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  September is a special month for the Developmental Disabilities Association and Jobs West. As decreed by the government of British Columbia, it is Disability Employment Month! Through our employment service, Jobs West, we facilitate successful employment opportunities for our neurodiverse clients, while at the same time working with businesses so that they understand the …

This year was all about direct service delivery in a time of COVID so all of DDA focused on supporting infants, children, adults, and their families.  We are happy to report that we lost no clients or staff to COVID but two years of social distancing, masking, super-cleaning, and PPE was not easy for any …

We started a new project here at DDA! Say hello to our Encouraging Abilities Podcast! We hope to connect with many people in the developmental disability community from newsmakers to experts to self-advocates and anyone in between. Nothing about us without us, we are here to tell your stories. CLICK HERE

Our Summer edition of the DDA STAR MAGAZINE 2022 is finally here! Click below to take a peek at the variety of stories we have! We are Chemo-Sapiens DDA Documentary, An Evening At VIFF Tech Review: Dementia Cat 2022 Summer Star

By Alanna Hendren The article about the Reverse Flynn Effect in the last STAR generated more discussion than usual, primarily about why global IQ scores have been falling since 1975.  Could it be technology?  Technology seems like an easy culprit but the kind of unlimited external memory and processing speed everyone has at their disposal …

DDA Documentary Showcase at VIFF DDA’s communications team has been hard at work over the past several months putting together an hour-long video called ‘Doing the Impossible – The Story of the Developmental Disabilities Association.’ When it was finished, we held a private screening at the Vancouver International Film Festival Society on Seymour Street in …

Product: Companion pet cat Produced by: Joy for All Cost: ~$124.99 USD (but available from various suppliers at differing price points) Product Summary: The Companion Pet Cat is a support device produced by Joy For All and sold through a variety of online retailers. The device has been designed to look, feel and sound like …

Whether it’s for yourself, a roommate, a loved one, or just for visitors, making your home more accessible has never been easier. And if you own a business, your clients and employees will appreciate the thought and effort that go into making a space feel welcoming. Getting started can be a daunting task; to help …

One of the problems facing long-term care of people with developmental disabilities is staffing. DDA has always been an innovator the field of support and advocacy and sees the solution in care as being technological in nature. For a few years now we have been working with Jon Morris and JDQ Systems Inc. to develop …

The latest provincial budget released by the NDP promises we “will move forward together to build a stronger future for B.C.” One of the big pieces of the legislation is to make child care affordable for everyone and eventually lower it to just $10 a day. The $10 a day child care model has been …

“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer This month, Netflix released a short film called Forgive Us Our Trespasses, written and directed by Ashley Eakin. In just 14 minutes, it tells the story of a young boy with a limb disability in 1939 Nazi …

Every year since the start of Pink Shirt Day, DDA has taken part in the celebration of diversity and inclusion. Clients and staff gather in pink shirts, have picnics and pizza parties, and have a great time! This year, despite the cooler weather, we bundled up and headed to the park at Cambie and King …