Real Stories, Real Access: A BCPF Panel on Accessibility
Fri, May 30
|Zoom
Time & Location
May 30, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT
Zoom
About the event
Do you want to learn from people with experience fighting for their rights in an ableist society? Do you want to hear from leaders of advocacy groups and change-makers in BC?
In honour of Access Awareness Day on May 31st join us for a BCPF Panel on Accessibility!
Our panelists will share real stories about what accessibility means in their everyday lives - at work, at home, in the community, and with services.
You’ll learn about:
Different types of accessibility from people with lived experience
What good accessibility looks like from our point of view
How service providers, employers, cities, and communities can do better
This event is a great chance for community members, service providers, and allies to learn directly from people with lived experience.
We'll hear from our panel members and have some time for a few questions and discussion at the end.
*An ASL interpreter is scheduled to attend the event
Friday, May 30, 2025 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm (Pacific Time) on Zoom.
Panel members include:
Larissa Gunkel
Charlene Barney
Meghan Atkinson-Smith
Akshay Sachdeva
Jo-Anne Gauthier
Nicole Jinn
We hope you can make it!
This presentation is for:
BCPF Members, Self-Advocates, and self-advocacy group members
Allies and supporters of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Anyone who wants to learn more about the self-advocacy movement in BC
Anyone who wants to learn more about ACCESSIBILITY in our community
Hosted by BC People First Society — Self-Advocates supporting Self-Advocates!
Please register by May 28th. We will send an email reminder with the Zoom login information to all registered attendees the day before the event on May 29th. (Check your promotions/junk folder if you don't find it in your inbox this day or email us at hello@bcpeoplefirst.com to get the login link).
This event has been made possible by the generous support of The Social Planning and Research Council of B.C. (SPARC BC) for Access Awareness Day activities.