I apologize for the delay in getting Dawning out, but meantime I have run across a number of opportunities for our (women with disAbilties) voices to be heard. Please take a look, share this with friends and colleagues and complete applicable surveys. Our issues need to be taken into account and this is one way to do so.
What Women Want-Last chance to be heard-The What Women Want Survey http://pacificdawnsurvey.limeask.com/12542/lang-en needs to be closed by Jan. 31.This survey is the first time women with disAbilties have been asked for their opinion on services provided to women after experience violence.
Mothering, Child Protection and Family Law-conducted by West Coast LEAF Pacific DAWN is in full support of this project and looking for women who have had experiences-good or bad in trying to or keeping their children. Please contact Shanaz Rahman at 604-684-8772 Ext: 123 or familylaw@westcoastleaf.org
Accessible Housing Survey- Spinal Cord Injury BC has been providing information on accessible housing for many years and maintain a Housing List of Vacancies and the Accessible Housing BC Web site. They wish to understand more about the scope of the problems facing people with physical disAbilties when attempting to find suitable house and ask you to participate in “Sorry, No Vacancy” housing research project.
The survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/accessiblehousing can be completed by any housing seeker or person assisting a housing seeker and takes about 10 minutes.
Domestic Violence; the Employee and the Workplace is a national survey by the Canadian Labour Congress on the impact of domestic violence in the workplace. All employees 15 and over are request to take this survey http://fluidsurveys.com/s/DVatWork/ and will be up until June 6, 2014.
Join the Conversation: The BC Government, with the disabiltiy and business communities is holding a province-wide conversation to see what we, as a society, can do to reduce barriers and increase accessibility for people with disAbilties. Your comments will inform the development of a White Paper on the issues facing people with disAbilties in BC. http://engage.gov.bc.ca/disabilitywhitepaper/participate/ ends March 11, 2014 If you are interested in being part of a Pacific DAWN response please contact me at pkelln@telus.net aperengage.gov.bc.ca/
