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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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03-AUG-2008
Please click here to see 10 Steps to
Becoming an Advocate.
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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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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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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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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:
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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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