Directors’ Blog
Remembering Mildred DeHaan
16 June, 2020
Mildred DeHaan, one of the early family leaders for deinstitutionalization in BC and a great friend of Spectrum, passed away on June 9, 2020, just...
Five Weeks In – Keeping People Safe and Healthy
20 April, 2020
Good Morning; We have been living and working in this state of emergency for five weeks now and I want to thank everyone for their...
One Week at a Time
09 April, 2020
One Week at a Time It’s been just over a month since we started sending these updates. Such a short time since we went from...
Re-Scheduled! Madagascar Fundraiser – March 8, 2019
11 February, 2019
Community Development Project in Madagascar Fundraiser Rachelle Czerwinski has been involved in this poverty alleviation project since 2009. Funds raised are used to support a...
Remembering Diane Blackwood
18 December, 2018
With sadness, we announce that Diane Blackwood passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on December 3, 2018. Diane was born in Glasgow, Scotland on...
Community Living in New Zealand
16 November, 2018
I was invited in October to visit New Zealand by Michael Kendrick, PhD and assist with instructing his course called Optimal Individualized Service Design (OISD). ...
World Down Syndrome Day Presentations in Richmond
20 April, 2018
I was invited to present to a group of parents and educators at the Richmond School Board on April 11, 2018. There were presentations from: ...
Team News – November 17, 2017
17 November, 2017
Policy Committee Meeting Nov 7 2017 - Notes Posted Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey and to those who came out to the...
Gentle Teaching International 2017
22 September, 2017
September 21, 2017 A number of Spectrum team members got an introduction to the Gentle Teaching movement at the 2017 Gentle Teaching International Conference. Gentle...
It’s My Home – great short video on respecting home
30 June, 2017
Open Future Learning is a web-based training service that provides Inspirational Training for the Developmental Disability workforce. This quick music video makes the point about...
Shelley and Person Centred Planning – April 2017
13 April, 2017
A PATH for Alice A plan for new beginnings! This February Alice decided that she was ready to start thinking about the future and was...
Provincial Election – May 9, 2017 – I am Voting
10 March, 2017
March 10, 2017 Inclusion BC and the Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship at UBC are supporting an initiative to ensure that people with disabilities know...