SCOPE

What is the BCDC? | Vision and Purpose | Values | Scope

The BCDC aims to serve as an influential force advocating for change in BC provincial government policies affecting children and youth with support needs. Through data-sharing and dialogue with each other, we will set goals, amplify voices, and influence BC policy to better serve children and youth with support needs.

Our scope is to:

Listen to and amplify our communities’ voices: Listen to the voice of lived experience and bring this directly to the government, on behalf of all children and youth with support needs and their families.
Share data and information: Rely on this diverse group as a learning base to share relevant data among group members, for better collaboration and communication.
Set collective goals: Learn from each other’s perspectives, in order to set and pursue annual goals, strategies, and tactics.
Influence policy and legislation: Advocate and activate legislative and policy changes related to the protected rights of disabled citizens at the Provincial level.

What we’re not here to do:

Service provision: The BCDC’s focus is on advocacy, action, and accountability, not service provision/delivery.
Advocacy that applies only to a specific disability group, rather than development of an equitable system of services for all children and youth with support needs.