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[Bev Sharpe]

IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT

Civil Rights Now! Board members Jean Lewis and David Marley will be on the Bill Good Show CKNW AM 980 AM on Friday, March 22 at 11:00am to discuss the launch of the Think Twice campaign.

The Bill Good Show can be heard on-line if you go to here and click on LISTEN LIVE in the upper right-hand corner.

On March 22 at 11:00am please call the Open Line at 604-280-9898 or on your mobile at *9898 and tell Bill Good you support the Civil Rights Now! proposal.

[Bev Sharpe]

It is with regularity that the news is reporting stories about disabled, vulnerable or senior citizens being abused, mistreated, or being crushed under bureaucratic red-tape and government ineptitude. The most recent story is BC Representative for Children and Youth – Mary Ellen Turpel-LaFond's report titled, "Who protected him?" The facts are absolutely shocking and should make all of us, whether disabled or not, to think twice… Read the complete report at http://www.rcybc.ca

We ask – Why is it acceptable for the police to taser an 11 year old boy with disabilities? Why is it acceptable for disabled people to live in government-funded group homes staffed by completely unskilled and under-qualified staff? Why is it acceptable for disabled people living in "government care" to be locked into "safe-rooms"? Why? Because NO laws exist to protect British Columbians with disabilities. And until they do, the living conditions, healthcare, and standard of care for our disabled family member, or vulnerable parent and, one day each of us, depends solely on the discretion and whim of unelected, powerful bureaucracies.

We need laws…period. Civil Rights Now! has created a proposal to create laws which if enacted will dramatically improve the lives of British Columbians. Now – all of us need to demand that the government do so. Now is the time…the provincial election in on May 14th.

We need everyone – disabled and "temporarily-abled" to join in our "Think Twice" campaign. Come out on March 23rd. Find out what you can do. Please forward this invitation to your networks and ask that they do the same. Also – invite your local MLA and/or candidates seeking to be elected on May 14th to attend.

See http://www.civilrightsnow.ca to rsvp and for more detailed information on our proposal and campaign.

Do you have a disability? Do you have a family member or friend with a disability? Do you think people with disabilities should have equal protection under the law? Do you want laws created which will actually protect people with disabilities and give them autonomy?

Please join Civil Rights Now!
and help us launch the:

Think Twice Campaign

· Saturday, March 23rd.
· Coal Harbour Community Centre
· 480 Broughton St., Vancouver
· 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Come and find out about Civil Rights Now! proposals to create new laws which if enacted will dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities in BC. Learn how you can participate in making your voice and your vote count in the upcoming provincial election.

Special Guest Speakers will include: Jeanette Poulson, parent advocate
· Refreshments, door prizes, Q and A

Due to space restrictions, please RSVP asap to civilrightsnow.ca

Everyone is welcome!

[Peter Wong]

Posted for Richmond Parents Group

Richmond ASBC Parents Group Meeting

Hard Questions

by

Ms. Kathryn Theroux, MS, RCC

GUEST SPEAKER:
Kathryn Theroux, M.Sc., is a behavioral consultant and counselor specializing in the treatment of children with pervasive developmental disorders and their families. Kathryn worked for three years at the New England Center for Children, teaching children with autism using the principles of applied behavior analysis. She received her master's degree in clinical psychology at Long Island University in New York and moved to British Columbia in 2007.

TOPIC:
Hard Questions — Kathryn Theroux, Registered Clinical Counsellor and Behavior Consultant at ABLE Developmental Clinic, Inc, will come prepared to tackle your difficult issues: relationships and sexuality, sibling rivalry, disclosure of the diagnosis, communicating with schools, etc. Bring your questions — you set the agenda for this talk.
Feel free to email me the questions before the meeting. I will pass them to the speaker.

Date: Monday, Apr 15, 2013
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Tyee room at Steveston Community Centre – 4111 Moncton Street, Richmond

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Paul (richmond.asbc@gmail.com), so we can prepare for chairs, handouts & refreshments.

Paul & Camelia
(co-facilitators for ASBC Richmond Group)

[Sabrina Freeman]

What Keeps You Up At Night?

http://autismpundit.com/files/fb875d18bf6e11b0161e52babe824771-149.html Transcript of a talk given at ABAI. Please feel free to share with your social networks!

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

Taxes and Autism

by
Dave Taylor
Parent, Volunteer, Advocate

at
7:00pm, Wed Mar 20

in the
Oak Room
in the South Building of the
Delbrook Recreation Centre

GUEST SPEAKER:

Dave Taylor is the parent of a child with autism and has been running an expensive home-based ABA program for 8 years.

