{"id":25938,"date":"2018-03-06T18:27:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T23:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/?page_id=25938"},"modified":"2025-06-12T07:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:30:21","slug":"celebrate-diverse-abilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/whats-new\/newsletters\/celebrate-diverse-abilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Diverse Abilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-45321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/CDA-Cover-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/CDA-Cover-web.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/CDA-Cover-web-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>Welcome to the Spring 2025 Edition of CLBC\u2019s \u201cCelebrate Diverse ABILITIES\u201d magazine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Diverse ABILITIES is created under the guidance of the CLBC Editorial Team, which is made up of self-advocates from across the province.<\/p>\n<p>The theme for this edition is\u00a0<strong>Learning from B.C.&#8217;s Self-Advocacy Leaders.\u00a0<\/strong>It features stories of self-advocates and self-advocacy groups presenting to city councils, delivering keynote addresses, organizing impactful community events, improving accessibility, and much more. The stories show the value of making space for self-advocate\u00a0voices, taking\u00a0their input seriously, and including them in shaping what comes next.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/gov\/celebrate-diverse-abilities-clbc-magazine-spring-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here read the online version<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLBC-Celebrate-Diverse-Abilities-Magazine-Spring-2025-Web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to read the PDF version<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We always appreciate your feedback! Tell us what you think of Celebrate Diverse ABILITIES by sending an email to: <a href=\"mailto:CLBCInfo@gov.bc.ca\">CLBCInfo@gov.bc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to receive an email version of future editions, please visit the <a href=\"\/whats-new\/newsletters\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribe<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to read more great stories from self advocates across B.C., visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.selfadvocatenet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.selfadvocatenet.com<\/a> where new stories are published each week.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Spring 2025 Edition of CLBC\u2019s \u201cCelebrate Diverse ABILITIES\u201d magazine. Celebrate Diverse ABILITIES is created under the guidance of the CLBC Editorial Team, which is made up of self-advocates from across the province. 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