Vancouver Our physicians are available to provide Independent Medical Evaluations for individuals who have been identified with substance use issues that require further assessment or management. If an IME is completed by one of our principal physicians and medical monitoring is recommended, monitoring services can be provided by Precision Medical Monitoring if requested by the client. In this situation, the physician who conducted the IME will not in any way participate in the monitoring process.
At VCC, we know that returning to school can be exciting but also stressful and confusing. Our professional counsellors are committed to working with both students and prospective students to help make the transition and their experience at VCC a successful one.
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre is a provincial resource centre that provides mental health and substance use information, resources, and peer support to children, youth and their families from across BC. We also provide peer support to people of all ages with eating disorders. All of our services are free of charge, and you can reach us over the phone, in person, or through email.
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Monday to Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Creating awareness and understanding of Tourette Syndrome through education and advocacy.
The British Columbia Art Therapy Association (BCATA) was founded in 1978 to foster the professional development of Art Therapy in British Columbia. The Association acts as a provincial voice governing the standards and practice of the profession and its practitioners.
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The Canucks Autism Network (CAN) provides year-round, innovative, high quality sports, recreational, arts, and social programs for individuals and families living with autism, while building awareness and capacity through community networks across British Columbia.
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8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
A leader in the industry of ability management Acclaim has offices across Canada working with Employers, Insurers, Lawyers and Government Programs to assist individuals in their efforts to return to work or activities of daily living, after illness or injury in a timely, healthy manner.
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Open: 8:30am, Close: 5:00pm, Days: Mon to Fri.
Edgewood Health Network has over 50 years of combined experience in mental health treatment, we understand the complex issues behind addiction and eating disorders better than anyone.
WIDHH’s mission is to create a society in which people who are Deaf, Deafened, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing (collectively referred to as “Deaf and Hard of Hearing”) are able to fully participate.
(Note: we do not take reservations online
Easter Seals is Canada’s largest local provider of programs, services, issues-leadership and development for the disability community. For more than 94 years, we have worked to enhance the quality of life, self-esteem and self-determination of all Canadians living with disabilities.
As the nation-wide leader and champion for mental health, CMHA promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.
FDU Vancouver Campus offers free, confidential counseling services to our students to support them in various areas of mental and emotional health, including stress, anxiety, depression, concentration, and relationships.
Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00-6:30 pm
The Canucks Autism Network (CAN) provides year-round, innovative, high quality sports, recreational, arts, and social programs for individuals and families living with autism, while building awareness and capacity through community networks across British Columbia.
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8:30am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.
Accessibility Services provides accommodations to the learning environment for students with speech, hearing, visual, physical, mental health and neurological disabilities as well as chronic health conditions, acquired brain injury and temporary disabilities.
A non-profit organization with over 34 years of experience in the field of disabilities, providing individualized therapy and support services to children and youth in their homes and communities, specialized community living services and comprehensive vocational and support services for adults, and promoting successful community participation for individuals with disabilities.
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Emily Carr University of Art + Design is a learning community devoted to excellence and innovation in visual arts, media arts, and design. Our vision is to be a worldwide centre of excellence in art, design, and media education and research.
A multi-service community-based organization providing a range of integrated support services to children, youth, families and seniors in the greater Vancouver region. Hollyburn programs include individual and family counselling, family support and parent education services, residential treatment centres for youth, alternate school programs, substance misuse counselling, home support services for seniors and persons with special needs and autism services.
In 1981, a group of caregivers gathered to discuss the challenges of caring for a person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Out of their compassion and determination, the Society was ultimately founded. From those humble roots, the Society has blossomed into an organization active in communities across the province.
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The MDABC is a nonprofit organization that provides treatment, support, education, and hope of recovery for people living with a mood disorder. We serve to build awareness and understanding in communities throughout the province, reaching out to as many people as possible.
HCS professional psychologists and clinical counsellors offer many services to help you meet the challenges of achieving your academic and personal potential. You are not alone.
Hours: 9:30am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday
The Counselling Office provides intake, crisis, short-term and longer-term personal counselling/therapy to enrolled students. Counselling is free of charge and confidential.
WIDHH’s mission is to create a society in which people who are Deaf, Deafened, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing (collectively referred to as “Deaf and Hard of Hearing”) are able to fully participate.
At VCC, we know that returning to school can be exciting but also stressful and confusing. Our professional counsellors are committed to working with both students and prospective students to help make the transition and their experience at VCC a successful one.
Hours:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Wednesday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
We take access seriously and are committed to making VCC accessible to students with disabilities. Some VCC students with disabilities study in specialized programs, while others are enrolled in regular programs.
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- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Wednesday: 12 to 7 p.m.
