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06-SEP-2010 online
Check out UNTAPE for back to school tips. UNTAPE is the place to
go when you need to find your way through the system. Go to http://untape.com
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10-SEP-2010 Down Syndrome Research Centre
The Centre for Specialized Learning is a new centre under the
auspices of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation which delivers
specialized programs in speech, language, reading, social
development, a ...
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11-SEP-2010 Central Park in Burnaby
BC Self Advocacy Foundation to Host First Annual
Walk-N-Roll!
Where: Central Park in Burnaby, B.C.
When: Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
The first annual BCSAF 5KM WALK-N-ROLL w ...
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13-SEP-2010 2702 Norland Avenue
The meeting is cancelled until further
notice.
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16-SEP-2010 2701 Norland
Walk, Wheel, Run…To the 2010 BACI
AGM…
When: September 16, 2010 starting at 4:00pm
Where: BACI Still Creek Centre
3 KM walk/run and then we will meet up in the parking lot at
4:00pm and head out t ...
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18-SEP-2010 7622 12th Avenue, Burnaby
Building Connections: A Family Resource Drop-In Program. Open to
all families and children 0 to 6 yrs old.Learn about community
resources and meet other families/caregivers.
Our program includes:
M ...
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19-SEP-2010
CLBC has created a campaign to build the capacity of community
to enage with people with intellectual disabilities. Check out the Start with Hi website....
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21-SEP-2010
The BCACL has put out its
latest bulletin concerning issues for people with intellectual
disabilities. Check it out to find out what's happening!
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24-SEP-2010
One of our founding members, Lois Godfrey was featured in the
Burnaby Now in an article called,
a Profile in Compassion. Lois talks about the
emergence of BACI and some of the history of how things ...
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19-OCT-2010 2702 Norland Avenue
BACI, Community Living Society, and Spectrum Society,
present…
Jeff Strully, on Tuesday September 21st 7
– 8:30 p.m.: Jay Nolan Community Services: A Practical
Example of How An Agency Can Transform ...
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28-OCT-2010 Scandinavian Club
Mark the date on your calendar.... October 28th from 4 p.m. - 8
p.m. It is a scary Halloween event. Boo!
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04-NOV-2010 Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver
The Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion presents its annual
BACI Ball Fundraiser on Thursday, November 4 at the Pan Pacific
Hotel in Vancouver. It promises to be a lovely evening with a
gour ...
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21-NOV-2010 2702 Norland Avenue
All are welcome to our BACI Senior's Tea. There will be food,
entertainment & socializing... and of course, lots
of tea!
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17-DEC-2010 Bonsor Recreation Centre
Christmas is coming and so is our fabulous annual
Christmas party! More details to come.... but for now earmark
December 17th in your calendar.
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VISION,
MISSION AND STATEMENT OF VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
Who We are:
The Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) is
a grassroots, non-profit organization that has spent over 50 years
providing innovative services for children, youth and adults with
disabilities and their families.
We currently serve over 800 individuals and their families in Metro
Vancouver by providing various training, development,
social/recreational, and employment opportunities. With
our 6 integrated child care centres, we support over 150 children
of all abilities and their families.
BACI continues to seek out opportunities to increase social
awareness, and with integrity and conviction, effect change in the
way individuals of all abilities are included in our society.
Vision (What we want):
A society that includes all people.
Mission (What we do):
BACI creates places where people of all ages
- Connect with
family and friends
- Achieve hopes
and dreams
- Learn and
grow
- Have choices
respected
- Access quality
supports and services
- Believe in and
advocate for the rights and responsibilities of everyone.
Statement of Values and Principles:
We believe:
- that citizenship
must extend to all Canadians;
- that each person
should be respected as a unique individual;
- that friends and
family are of utmost importance in the lives of the
people whom we support;
- that all people
have the right to belong in their community;
- that all people
be valued for the gifts that they bring to their
community;
- that people with
disabilities should be supported and encouraged to
make
decisions that affect their lives;
- in the
importance of early intervention and early education for all
children;
- in the
importance of honoring and promoting environmentally and
socially responsible practices as we fulfill our mission
and vision;
- in the
importance of working in partnership with others
(agencies,
organizations, government bodies), to maximize the
quality of life of the people we serve.
As a member organization of the BCACL (BC Association for
Community Living), BACI supports the Statement of Values and
Principles of that federation, and in particular:
We believe:
- that remembering
and sharing our history will help guide and build
our vision for the future;
- that inclusive
communities enrich the lives of all citizens;
- that services
and supports must be delivered in a way that respects
an individual's diverse history, culture,
race, religion and sexual
orientation;
- that real work
means real pay;
- that all
children have the right to be educated in regular classrooms
with appropriate levels of support.
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:
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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.
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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).
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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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