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Funders and Service Referrals

Autism Community Training BC
(province-wide information, training and support for families and service providers.)
www.actcommunity.net/

Community Living BC
www.communitylivingbc.ca/what_we_do/support_for_children/autism.htm

The Giving in Action Society (funder)
www.givinginaction.ca

Variety Club of BC (funder)
www.variety.bc.ca/our_beneficiaries.php

Service for Adults
Community Living British Columbia
www.communitylivingbc.ca/

Ministry of Housing and Social Development
www.mhr.gov.bc.ca/links/pwd.htm

BC Coalition of People with Disabilities:
Individualized Funding Web-Based Resource Centre
www.bccpd.bc.ca/programs/individualizedfunding.htm

Transition planning and adult services

Ministry of Children and Family Development
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/autism/transition_planning.htm

BC Association for Community Living
www.bcacl.org

BC Centre for Ability
www.centreforability.bc.ca/

Educational Resources

BC Ministry of Education: Special Needs resources
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/

Programs & Services for Students with Disabilities in B.C.
Public Post-Secondary Institutions
www.aved.gov.bc.ca/adultspecialed/resource/resource_directory_2005.pdf

STEPS Forward Inclusive Post Secondary Education Society
www.steps-forward.org/index.html

Student Education Technology - BC (SET-BC)
http://www.setbc.org/pictureset/
Free visual support materials available for download in Portable Document Format (PDF) or Boardmaker (TM).

Employment

Ministry of Housing and Social Development Employment information for persons with disabilities
www.eia.gov.bc.ca/pwd.htm

Additional links of interest from this site:
Ministry of Housing and Social Development Partnership Agencies
Office for Disability Issues (Social Development Canada)
Disability Benefits (Human Resources Skills Development Canada)
Subsidized Social Housing (BC Housing)
Vancouver Foundation (Disability Supports)
WorkAble Solutions

Family Support Resources

Autism Society of BC
www.autismbc.ca

posAbilities         
Laurel Behaviour Support Services Coordinator and Family Resource Coordinator
www.posAbilities.ca

Family Support Institute
www.familysupportbc.com

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children – Family Services (BC Children’s Hospital) www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/default.htm#family

Financial Planning

Canada Revenue Agency -Tax and Disabilities issues
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/sgmnts/dsblts/menu-eng.html

Information to aide in financial planning for a person with disabilities
www.plan.ca

Immigrant Services

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society)
www.successbc.ca/eng/

Special Olympics
www.specialolympics.bc.ca/

BC Easter Seals Camping Program
www.eastersealscamps.ca/

Developmentally Challenged Youth Basketball Association
www.dcyba.org/index.php

For more information on local sports and recreation opportunities, please contact the Laurel Behaviour Support Service Coordinator. This list is maintained for family consideration and posAbilities does not endorse any specific service provider or recreational therapy program.