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Parenting and Disability – an English as an Additional Language Class in BC

The Pacific Immigrant Resources Society is hosting a free class to support parents raising children, or caring for adults with a disability. Parenting and Disability runs from Jan 17 through March 7, 2019, on Thursdays from 12:15-2:15 p.m.  at the Burnaby Neighbourhood House. To register, call 604.298.5888 or email Valerie at vlai(AT)pirs.bc.ca. PIRS' facilitators will [...]

2020-03-27T09:57:56-08:00December 10th, 2018|Events|

A Call to the KBHN Research Community: We Need Your Input

Inviting all Kids Brain Health-affiliated researchers to join KBHN Headquarters in shaping the future of the Network as we move toward a potential third cycle of funding. We will use the draft text of  KBHN's evolving value proposition as the basis of our discussion. Our value propositions is intended to be a clear statement of [...]

2018-11-30T17:24:58-08:00November 29th, 2018|Events|

Upcoming CBC Town Hall to Focus on Disabilities and Transition: the impact of aging out

For families raising children with disabilities, the transition between childhood and adulthood can be so abrupt and dramatic, it’s often called ‘falling off the cliff’. As teens lose access to pediatric services, parents are left scrambling to make up for the loss. Dr. Jan Willem Gorter, a KBHN investigator, Director of CanChild Research Centre at [...]

2019-07-08T13:13:04-08:00June 11th, 2018|Events|

No Child Left Behind: a rights based approach to childhood disabilities

Kids Brain Health Network, CHILD-BRIGHT and Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas, Canada Chair in Childhood Disability, are co-sponsoring a small delegation of disability rights advocates to attend a meeting of the UN Commission on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in New York City.  As part of the June 13, 2018 Convention gathering, Dr. Shikako-Thomas will [...]

2019-07-08T13:13:05-08:00June 8th, 2018|Events|
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