british columbia
Advocating for the quick implementation of the Canada Disability Benefit and the end of disability poverty from a British Columbia perspective.
Our Team
Amanda Lockitch
Community Organizer
Amanda’s background as a teacher, event manager, and in the theatre contributes to her team-building prowess. She lives in Vancouver with her family.
Kat Wong-Perrotta
Administrative Consultant
Kat is a writer, teacher, designer, artist, and human rights activist who lives in Vancouver with their wife and dog, Tater Tot.
Our Provincial Partners
Our Provincial Partners
- Vancouver Foundation
- Community Living Society
- Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
- Spectrum Society for Community Living
- Kinsight
- UNITI
- Delta Community Living Society
- Inclusion Langley Society
- Inclusion BC
- Inclusion Powell River
- PosAbilities
- Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)
- Plan Institute
- Disability Alliance BC
Community Partners
DWP Newsletter: February 2024
This month we are proud to feature our partnering organization, Kinsight! Kinsight is celebrating 70 years of service. Founded in 1954 by parents who wanted something different for their children, their families and their community, “Kin” reflects those families,...
DWP Newsletter: January 2024
This month we are proud to feature our partnering organization, Community Living Society! The Community Living Society (CLS) believes that all people have the ability and the right to fully participate in, and contribute to, their communities. To that end, CLS has...
DWP Newsletter: December 2023
This month we are proud to feature our partnering organization, Uniti! UNITI is the partnership of three affiliated societies that have provided important community services for decades: Semiahmoo House Society provides quality services and support to people with...
British Columbians living with disabilities are begging to be heard
by Kat Wong-Perrotta on January 10th check it out here!
Emergency Alerts And Accessibility!
Via ATtainable Accessibility Solutions: Emergency alerts are important to everyone. They tell us about emergencies and what to do. These emergencies can be crimes, kidnappings, or earthquakes. You can get these alerts on your cellphone, TV, or radio. You may also see...
DWP Newsletter: November 2023
This month we are proud to feature our partnering organization, Inclusion BC! Inclusion BC works with partners to build community and to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families by building awareness, inspiring...
Our Provincial Partners
- Vancouver Foundation
- Community Living Society
- Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
- Spectrum Society for Community Living
- Kinsight
- UNITI
- Delta Community Living Society
- Inclusion Langley Society
- Inclusion BC
- Inclusion Powell River
- PosAbilities
- Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)
- Plan Institute
- Disability Alliance BC
Community Partners
DWP Newsletter: February 2024
This month we are proud to feature our partnering organization, Kinsight! Kinsight is celebrating 70 years of service. Founded in 1954 by parents who wanted something different for their children, their families and their community, “Kin” reflects those families,...
DWP Newsletter: January 2024
This month we are proud to feature our partnering organization, Community Living Society! The Community Living Society (CLS) believes that all people have the ability and the right to fully participate in, and contribute to, their communities. To that end, CLS has...
DWP Newsletter: December 2023
This month we are proud to feature our partnering organization, Uniti! UNITI is the partnership of three affiliated societies that have provided important community services for decades: Semiahmoo House Society provides quality services and support to people with...
British Columbians living with disabilities are begging to be heard
by Kat Wong-Perrotta on January 10th check it out here!
Emergency Alerts And Accessibility!
Via ATtainable Accessibility Solutions: Emergency alerts are important to everyone. They tell us about emergencies and what to do. These emergencies can be crimes, kidnappings, or earthquakes. You can get these alerts on your cellphone, TV, or radio. You may also see...
DWP Newsletter: November 2023
This month we are proud to feature our partnering organization, Inclusion BC! Inclusion BC works with partners to build community and to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families by building awareness, inspiring...
Contact Information
email: bc@disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca
Phone: 1 (877) 775-6652