Local Self Advocacy Groups
These groups came together to learn and support each other. These groups also came together so they can share and help grow other self-advocacy groups. Plain Language Project BCSALN did in 2020 Stay tune for further developments of this group if other self advocates want join can call Contact Us: (1-250-897-4716) SALNBC19@gmail.com Visit Us: Main Office, 15306 24th Avenue, Surrey, BC V4A 2J1 Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Laurel D’Andrea (left) of the Uptown Rutland Business Association (URBA), and Shelley DeCoste (right), Pathways Self Advocate WHO ARE THE PATHWAYS SELF ADVOCATES? Self-advocates are people living in the Okanagan who have lived in institutions, group homes and proprietary care. Some of us still live in these places, but many of us live in our own apartments and houses. Some of us have only ever lived in
A bit about ourselves Our group was started in 2014 when Robert Tippe (founder) was looking into whether Revelstoke had a group running at that time. Rob found that there had been a group but due to staffing/volunteer changes the group fell between the cracks and wasn’t continued. Living with a disability he understood the difficulties that people with disabilities faced in everyday life and he wanted to do something
Robyn Appleton was a member of People First in Mission before moving out to the island. She has been living in Sooke, on Vancouver Island, for about five years now and misses the activities she participated in when she was in People First. To this end she has decided to set up a Self Advocacy group in Sooke. The goal of this meeting is for people to meet each
The Chilliwack People First group is a group for self advocates to get together, share our stories and experiences, stay informed and support one another. We are friends who help each other. The group started in 1992 when Mike and Connie Newton got together with Julie Flumerfelt as an advisor and started inviting others to join in. The 3 founders have moved on but 2 of our current members were
Hello! We are the Kamloops Speaking Up Self-Advocacy Awareness (SUSA) Group. Our group is focused on: being a team, to encourage, support, and stand up for each other; to have a voice and take charge of our lives to achieve our goals and dreams; to be understood in all aspects of our lives and to create awareness and a better world! Our committee is made up of
The Mission Self Advocacy Group believes that all people can contribute in meaningful ways to their communities. And Mission, nestled on a a southern coastal mountain slope, overlooking the lush valley of the mighty Fraser River, is home to a population of 38,000 residents. One of those residents is Bryce Schaufelberger, who has been a member of the Mission Self Advocacy Group for more than 16 years and is currently