Dave has done extensive research into the financial side of managing an ABA team, and has gathered information on all kinds of issues, from his own experiences and from feedback from other parents.

TOPIC:

Some of the topics that Dave will cover during this meeting are:

– The new Family Care Giver Amount tax credit
– Disability Tax Credit
– Medical Expenses
– Federal tax credits and tips for tax time

This is a must-see presentation for anyone that is running or thinking of setting up a home based ABA program. The content of this presentation applies to programs for individuals from pre-diagnosis to age 18.

DIRECTIONS:

The Delbrook Recreation Centre is at 600 West Queens Road, North Vancouver:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=600+West+Queens+Road,+North+Vancouver,+British+Columbia

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn right at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn left at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd.

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated (but not required).

Please RSVP to <asbcnorthshore@yahoo.ca>.

Carol and Dragos
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

[Mike & Jean]

Medicare for Autism Now! is pleased to announce that the judges for the Canadian International Film Festival have chosen "Medicare's Orphans" for an award of excellence in the documentary film category. Our film is one of ten chosen in this category. The festival advised us that it had received and considered hundreds of films from thirty countries.

The award will be accepted in Vancouver on April 6th.

Thank you to all who participated in making this film. It is great to see this very important subject has been recognized in this way.

Watch "Medicare's Orphans" at http://www.medicareforautismnow.org

[Sabrina Freeman]

A New Animal Study Shows Autism Reversal May Be Possible

http://autismpundit.com/files/ee176456c7b2bad1ce395f938a2efed4-148.html #science #treatment

Please feel free to share with your social networks.

[Sabrina Freeman]

Monte Python’s Cheese Shop: Canadian Edition

Enjoy and feel free to share!

http://autismpundit.com/files/54e0aec8ac54a56bc4269eb1ae459ab3-147.html

[Bev Sharpe]

See the article, Developmentally disabled to feel knife of budget cutbacks, documents show, in today's Sun, page A4.

"Adults with fetal alcohol disorder and autism who receive service under the personal supports initiative will see the biggest decline. Documents show the average cost per client in that program dropping from $24,000 to $16,000 this year alone – a 33 percent decline. In two years time, the average cost per client in the program will be less than half what it is today, the documents show. At the same time, the program's caseload is expected to more than double from 424 to 945…."

With no law, there is no right to the funds your child now receives for their medically necessary ABA Autism Treatment.

Join us at the Civil Rights Now! launch. The time for action is now.

[Bev Sharpe]

Good Morning everyone,

It is with regularity that the news is reporting stories about disabled, vulnerable or senior citizens being abused, mistreated, or being crushed under bureaucratic red-tape and government ineptitude. The most recent story is BC Representative for Children and Youth – Mary Ellen Turpel-LaFond's report titled, "Who protected him?" The facts are absolutely shocking and should make all of us, whether disabled or not, to think twice… Read the complete report at http://www.rcybc.ca

We ask – Why is it acceptable for the police to taser an 11 year old boy with disabilities? Why is it acceptable for disabled people to live in government-funded group homes staffed by completely unskilled and under-qualified staff? Why is it acceptable for disabled people living in "government care" to be locked into "safe-rooms"? Why? Because NO laws exist to protect British Columbians with disabilities. And until they do, the living conditions, healthcare, and standard of care for our disabled family member, or vulnerable parent and, one day each of us, depends solely on the discretion and whim of unelected, powerful bureaucracies.

We need laws…period. Civil Rights Now! has created a proposal to create laws which if enacted will dramatically improve the lives of British Columbians. Now – all of us need to demand that the government do so. Now is the time…the provincial election in on May 14th.

We need everyone – disabled and "temporarily-abled" to join in our "Think Twice" campaign. Come out on March 23rd. Find out what you can do. Please forward this invitation to your networks and ask that they do the same. Also – invite your local MLA and/or candidates seeking to be elected on May 14th to attend.

See http://www.civilrightsnow.ca to rsvp and for more detailed information on our proposal and campaign.

Do you have a disability? Do you have a family member or friend with a disability? Do you think people with disabilities should have equal protection under the law? Do you want laws created which will actually protect people with disabilities and give them autonomy?

Please join Civil Rights Now!
and help us launch the:

Think Twice Campaign

· Saturday, March 23rd.
· Coal Harbour Community Centre
· 480 Broughton St., Vancouver
· 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Come and find out about Civil Rights Now! proposals to create new laws which if enacted will dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities in BC. Learn how you can participate in making your voice and your vote count in the upcoming provincial election.

Special Guest Speakers will include: Jeanette Poulson, parent advocate
· Refreshments, door prizes, Q and A

Due to space restrictions, please RSVP asap to civilrightsnow.ca

Everyone is welcome!

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