Community Inclusion

It is part of me, but I don’t feel it’s all of me: Exploring disability and identity

By Caitlin Dawson “As much as I see myself as a person with special needs, I definitely see that as part of who I am, not all of who...

Alternative Creations Studio strengthens community ties at signature event

It seems that art, like happy news or good food, is best shared. That is certainly true for Alternative Creations Studio, a creative hub that opens its doors for...

Spooktacular power of community explored at BACI Halloween event

Harry, who resides at at New Britton House, and Baham, a Residential Care Worker, celebrated all things ghoulish at the annual Halloween Costume Party hosted by the Burnaby Association...

Four orgs partner to scale promising efforts that build social capital

McConnell Foundation grant highlights effort’s possibilities By Michelle Strutzenberger Four organizations working with people who have a disability have united to intentionally create and scale efforts to build social capital in...

Collaboration brings mixed-income families together

Collaboration brings mixed-income families together Clothes Encounters event creates connections, helps those in need Deron Hamel Through a collaborative effort called Clothes Encounters, posAbilities’ Aegis West Day Program and the New Westminster...

Q and A with inclusive hiring champion Mark Wafer

Tim Hortons owner to share his story at B.C. event Oct. 2 By Michelle Strutzenberger Having employed more than 80 people who have a disability over the last 17 years, Tim...

International Disability Film Festival outshines in Vancouver

posAbilities brings art component to fourth annual event By Michelle Strutzenberger The Vancouver hosts of the International Disability Film Festival continue to add to the event, seeking new ways to actualize...

Planting another seed for community

Can You Dig It helps create 31st community garden in the Lower Mainland By Michelle Strutzenberger A pile of wood, a pile of soil, a pile of woodchips and a few...

The most powerful way to start shaping the future

Discovering community living’s gifts and possibilities By Michelle Strutzenberger From co-housing to social enterprise, new ways to enrich the lives of people who have an intellectual disability are being actively explored...

We need new conversations inside and outside community living: Gord Tulloch

Q and A with posAbilities director of innovation By Michelle Strutzenberger Canada’s community living movement and developmental services sector have some tough questions to grapple with that go far beyond funding,...

PosAbilities provides palette for creative expression

Celebrates art, inclusion in upcoming show By Natalie Hamilton PosAbilities is inviting people to dip into their paint or medium of choice and tap into their artistic potential for a celebration...

Block party a ‘great success’

Event boosts sense of community, inclusion, Asia Hollingsworth says By Natalie Hamilton From families stopping by to get their children’s faces painted to a neighbour with a harmonica who spontaneously joined...

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