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Sign the Call to Action - Against the Government Splitting Services!

12-JUL-2008
With the provincial cabinet shuffle on Monday, June 23, 2008, the BC government has turned its back on its agreement to have a seamless life-long system of support for children and youth with special ...
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BC Provincial Cabinet Shuffle - Contradicts Commitment to Seamless Service

13-JUL-2008
Please see a memo from the BC Association for Community Living (BCACL).      * See what changes have been made, and how these changes will likely               impact individuals, families, and comm ...
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PANIC Summer Events

14-JUL-2008
Join PANIC -- a community of families with infants and children with special needs -- for some fun in the sun this summer. Find out more about their 2 summer events -- a Monday Music Appreciation po ...
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Music Appreciation Group Leader - Volunteer Opportunity

15-JUL-2008
BACI is looking for a volunteer to lead a Music Appreciation Group for children aged 12 years and under, and their families. 
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Change in BACI's Employee and Family Assistance Providers

22-JUL-2008
Please click here for more information on BACI's Employee and Family Assistance Program, how it is changing, and what employees and BACI members need to know about accessing new services after June 1 ...
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BACI Summer Teen Program

22-JUL-2008
BACI's Summer Teen Program is taking off once again, and this year we are designing a different schedule for an exciting summer. This is the program that offers cool, full-day adventures for youth w ...
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ARTicipation - Community Art Sale

24-JUL-2008
Got art? We want it! Do some Spring cleaning and DONATE your previously enjoyed art. We can "recycle" your paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures -- all for a very good cause. Proceeds go to su ...
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New BACI Strategies Support Employment for People with Disabilities

27-JUL-2008
BACI's Board of Directors recently approved a Position Statement on Employment for People with Disabilities. Please click here to read the full document. Please click here to see a Day Services - ...
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Read BACI's Accessibility Report!

27-JUL-2008
BACI is committed to making sure that the special needs of all individuals are met. We want to make sure that BACI's programs and services are inclusive and accessible to all people who use them now ...
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BACI's Social Enterprise Plan!

27-JUL-2008
Please click here to learn more about some innovative ideas BACI has to create employment initiatives for people with disabilities.
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Job Opportunities at BACI

01-AUG-2008
Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you want to support individuals to build more meaningful lives and participate more fully in their communities? Do you want to work with adults or child ...
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Job Postings Now on BACI Intranet

01-AUG-2008
Job postings are now available to all BACI staff on BACI's Intranet. Click on the Intranet button at the bottom of this Home Page for access.
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Life Sharing Network - Family Care Services Needed

02-AUG-2008
BACI is seeking individuals or couples who have experience supporting adults and children with disabilities, to become part of a Family Care Home model of service. A commitment to person-centered se ...
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Olympic Opportunity!

03-AUG-2008
Please click here to find out more about an initiative that is helping people with disabilities and disability-friendly businesses from across BC and Canada access the opportunities related to the 20 ...
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Safeguards and People with Developmental Disabilities

03-AUG-2008
Please click here to read an important safety document for self advocates and family members of individuals with developmental disabilities, "Responding to Vulnerability: A Discussion Paper about Saf ...
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Advocacy Tips

03-AUG-2008
Please click here to see 10 Steps to Becoming an Advocate.
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Child Care - A Call to Restore and Build

03-AUG-2008
In spite of over $4 billion in provincial surpluses, the BC government has cut over $40 million from BC’s already under-funded and fragile child care services. Reductions will be phased in between A ...
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What a PLAN: Disability Savings Plan

03-AUG-2008
Canada has become the first country to create a Disability Savings Plan. For the first time in history, a generation of people with disabilities are outliving their parents. The creation of the Disa ...
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Join a Research Study for Families

06-AUG-2008
Parents or legal guardians who live with a young child with special needs (0 - 4 years old), are invited to participate in a research study that looks at how your family stays healthy, and the factor ...
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ABOUT BACI

VISION AND MISSION

Vision

The Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) serves individuals of all ages with disabilities together with their families, provides an infant development program and offers child care for all children.

BACI advocates that all individuals are accepted and valued members of the community who, in their own way, contribute to society.

Mission

BACI, through innovative programs and exceptional facilities exists to:

  • Empower people to live their lives by respecting their choices
  • Assist in the learning, development and growth of all individuals
  • Ensure that people are connected to family and friends
  • Support families to provide the best care for their children
  • Advocate, by raising community awareness, for individuals with disabilities
Accountability

The Association provides most of its services through public funds, and to individuals who are amongst the most vulnerable in society. It is essential that we are accountable to the public, to the Ministry with whom our services are contracted, and to the individuals and families that expect us to be able to provide safe, meaningful, and quality services.

Our Commitment:
To this end, our Association is committed to being transparent in its practices and operations, and to being accountable to all stakeholders for all aspects of its activities (individuals, families and personal support systems, the Ministry, the public and local communities, Association members, external professionals, financial donors, and so on). The only limit to this transparency shall be with respect to our duty to protect the personal information and privacy of individuals and their families.

Accessibility

The Association must be accessible to all persons who use and interact, or who may potentially use and interact, with our services. Systems and resources are useless if people cannot find, access, or understand them.

Our Commitment:
We are committed to ensuring that our services are accessible to all who may require them, or who may need to interact with us. We conduct yearly assessments of all sites used by the Association.

Access includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Physical environment. The Still Creek Centre and all properties maintained or used by the Association will be accessible for those who need them to be.
  • Communication/Language. The Association will endeavour to provide clear, accurate, and understandable information to those who require it. This includes providing information in plain language for those who request it and, where possible, to provide important information in the first language of those involved (i.e., through written translations or the use of interpreters).
  • Outreach. The Association will seek to distribute information about its own services (and subsequently, information about the general availability of support services) to different cultural, ethnic, and social groups who may not be aware of these resources.
We welcome feedback from all stakeholders with respect to our ability to be visible and accessible to the communities with whom we interact, and within which we operate. We will endeavour to provide whatever is necessary to assist someone to meaningfully access our services.
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