Disability Affinity Group (DAG) Meetings
Attend an informal, drop-in style Zoom meeting to discuss concerns, issues, strategies, advocacy, ideas, or just sit back and relax with your camera on or off in a safe and supportive environment
Our next DAG Community of Care Drop in Sessions are:
Jul 29, 2024 10:00 AM
Aug 26, 2024 10:00 AM
Please email disability.affinity@ubc.ca for connection details and please include any accessibility needs. All self-identifying Disabled UBC community members are welcome.
Centre for Workplace Accessibility celebrates the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) by offering a series of online webinars to enhance your disability inclusion literacy. This series aims to raise awareness and promote inclusive practices in UBC workplaces.
Enroll here:
November 27th, 10-11am: Disability and Wellness: Hard of Hearing in the Workplace
November 28th, 10-11am: Disability Inclusion in Hiring
November 29th, 11am-12pm: Disability Inclusion in Teaching and Learning
November 30th, 1-2pm: Deaf Culture in the Workplace
December 1st, 10-11am: Shifting Our Perspective on Inclusion and Accessibility
A Job Seeker’s Journey: An Inclusive Employment Presentation with InclusionBC & Canucks Autism Network | December 13, 2023 10:30am-11:30am on Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67569823575?pwd=M203NVVPVVpGN0V4eC9UM2JjclpNdz09
Bookable DAG-run Workshops
The DAG offers the following Workshops. Please email disability.affinity@ubc.ca for details and fee schedule
- Challenging Ableism
- Universal Design for Learning to promote Accessibility
- Disability, Sex, and Consent
Join us in recognizing these disability-related annual days of significance:
January
Glaucoma Awareness Month
- January 4 – World Braille Day
- January 24 – Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
- January 30 – Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Awareness Day
February
Low Vision Awareness Month
- February 20 – World Day of Social Justice
March
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Month; Multiple Sclerosis Month
- March 1 – Zero Discrimination Day; International Wheelchair Day
- March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
- March 26 – Purple Day for Epilepsy
April
Parkinson’s Awareness Month; Autism Acceptance Month
- April 2- World Autism Awareness Day
- April 8 – Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
- April 6 World Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day
- April 8 – Cushing’s Disease Awareness Day
May
ALS Awareness Month; Mental Health Awareness Month; Arthritis Awareness Month; National Stroke Awareness Month
- May 5 – International Cri di Chat Awareness Day
- May 12 – Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
- May 19 – Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- May 30 – World Multiple Sclerosis Day
June
Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month; Dravet Syndrome Awareness Month; Cataract Awareness Month
- June 21 – The Longest Day (Alzheimer’s Awareness)
- June 23 – Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day
- June 27 – National PTSD Awareness Day
July
Disability Pride Month; Williams Syndrome Awareness Month
- July 14 – Disability Awareness Day
August
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
- First Sunday in August – Second Monday in August – International Assistance Dog Week
September
National Guide Dog Month; World Alzheimer’s Month
- September 21 – World Alzheimer’s Day
- September 21 – International Week of the Deaf
- September 23 – International Day of Sign Languages
- September 23 – ID24 (Inclusive Design 24)
- September 30 – Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day
October
Disability Employment Awareness Month; Down Syndrome Awareness Month; Dyslexia Awareness Month; Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- October 6 – World Cerebral Palsy Day
- October 10 – World Sight Day
- October 10 – World Mental Health Day
- October 15 – White Cane Awareness Day
- October 17-23 – Invisible Disabilities Week
November Indigenous Disability Awareness Month; Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; Epilepsy Awareness Month
- November 1-5 – International Stress Awareness Week
- November 12 – Global Usability Day
- November 14 – World Diabetes Day
- November 21 – World COPD Day
December
- December 1 – World AIDS Day
- December 3 – UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 10 – Human Rights Day
- December 27 – International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
