A nurse practitioner and gynecologist provide complex contraception counselling, menstrual suppression, and dilator therapy in addition to regular reproductive health screening for transgender patients, adolescents age 16 and older, adult women with intellectu...

Provides information, training, and support to BC parents who have children with autism spectrum disorder, and to professionals and community workers. Workshops are offered in-person and online. Fees for workshops vary and bursaries are available based on fina...

Offers emotional and practical support to people with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), their families, and caregivers. Provides information, medical equipment loans, support groups, and caregiver workshops. Promotes public awareness, and raises funds ...

Provides ongoing outpatient assessment, intervention, consultation, and educational services to people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in BC. Physician referral required.

Organizes and facilitates research, education, and greater awareness for the public to better understand autism and individuals on the autism spectrum. Offers information, education, and public awareness through annual conferences, festivals, and cultural even...

Private agency providing tax reviews and applications, taxpayer relief requests, personal and trust tax filings, tax appeals, and estate and trust planning for people with disabilities. Also works to determine if there are any tax credits, deductions, or benef...

Enables Aboriginal children who require extra supports to be included in child care settings and communities. Designed to ensure cultural safety and cultural sensitivity for Aboriginal children and families. Supports children in the areas of physical, cognitiv...

Enables Aboriginal children up to age 12 who require extra supports to be included in child care settings and communities. Designed to ensure cultural safety and cultural sensitivity for Indigenous children and families. Supports children in the areas of physi...

Provides resources and consultation regarding communication access services and supports for students who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind to attain their academic goals in post-secondary education in BC. Aims to prevent and remove barriers to full part...

Helps qualified persons with disabilities to save for long-term financial security, and enables people receiving social assistance to protect their assets and income. Assists individuals with disabilities to apply for a Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and a Regist...

Coordinates services and accommodations for students with disabilities to ensure accessibility to all programs, services, facilities, and activities. Also provides services, equipment, and programs to support the educational goals of students with disabilities...

Provides services for Vancouver residents living with a print disability (visual impairment, learning disability, or physical disability that prevents the use of standard print) and/or mobility challenges that prevents a person from visiting the library for a ...

Provides rehabilitation services to adults who have sustained a brain injury. Uses an interdisciplinary approach in consultation with clients and their families; aims to develop each individual's physical, cognitive, and psychosocial abilities. Inpatient servi...

Offers specialized one-to-one services for children and youth ages three to 18 who have developmental and/or physical disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder. Program addresses goals such as life skills (including hygiene, money handling, and transportati...

Provides one-on-one assistance people with disabilities to apply for, and appeal the denial of, provincial (PWD) and federal (Canada Pension Plan) disability benefits. Files back-taxes for people with provincial disability benefits and helps people with the Di...

Provides day treatment and educational services for children ages six to 12 who are living with complex developmental, behavioural, trauma, and attachment issues, and who are unable to manage in the regular educational system. Treatment aims to help children m...

Provides assessment and treatment programs to support a wide range of individual and family functioning. Supports individuals with a variety of diagnoses, including developmental, learning, attention, behavioural, and emotional challenges; fetal alcohol spectr...

Provides equipment-related services to clinicians and consumers including rehab equipment comparison reports; consultation on equipment purchase; database of rehab equipment retailers; product testing for development of new equipment; and special equipment-rel...

Provincial information centre for autism and related disorders that provides information and supports to families, service providers, and community professionals across BC. Offers information by phone, in person, or by email on the range of best practice treat...

Grants money to service organizations across Canada promoting collaboration, best practices, and building capacity to support individuals and families living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Supports research and services across the country; raises public ...

Empowers, supports, connects, and encourages the inclusion and acceptance of the autism community in BC. Delivers programming in three areas: information and awareness, support, and education and training. Services include information and referral, support gro...

Provides disability and health related support services to Aboriginal individuals, families, and service providers through three core programs: the Disability Case Management Program, the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) Program, and the Persons with ...

Promotes a better quality of life for people in BC living with acquired brain injury. Services include education, information, referral to community services, and systemic advocacy. Website has an online searchable directory of services in BC. Office hours are...

Represents doctors of optometry in BC. Disseminates information about the role of optometry in primary health care. Offers a professional eye safety program. Provides referrals to optometrists. Nonprofit society.

Serves families with young children birth to school-age who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deafblind. Family-centred early intervention promotes successful communication between children and their families. Services include support groups, information, speech a...