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Second Wave – June 3, 2010
Disability Services
There are 712,000 British Columbians with disabilities (16% of the population)*
Children
41,000
Seniors
293,000
Adults 1964
378,000
Income Assistance
Recipients
20%
A person with disabilities is
someone who has difficulties
with daily living activities or a
physical or mental condition or
other health problem that
reduces the kind or amount of
activities they can do.
Government programs are
targeted (eg. income
assistance – severe impairment
& low income) or general (eg.
accessible buses)
*Data are based on “A Profile of Disability in Canada,
2006”, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey
(PALS), Statistics Canada, July 2008 and have been
adjusted by age and population growth to July 2008
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
Clients
Permanent severe disability
• adults with developmental disabilities
• mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
• mental impairment (FASD, brain injury, dementia)
• end-stage diseases (ALS, HIV/AIDS)
• quadriplegia, paraplegia
• persons requiring residential care services
• sensory impairments (total blindness or
profoundly deaf)
Chronic degenerative conditions
• heart disease
• diabetes
• arthritis
• hepatitis
Severe medical condition
• acute conditions with likelihood of full or partial
recovery (e.g. cancer)
• recently diagnosed condition or traumatic injury
where impact of therapy and degree of recovery
unknown at time of application
Only 22% of persons with disabilities 19-64 receive income assistance
To qualify, must be low income and have a severe mental or physical
impairment
◦ ...is a cross ministry initiative to assist in
achieving Great Goal 3, “the best system of
support in Canada for persons with disabilities.”
◦ ...is led by MHSD, working with various other
ministries
◦ ...is a framework to develop and champion
work that will improve outcomes for persons
with disabilities.
◦ ...represents the collaborative efforts of
governments, community organizations and
persons with disabilities to make British
Columbia more accessible and
inclusive.
Build the best system of support in Canada
for persons with disabilities, those with
special needs, children at risk, and seniors.
Disability Strategy
Provide for a comprehensive and integrated
system of supports and services for persons
with disabilities.
BC is a leader in Canada as a place where
people with disabilities live the life they
choose, enabled by an innovative, integrated
system of networked services and personal
supports that generate and sustain welcoming,
accessible, and inclusive communities.
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Integrated Programs and Services
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Personal Supports
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Housing
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Accessibility and Inclusion
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Employment and Income
– A new service delivery relationship with persons with
disabilities across government and the not-for-profit and
private sectors
– Quick and easy access to personal supports
– Improved access to housing for low-income persons with
disabilities
– Accessible and inclusive jurisdiction for persons with
disabilities
– The highest employment rate in Canada for persons with
disabilities
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Improved access to services
◦ Aligning program language, simplifying processes, and
improving information-sharing
◦ Implementing an integrated case management system
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Improving service delivery for people with
developmental disabilities by:
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Queenswood Review
Personalized Support Initiative
Request for Services
Youth Transition Protocol
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/adulthood.htm
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Making equipment and assistive technology
more accessible
1 888 818-1211 – Monday to Friday
http://www.personalsupports.bc.ca/
Working with the community-led Personal
Supports Council to develop an assistive
technology co-operative
Communication Assistance for Youth and
Adults project
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Housing Matters BC is the provincial housing
strategy. Launched in 2006 in response to a
changing housing environment, it commits to
existing programs that have proven successful,
and to new approaches to meet the range of
housing needs of British Columbians.
◦ The Homelessness Intervention Project – co-ordinating
provincial and community social housing and support
services, including health and income assistance in
Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria, Kelowna and Prince George
◦ $225 M in Housing Investments - Province, City of
Vancouver and Streetohome Foundation are partnering
to create 1,006 new homes to create 1,006 new homes
in Vancouver
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Measuring Up - improving accessibility
and inclusion in communities
Accessible Tourism - making BC the
foremost travel destination for persons
with disabilities, seniors and others
with accessibility needs
Accessibility Showcase - three-day
conference and exhibit to engage in
discussions and share innovations and
best practices around accessibility and
inclusion for people with disabilities
TYZE
Blusson Spinal Cord Centre
Both accept the 10 by 10 Challenge
` Both become Measuring Up communities
` Abbotsford develops a 10 by 10 Challenge brochure and
partnerships with businesses, community agencies, etc.
` Abbotsford Mayor writes to employers
` Both present at Minister’s Council, Accessibility Showcase and other
public events
Results in...
` Abbotsford exceeded 10 by 10 target (283) and issues new
target (500)
` Langley Township council creates a bylaw requiring all future
developers to build 5% adaptable or flexible
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◦ 5% of each development or neighbourhood will be adaptable to
accommodate people with mobility disabilities
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Employment Initiatives:
◦ Employment Program for Persons with Specified Disabilities
◦ Customized Employment
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Vancouver Foundation initiative - Endowment 150
◦ Supporting up to 30,000 low-income persons with
disabilities to save for their future needs
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Challenging communities and employers to increase
employment for persons with disabilities by 10
percent by 2010
Return to Work (RTW) and Stay and Work (SAW)
initiatives
◦ NIDMAR
◦ BC Collaborative on Health, Productivity and Disability
Management
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Aligns with Integrated Services and Citizen
Centred Service Delivery of Disability Strategy
Vision:
… full citizenship in which people with
developmental disabilities lead good lives;
enjoy rich relationships with family and
friends; have financial security; choose how
they live their lives; are employed; and are
accepted and valued as citizens (GOOD LIVES
IN WELCOMING COMMUNITIES)”
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Executive Director Network