Parent+ProfessionalPlan

A collaborative of Parents + Professionals with a plan to transform services for all disabled youth in BC

[BC Disability Collaborative @bcdisabilitycol]

Press Release: BC Disability Collaborative Launches Social Media Campaign

#IAmOneOfThem #BCPoli #BCNews

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[BC Disability Collaborative @bcdisabilitycol]

This is Ronin’s story.

Join us in creating a future where all BC kids and their families have the supports they need to thrive.

Share this post if you agree.

#IAmOneOfThem #FundBCDisabledKids

#BCPoli #BCNews #BCMedia @BCNDPCaucus @bcgreencaucus @BCConservCaucus @CBCNews

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

Article: https://t.co/u23WuBZvwY

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

Another eloquent article that directly ties to our Pillar - Delivery. Core health needs & supportive housing should never be subject to discretionary budgets under #MCFD / #MCSS. Demand ⬆️50% but no projected budget growth is cruel. #bcpoli #FundFamiliesNotMCFD #50kIsNotOK

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

Email your MLA with their handy website: https://t.co/OVykEVBKLC

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

Powerful article - Service provider coalition joins the calls for expanding Individialized Funding to other #disability diagnoses. https://t.co/swAkMcyAGH
#bcpoli #autism #dignity #MCFD #HumanRightsViolations #FundFamiliesNotMCFD #50kIsNotOK #LockedBehindWaitlists @bcndp

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

https://t.co/hCMwYRv7ZZ

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

Actions have consequences; so does inaction. #ONPoli is seeing impacts of ignoring the "Pay Now or Pay Later" report. There is a better way! Expand #autism Funding to other #disability groups. #bcpoli can be proactive. #FundFamiliesNotMCFD #50kIsNotOK
https://t.co/jyyzMr7sm7

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

As we've said before - there's a way to address this. Eliminate the double standard between public and private assessments, and allow one qualified specialist to assess (as research supports). Reserve the multi-disciplinary teams for more complex cases.

[Elenore Sturko @elenoresturko]

No family should have to sell lemonade to get a timely autism assessment for their child.
The province must increase the number of specialists to reduce wait times and unlock vital resources for children. #bcpoli @BCASDAdvocacy @CAFofBC @pacificautism
https://t.co/OeyOhH6UoW

[Elenore Sturko @elenoresturko]

No family should have to sell lemonade to get a timely autism assessment for their child.
The province must increase the number of specialists to reduce wait times and unlock vital resources for children. #bcpoli @BCASDAdvocacy @CAFofBC @pacificautism
https://t.co/OeyOhH6UoW

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

@elenoresturko @BCASDAdvocacy @CAFofBC @pacificautism https://t.co/JJZrcNBKhU

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

There's a way to address this - modifying the BC guidelines & eliminating the double standard between public vs private assessments. One qualified specialist (pediatrician, psychiatrist, or psychologist), whether private or public, should be sufficient to make a diagnosis #bcpoli

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

@CQualtro Do they also have a right to access PT, OT ? Children here in BC use At Home Program or #Autism Funds to pay for these therapies, but not at #disability groups who need it qualify for these programs. We need to expand Individual Funding #FundFamiliesNotMCFD #bcpoli #Healthcare

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

There's a way to address this - modifying the BC guidelines & eliminating the double standard between public vs private assessments. One qualified specialist (pediatrician, psychiatrist, or psychologist), whether private or public, should be sufficient to make a diagnosis #bcpoli

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

....have or have not met previous recommendations to improve access, to integrate ministries, to listen to schools and physicians and other professionals, and to be less reactive and more anticipatory." 👏

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

An incredible commentary on the current state of affairs with #MCFD
https://t.co/oKm7CjMWoG

#bcpoli #FundFamiliesNotMCFD #50kIsNotOK #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #lockedbehindwaitlists @bcndp @Dave_Eby @GraceALore @MurrayRankinNDP @mikefarnworthbc @NikiSharma2 @MitziDeanBC

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

Powerfully written: "The government could go back and find all the previous reviews and reports, the “new roadmaps” “new visions for mental health care” and not write another until they have read the ones already written, and accounted, in a public facing way, for how they....

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

@BCComplexKids @autismsupportbc @BCACDI @pacificautism @aidecanada @autismbc @downsyndromebc @SipsintheCity @UBCIC @CAFofBC @canucksautism @BCEdAccess @hrw @bc_disability @BCEdAccess @DyslexiaBC @SCC_eng @bcadhd @CQualtro @RCYBC #50kIsNotOK #LockedBehindWaitlists

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

Grateful to this Dad for speaking up - there is little or no discourse around complex kids. These diagnoses are core health and should be treated as such - social services is not appropriate. #FundFamiliesNotMCFD #BCPOLI @adriandix @Dave_Eby @GraceALore @bcndp

[Parent+ProfessionalPlan @ParentProfPlan]

Article: https://t.co/JzCa58nS3C

[Tamara Taggart @tamarataggart]

The #BCNDP piloted a $25M support hub for children with disabilities + parents say they're worse off than before. 😭
#bcpoli #MCFD https://t.co/EyHAUAcw15