In the midst of a devastating pandemic that has killed or sickened thousands, almost doubled unemployment for several months and rocked the economy, the B.C. government made an audacious claim this. . .
“Specifically, it gives us a way of identifying barriers, removing barriers and preferably preventing them from being established in the first place.”
The bill defines a barrier as “anything that hinders the full and equal participation in society of a person with an impairment,” and notes it could be “caused by environments, attitudes, practices, policies, information, communications or technologies, and. affected by intersecting forms of discrimination.”
The bill also gives cabinet the power to identify, remove and prevent barriers. It allows for an advisory committee to be struck and for a director to be appointed who can assess fines for certain contraventions of the act.
New return-to-work benefits have been announced for people with developmental disabilities supported by Community Living BC (CLBC). Most of the $10-million investment will be used to supplement . . .