Ageing with a Disability – join us for three special events
New Westminster Community Connection Series
When: August 4, 2016 (Thursday), 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Centennial Community Centre, 65 E Sixth Ave, New Westminster, BC V3L 4G6 (Map)
What: Panel discussion on Ageing with a Disability, refreshments, silent auction
Panelists:
- Halldor
Bjarnason, Barrister and Solicitor at Access Law Group, Former Director
of Neil Squire Foundation and former National President of Canadian
Cerebral Palsy Sports Association, Gold Medalist at the cycling event in
the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympic Games
- Tammy
Van der Kamp, Has taken advisory roles at Translink, GF Strong
Rehabilitation Centre, UBC Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, Bridges
to the Future Program, and BC Alliance of Information and Referral
Services, Former Family and Individual Support Worker at CPABC
- Spring
Rhodes, Practiced advocacy since the age of 10 doing presentations,
assistance with reading and scribing, Former Disability Representative
to the Student Union at the Vancouver Career College
- Harry Cole, Disability advocate and mixed martial arts expert, Worked with youth on Granville Street in the 1980s
There will also be a presentation on CSIL from the Individualized Funding Resource Centre.
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