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ACT has developed a free Fall/Spring series of presentations by speakers who will inspire and inform via web streaming. These free live web streamed events provide information for family and caregivers. They promote safety and meaningful community inclusion, with workshops on toilet training, Positive Behaviour Support and Individual Education Plans. The focus is on fostering independence and improving the quality of life of individuals with ASD and their families.
New event added: Toilet Training For Everyone - Revised and Expanded
COVID-19 Resources
ACT is gathering information to support families during the COVID-19 crisis, including resources specific to those who are neuro-diverse and useful general resources. Our COVID-19 Resources page will be updated as new resources come in.
- Watch Practical Tips for Helping Families Reduce Stress
- Resources for Families Waiting for Assessment
- View upcoming live web streams and presentations you can watch any time
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Looking for autism & special needs resources specific to British Columbia? Visit the new B.C. Resources page to find community agencies, recreational activities, service providers, support groups, education & employment, community events, the autism manual, new diagnosis hub, transition to adulthood, and much more!
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Autism, Anxiety and COVID-19
To mark World Autism Day with a practical initiative, ACT invited three respected mental health clinicians, who have presented for ACT on autism and mental health, to answer questions on ‘Anxiety and COVID-19’.
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Special Needs Community Events
ACT lists workshops and conferences in B.C. related to autism and other special needs that are provided by local agencies and organizations.
Canucks Autism Network: Glow at Greater Vancouver Zoo (Family Experience)
Tuesday, December 1
Aldergrove
Helping You Understand the Benefits of Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs)
Wednesday, December 2
Behaviour Interventionist Basic Training Workshop (Live Online)
Saturday, December 5 - Sunday, December 6
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If your child is not getting the supports they need at school, this would be a good free event for you! It happens at 6:30 PM on Monday November 30th, and is the last in a series of talks organized by BCEdAccess for families about the BC Ministry of Education's COVID-19 guidelines and what they mean for children.
BCEdAccess COVID-19 Outreach Conversations
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Talks for families wondering about the BC Ministry of Education's COVID-19 guidelines and what they mean for their children.“He was outright refused service without any accommodations being provided. This is a bigger conversation about inclusivity. We need to be mindful that some individuals are unable to wear a mask.”
After an incident in which a disabled person was refused a haircut in Kelowna because they were unable to wear a mask, the salon owner explained that some people who don't want to wear a mask falsely claim they have a disability.
Kelowna support worker speaks out after client denied haircut because he can't wear a mask
infotel.ca
After his disabled client was refused a haircut at a Kelowna hair salon for not wearing a mask, a community support worker is hoping to open a conversationOur son was also denied a haircut in June for this reason. But it was because the owner was given so much conflicting information about the rules. He then had us come in before the salon opened so he could get his haircut with no mask. And didn’t charge us as he felt bad. But it took many phone calls to figure out the rules.
And there lies the problem. If you don't want to wear a mask then own up to it. Don't say your disabled so you don't get hassled. Be a grown up and take credit for your choices and face the consequences. How to these people sleep at night knowing they're putting disabled people in this position? It's disgusting.
This is a really hard situation. Because the barber or stylist is also entitled to protect themselves. Especially being in close proximity when doing hair. Maybe a compromise is seeing is the support worker is is comfortable being close with an individual could be talked through a simple cut. For a long time my child couldn’t go to the salon or barber due to their own sensory issues. I spent hours on you tube learning how to cut and style. I can appreciate both sides of this.
“The whole idea was to normalize disability.” This children's book about a grandmother who uses a motorized scooter is written by a BC author, and set in Vancouver.
Children’s book aims to ‘normalize disability’
www.coastreporter.net
The relationship between grandparents and pre-teen grandchildren is like no other. The youngsters bring their raw energy and unfiltered love, while the disarmed oldsters add their reawakened . . ."Adults have the right to make their own decisions, and to be assumed to have the capacity to do so, unless there is evidence to the contrary." A Ph.D. student in Ontario who describes herself as a person with a disability writes about the importance of assuming competence and avoiding ableism.
People with disabilities at risk of being wrongly deemed ‘incompetent’ by health system
theconversation.com
Our health-care system is fraught with paternalistic attitudes toward the capabilities of people with disabilities. Capacity assessments raise important issues about consent, autonomy and agency.自閉症社區訓練協會 | ACT in Chinese
ACT 自閉症社區訓練協會，
是加拿大卑詩省內針對家有自閉症兒童的家庭提供諮詢及轉介服務的非營利機構。
ACT in Punjabi
ACT has been able to both create and identify valuable resources for the Punjabi-speaking community in British Columbia.
View Punjabi-language Resources