BCASLPA works to ensure all British Columbians can experience their human right to communicate. Through support, education and advocacy we help residents of all ages to reach their communication potential. We provide tools and support to member Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
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This is a support group, meant for sharing and experiencing others on the Spectrum who have the same interests and are looking for a way to meet people and make friendships
Through family support, public and professional education, and encouragement of scientific research, CH.A.D.D. Canada works to ensure that those with ADHD reach their inherent potential.
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The Disability Resource Network of BC for Post Secondary Education is the provincial organization that represents individuals who provide programs and services for individuals who have disabilities, in the British Columbia Post Secondary Education system.
The Tetra Society of North America is a non-profit organization, founded in 1987 in Vancouver, BC that recruits skilled volunteers to create customized assistive devices for people with physical disabilities.
Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture, in Vancouver BC, gives artists with disabilities a voice. This can mean everything from facilitating a disability art group, to bringing an international film to Vancouver, to presenting art exhibitions and concerts.
With distinction, charm and natural spaces rarely associated with retirement living, Amica at Arbutus Manor sits amidst acres of private landscaped grounds and nature walks, and is close to several golf courses. Nature always at hand, Amica at Arbutus Manor also boasts two glorious inner courtyards of its own, complemented by colourful gardens, trickling waterways and lush greenery.
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We take access seriously and are committed to making VCC accessible to students with disabilities. Some VCC students with disabilities study in specialized programs, while others are enrolled in regular programs.
Hours: Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The ConnecTra Society provides outreach services primarily for mobility and physically impaired individuals in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. It serves as a connecting agency, linking people with physical disabilities to activities and programs that will, over time, allow them to grow, gain confidence and become increasingly more active and involved in community life.
Sensual Solutions is a resource to enhance intimacy in the lives of adults with physical challenges or impairments by providing sensual and erotic coaching. We do this by assisting our clients to reach deep intimacy and personal self-development.
Easter Seals BC/Yukon is a service of the British Columbia Lions Society for Children With Disabilities which has been a registered charitable organization since 1947. Our mandate is to support children with disabilities throughout British Columbia and the Yukon.
The ConnecTra Society provides outreach services primarily for mobility and physically impaired individuals in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. It serves as a connecting agency, linking people with physical disabilities to activities and programs that will, over time, allow them to grow, gain confidence and become increasingly more active and involved in community life.
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Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS) runs skiing and snowboarding programs for persons with a disability at Grouse, Seymour and Cypress Mountains. VASS makes the mountain experience accessible to all.
Coast fosters a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth and a return to society for individuals with a mental illness through advocacy and providing direct programs and services.
Hours: Open 7-days a week, 9 am - 4:45 pm
The Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia was started in 1954 by a group of parents who wanted to assist their children living with cerebral palsy to reach their maximum potential within society.
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
ALS Canada, founded in 1977, is the only national voluntary health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS and support for those with ALS. ALS Canada is the leading not-for-profit organization working nationwide to fund ALS research and, with the Provincial ALS Societies, we all work to improve the quality of life for Canadians affected by ALS.
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Parkinson Society British Columbia is the voice of British Columbians living with Parkinson's. Our purpose is to ease the burden and find a cure for Parkinson's disease through advocacy, education, research and support services.
Coast fosters a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth and a return to society for individuals with a mental illness through advocacy and providing direct programs and services.
Our mission is to support people, with all disabilities, to live with dignity, independence and as equal and full participants in the community. We champion issues impacting the lives of people with disabilities through our direct services, community partnerships, advocacy, research and publications.
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Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
A multi-service community-based organization providing a range of integrated support services to children, youth, families and seniors in the greater Vancouver region. Hollyburn programs include individual and family counselling, family support and parent education services, residential treatment centres for youth, alternate school programs, substance misuse counselling, home support services for seniors and persons with special needs and autism services.
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Contact for details
Our mission is to support people, with all disabilities, to live with dignity, independence and as equal and full participants in the community. We champion issues impacting the lives of people with disabilities through our direct services, community partnerships, advocacy, research and publications.
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As the nation-wide leader and champion for mental health, CMHA promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.
As the nation-wide leader and champion for mental health, CMHA promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.
The Rick Hansen Institute is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization committed to accelerating the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments for people with spinal cord injuries.
The Tetra Society of North America is a non-profit organization, founded in 1987 in Vancouver, BC that recruits skilled volunteers to create customized assistive devices for people with physical disabilities.
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is a not-for-profit multimedia organization serving more than five million Canadians who are blind, partially sighted, deaf, hard of hearing, mobility or print restricted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s mission is to make accessible media for all Canadians.
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Open: 8:30am, Close: 4:00pm, Days: Mon to Fri. Note: Broadcast reading service 24/7
The Arthritis Society has been setting lives in motion for over 65 years, and is dedicated to a vision of living well while creating a future without arthritis. Founded in British Columbia in 1948 by Mary Pack and Dr. Wallace Graham, The Society is Canada’s principal health charity providing education, programs and support to the over 4.6 million Canadians living with arthritis.
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