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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 24, 2026, VANCOUVER, BC—The BC Disability Collaborative supports the Province’s investment in children and youth with support needs but is urging government to ensure the redesigned system delivers the right support at the right time. Families are calling for a framework that prioritizes early intervention, equitable access, individualized supports, and sufficient community capacity so that no child falls through the cracks as their needs change over time.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2026, Vancouver, BC—The BC Disability Collaborative is urging the Province to withdraw proposed disability eligibility criteria that could deny essential supports to thousands of children and youth with disabilities. Families and advocates say the new framework creates an unreasonably high threshold for funding and undermines early intervention, inclusion, and equitable access to services.