunity to chart a course for the future. With the advent of initiatives like the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia, and people all over the globe exploring the challenges of developing effective models to support full citizenship, this conference promises to be another landmark event. British Columbia, Canada, has long history of being recognized internationally for providing leadership and innovation in supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families. The strength of the community living movement in BC today has grown from deep roots in family and self advocacy leadership, strong community and government partnerships and, over the decades, champions and leaders committed to creating change, working together. The Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship is very excited to help carry on that tradition by hosting the Claiming Full Citizenship Conference and the response from our national and international colleagues has been overwhelmingly supportive. We are excited to be part of building an event that supports an international movement for transformative social change for people with disabilities, seniors and their supporters.

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01/15/2025

Has your child with disabilities experienced exclusion in BC schools? BC Ombudsperson Jay Chalke has announced the beginning of investigations into the exclusion of students from BC schools.
(https://bcombudsperson.ca/news_release/ombudsperson-investigating-exclusion-of-students-from-bc-public-schools/)

If you want to contribute to the Ombudsperson's investigation, you can share your experiences by filling out their confidential questionnaire: https://bcombudsperson.ca/school-exclusion

The questionnaire will be open until Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Additionally, FSI is interested in connecting with any families who may be willing to speak with a reporter about their children's experiences of exclusion in BC schools due to their disabilities or support needs. Please email Angela at [email protected] if you would like to connect!

From the Ombudsperson's questionnaire:

WHAT IS EXCLUSION?

Exclusion from school can happen in many ways. Students may be:
- asked to stay home/go home
- asked to leave early/arrive late/have shortened school days
- asked not to attend field trips or other school activities
- unable to attend because of health/personal care support needs the school is unable to provide
- unable to attend because of learning support needs the school is unable to provide
- not learning with the rest of their class
- isolated by themselves in the school, secluded and/or restrained

01/14/2025

Researchers from the UBC Disability Affinity Group, Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, Kathryn Douglas-Campbell, and Dr. Dana Solomon, are collecting stories about the experiences of people with disabilities and those who experience barriers to full participation at UBC.

Participants can be faculty, staff, students, alumni, contractors, former employees, visitors to UBC, and other members of the UBC community. Please share this post! Link in our bio.

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08/20/2020

Opinion: The government is setting a precedent and signalling loudly to the rest of the province that you have to be aligned with their political allies to be treated fairly.

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