A grassroots group of BC families with medically complex kids.
British Columbia, Canada
Joined January 2018
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BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
We are happy that the provincial government is doing the right thing and exempting the Canada Disability Benefit from clawbacks.
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@s_malcolmson #BCPoli #BuildABetterBenefit #EndDisabilityPoverty
Creating more $10/day spots comes at the expense of families raising children with disabilities.
Children with disabilities continue to be wait listed for the support they need to attend. Not inclusive or equitable. @MitziDeanBC @GraceALore @Dave_Eby
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BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
'I think clinicians need to understand that they can harm families with a throw-away comment or an [unkind] look. There are harms that come from poor listening.' @HBKidsHospital @canchild_ca hollandbloorview.ca/stories-…
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
"When we spoke to people with disabilities ... we heard that attitudinal barriers disappear when people build relationships and share stories."
The way forward? "More and better media representations of disability."
YES to this.
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BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
We are at the Canadian Pediatric Society Conference today, sharing information from our Survey’s on Access to Support, Education, Childcare & Receiving a Diagnosis.
Getting the information provided by our members into the hands of doctors, pediatricians & researchers!
#CPS2024
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
Families of medically complex children are facing challenges that need immediate attention & support. @EGruenwoldt stresses a national child health strategy & chief child health officer essential for securing a better future for 🇨🇦’s children. bit.ly/3Ky9Fug
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
“Life is a never ending fight for help.”
From coast to coast to coast... Canadian families raising children with medical complexity are suffering in the shadows with inadequate, inequitable and completely unjust access to critical support.
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It absolutely must include the UNCRPD. What does it mean to be a committed signatory if we are not embedding this rights framework in federal legislation?
Any national strategy should also include references and actions about Canada's obligations towards children and youth with disabilities. Remember to include the UNCRPD in this Bill. @SenMoodie @InclusionCA
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
Any national strategy should also include references and actions about Canada's obligations towards children and youth with disabilities. Remember to include the UNCRPD in this Bill. @SenMoodie @InclusionCA
Great news! Thank you @SenMoodie and all the senators who voted to study this important bill. Canada needs a National Strategy for Children and Youth! #cdnpoli @CCRC_CCDE @UNICEFCanada @Campaign2000 @RCYBC @scyofbc @children1stca
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
BC must take this as a warning. We need significant investment, strong leadership, and accountability to make sure students with disabilities are safe while accessing their right to education. @RachnaSinghNDP @HumanRights4BC
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#inclusiveed #publiced
From coast to coast to coast... Canadian families raising children with medical complexity are suffering in the shadows with inadequate, inequitable and completely unjust access to critical support.
cbc.ca/newsinteractives/feat…
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
Reflections from an evening spent in a pediatric ER. Springtime, in Canada.
Thread. 🧵
“We thought of you when we made this place, and today could not happen if you weren’t a part of it.”
Just imagine if that was the message that EVERY child received because schools & education truly were designed for all. @RachnaSinghNDP
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BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
70% of Canadian adults with an intellectual or developmental disability live in poverty. The hard-won CDB is intended to help alleviate this, and the BC gov’t must assure them that provincial clawbacks won't undermine this goal.
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BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
Another concerning read. The 'door' needs to be fully closed!
The #CDB is a supplement - not a subtraction. P/Ts need to bring #PWD out of poverty not perpetuate it.
We call on fed govn't to ensure no clawbacks of any kind.
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BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
It's not okay to ask parents to vote on priorities for a district's budget when most items on the list are not optional but OBLIGATIONS to fulfill under the students' right to education. Stop treating inclusive education as optional #bced @VSB39 @RachnaSinghNDP @KasariGovender
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
@DyslexiaBC @downsyndromebc @BCComplexKids @AdhdBc @BCEdAccess and more have been frantically advocating for the last 2 years, together and separately, for meaningful investment. We have been largely ignored.
As we move into our 2024 #BCbudget we have run out of patience. 4/
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
Sounds good @theJagmeetSingh . But we encourage you to not forget about #PWD.
Let's make the swift implementation and funding of the #CDB part of your agreement with govn't too.
Canadians with disabilities can't afford to wait.
#FundTheBenefitNow
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BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
Holding transplant medicine as a model for MAID ignores that historically people w #disabilities were excluded from heart + kidney transplants, even though studies showed they had similar outcomes. Ableism runs deep in medicine. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
BC Complex Kids Society retweeted
“Giving people feedback on ableism isn’t our idea of a good time, but we’d like a society that isn’t ableist.”
A compelling, thought-provoking read on how to better recognize and confront ableism, both out in the world and within ourselves.
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