Anick Dubé from La Source, a media outlet based in Vancouver, wrote about her enlightening experience at the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC’s Dance Without Limits program. To her, Dance Without Limits means more than getting a good stretch – it means going back to our roots, getting to know each other and our own […]
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Rand Surbey and His Fight for Mobility
By Asia Schmok What’s somebody’s mobility worth? What’s somebody’s independence worth? – Jason Cole Rand Surbey at the 2016 CPABC Gala Living with cerebral palsy For Rand Surbey life hasn’t been easy, and there have been challenges from day one. The 41-year-old Vancouver resident lives with a severe form of cerebral palsy; he is non-verbal and uses […]
We Regret to Inform You… (2015) – Film Review
By Lauren Stinson We Regret to Inform You… (2015), is an 11 minute documentary short that confronts the societal idea that having a physical disability limits your academic capabilities, and overall productiveness by showing it is untrue. Created by Eva Colmers and Heidi Janz, the film’s focuses on Dr. Heidi Janz, a Ph.D. recipient living with […]
We Regret to Inform you… –Interview with the directors: Dr. Heidi Janz & Eva Colmers
By Stacey Francis Winning Awards and Breaking Barriers On May 14, 2016 the short film, We Regret to Inform you… won the EDA Award for Best Female-Directed Documentary Short at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. The EDA Award is presented by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and is named in honor of a founding […]
Estate Planning for Your Relative with a Disability
Estate planning, when you have a son or daughter with a significant disability, can be a daunting task. While there are the usual considerations that you would likely make for any child, the disability creates other, additional factors that need to be addressed. Estate Planning for Your Relative with a Disability Download File
