Cyndi Gerlach
@cyndigerlach.bsky.social
Championing inclusion & accessibility. Trustee NVSD. Director: IBC; V/Chair AutismAllianceCDA. Proudly Autistic. Opinions are my own
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Autism Alliance of Canada is pleased to announce its fifth in-person Francophone Town Hall taking place in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, on Friday, June 5, 2026!
Registration is free, and dinner will be provided.
Learn more and register here: autismalliance.ca/fr/unissons-...
Registration is free, and dinner will be provided.
Learn more and register here: autismalliance.ca/fr/unissons-...
May 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Autism Alliance of Canada is pleased to announce its fifth in-person Francophone Town Hall taking place in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, on Friday, June 5, 2026!
Registration is free, and dinner will be provided.
Learn more and register here: autismalliance.ca/fr/unissons-...
Registration is free, and dinner will be provided.
Learn more and register here: autismalliance.ca/fr/unissons-...
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The National Autism Network is electing its first Board of Directors!
Nominate yourself and help us stay true to our vision:
A Canada where Autistic people & families shape policies, systems & communities for real inclusion.
www.nan-rna.ca/participate
Nominate yourself and help us stay true to our vision:
A Canada where Autistic people & families shape policies, systems & communities for real inclusion.
www.nan-rna.ca/participate
July 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The National Autism Network is electing its first Board of Directors!
Nominate yourself and help us stay true to our vision:
A Canada where Autistic people & families shape policies, systems & communities for real inclusion.
www.nan-rna.ca/participate
Nominate yourself and help us stay true to our vision:
A Canada where Autistic people & families shape policies, systems & communities for real inclusion.
www.nan-rna.ca/participate
Super excited to see the @autismnetworkca.bsky.social website live - together we can make shape the future for #Autistics in #Canada
The National Autism Network website is live!
Driven by Autistic people and their families, we inform Canada's #AutismStrategy and help shape a future where #Autistic people thrive.
• Become a member, it's free!
• Our reach is national
• Our work is centred on lived and living experience
nan-rna.ca
Driven by Autistic people and their families, we inform Canada's #AutismStrategy and help shape a future where #Autistic people thrive.
• Become a member, it's free!
• Our reach is national
• Our work is centred on lived and living experience
nan-rna.ca
July 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Super excited to see the @autismnetworkca.bsky.social website live - together we can make shape the future for #Autistics in #Canada
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You can apply for the Lightning Rounds Presentations at #CALS2025 until Friday 28! Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to share your work!
bit.ly/CALS2025-Lig...
#Autism #Research
bit.ly/CALS2025-Lig...
#Autism #Research
We are so amazed by the enthusiasm about the Lightning Round Presentations that we decided to extend the deadline-this is your opportunity to share your research at #CALS2025 and meet with other researchers.
Apply today: bit.ly/CALS2025-Lig...
Apply today: bit.ly/CALS2025-Lig...
February 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
You can apply for the Lightning Rounds Presentations at #CALS2025 until Friday 28! Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to share your work!
bit.ly/CALS2025-Lig...
#Autism #Research
bit.ly/CALS2025-Lig...
#Autism #Research
We call upon the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion & Persons w/Disabilities to prioritize being disabled w/ a dignified life by immediately instituting a Canada Disability Benefit that would allow disabled pple to live w/dignity before they have a dignified death. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en....
www.ourcommons.ca
February 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We call upon the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion & Persons w/Disabilities to prioritize being disabled w/ a dignified life by immediately instituting a Canada Disability Benefit that would allow disabled pple to live w/dignity before they have a dignified death. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en....
Thank you @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy for continuing to share the stories - globalnews.ca/news/1102565... #clbc
No pay in 20 months: Why B.C. home-share provider won’t stop caring for client | Globalnews.ca
A B.C. home-share provider says she won't stop providing care for her vulnerable client, despite not being paid for nearly 20 months.
globalnews.ca
February 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Thank you @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy for continuing to share the stories - globalnews.ca/news/1102565... #clbc
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The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence’s National Caregiving Strategy is a clear plan to address the biggest barriers experienced by 1 in 4 Canadian caregivers. We are proud to support their effort to make caregiving a national priority. Learn more: canadiancaregiving.org/national-car...
February 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence’s National Caregiving Strategy is a clear plan to address the biggest barriers experienced by 1 in 4 Canadian caregivers. We are proud to support their effort to make caregiving a national priority. Learn more: canadiancaregiving.org/national-car...
Reposting this story - because it helps to explain the issues that families like mine are facing - thetyee.ca/News/2025/01... #clbc
Court Finds Disabled Adults Can’t Count on Needed Provincial Support | The Tyee
CLBC’s funding and structure mean agency could fail to deliver care despite need.
thetyee.ca
February 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Reposting this story - because it helps to explain the issues that families like mine are facing - thetyee.ca/News/2025/01... #clbc
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Both CLBC & the Minister in this article are spinning their truth & it isn't the truth of our family. Stoking fear when there isn't a need to stoke fear; spinning truths to bypass the reality; is the board is a real board or a token board that is controlled by senior staff
Both CLBC & the Minister in this article are spinning their truth & it isn't the truth of our family. Stoking fear when there isn't a need to stoke fear; spinning truths to bypass the reality; is the board is a real board or a token board that is controlled by senior staff
Inquest into starvation death prompts calls for shakeup at Community Living B.C. | CBC News
The B.C. Crown corporation that oversees the care of developmentally disabled people is facing a call for its board to resign and a separate call for the organization to be brought back under governme...
www.cbc.ca
February 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Both CLBC & the Minister in this article are spinning their truth & it isn't the truth of our family. Stoking fear when there isn't a need to stoke fear; spinning truths to bypass the reality; is the board is a real board or a token board that is controlled by senior staff
Both CLBC & the Minister in this article are spinning their truth & it isn't the truth of our family. Stoking fear when there isn't a need to stoke fear; spinning truths to bypass the reality; is the board is a real board or a token board that is controlled by senior staff
It is wrong that no one lost their jobs over the death of #florencegirard, no acknowledgment ex: @davidebybc.bsky.social or @sheilamalcolmsonbc.bsky.social & what they will do to ensure that this never happens again. The board & senior staff #clbc need to be held accountable.
January 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It is wrong that no one lost their jobs over the death of #florencegirard, no acknowledgment ex: @davidebybc.bsky.social or @sheilamalcolmsonbc.bsky.social & what they will do to ensure that this never happens again. The board & senior staff #clbc need to be held accountable.
On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko - Jan. 30, 2025: Down Syndrome B.C. calls for premier to remove board of Community Living B.C. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
It starts at the top - the board of #clbc is the one that sets policy and the budget - they and the executive team are responsible -
It starts at the top - the board of #clbc is the one that sets policy and the budget - they and the executive team are responsible -
January 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko - Jan. 30, 2025: Down Syndrome B.C. calls for premier to remove board of Community Living B.C. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
It starts at the top - the board of #clbc is the one that sets policy and the budget - they and the executive team are responsible -
It starts at the top - the board of #clbc is the one that sets policy and the budget - they and the executive team are responsible -
Congratulations @susiechant.bsky.social on your new appointment to Minister of State Senior's Services and Long Term Care @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social #seniors
November 18, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Congratulations @susiechant.bsky.social on your new appointment to Minister of State Senior's Services and Long Term Care @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social #seniors
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Love this visual representing the window of tolerance. This is something I can share with my staff to increase their learning and awareness of being more trauma informed. 💙
Are you familiar with your window of tolerance? It’s a psychological concept, developed by Dr. Dan Siegel. It’s what our parents called their nerves. The space in which a person can function effectively, think clearly, and manage stress without becoming overwhelmed or shut down.
November 18, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Love this visual representing the window of tolerance. This is something I can share with my staff to increase their learning and awareness of being more trauma informed. 💙
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Disabled people are not props you can care about when it suits your agenda and then forget we exist when it doesn't.
Unlearn ableism
#disability #solidarity #LeaveNoMarginalizedPeopleBehind
#resist
Unlearn ableism
#disability #solidarity #LeaveNoMarginalizedPeopleBehind
#resist
November 17, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Disabled people are not props you can care about when it suits your agenda and then forget we exist when it doesn't.
Unlearn ableism
#disability #solidarity #LeaveNoMarginalizedPeopleBehind
#resist
Unlearn ableism
#disability #solidarity #LeaveNoMarginalizedPeopleBehind
#resist
There is a lot of truth in this article, and it goes beyond education, it speaks to the issues at a municipal level (think rec centres, parks, parking, housing etc); provincially and federally. While this article speaks primarly to education, think beyond.
www.speakingupbc.com/2024/11/17/w...
Who Does Society Care About? – Speaking Up BC
www.speakingupbc.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:51 PM
There is a lot of truth in this article, and it goes beyond education, it speaks to the issues at a municipal level (think rec centres, parks, parking, housing etc); provincially and federally. While this article speaks primarly to education, think beyond.
www.speakingupbc.com/2024/11/17/w...