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09/16/2025

Join the Canadian Association of the Deaf in raising the Deaf Flag at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on September 23. 🎉

📣 The Deaf Flag will be raised at Parliament Hill in Ottawa for the second time in history! 🙌

📅 When: September 23, 2025 — International Day of Sign Languages
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
📍 Where: Parliament Hill, Ottawa, ON

Join us as we come together to celebrate Deaf identity, culture, and language. This event will feature special guest speakers and is a powerful moment of recognition for the Deaf community in Canada.

Let’s make this celebration even bigger than last year! 🎉

09/15/2025

Register for a fully ASL-interpreted version of our Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning webinar happening on Thursday, September 25, from 6pm to 8pm PST. 🗓️

Deaf and/or hard of hearing people can access ASL interpreted expert advice from a lawyer experienced in BC disability-related estate planning. Enrich your estate planning journey with discussions on creating a will, tips for protecting your loved ones when family passes, types of trusts and more! 🏠

🔗 Sign up for Wills Trusts, and Estate Planning in ASL here, shorturl.at/5l6C9.

09/09/2025

Securing the financial future of a loved one with a disability is a top priority. For BC’s , we’re here to help you navigate the complexities of estate planning. 💚

Join us on Wednesday, October 8, for a live webinar in partnership with . Tax and Trust lawyer, Mudit Jain will be presenting on wills, trusts, and the related tax consequences. You’ll also have a chance to get your questions answered during a live Q&A. 📝

🔗 Gain a deeper understanding why you should make a will and register here shorturl.at/cqafX.

09/04/2025

Register for our lineup of upcoming webinars this September! 📝

Gain free resources and access live expert advice to help you navigate financial security. In addition to our regular offerings, we’ve added interpreted sessions for Arabic and ASL! 🎉

📒 RDSP Level 1: Thursday, September 11th, 10-11:30 AM PT
📒 RDSP Level 2: Wednesday, September 17th, 10-11:45 AM PT
📒 RDSP Level 1 in Arabic: Wednesday, September 24th, 10-12:00 PM PT

🏡 Wills, Trusts, and Estates: Thursday, September 18th, 7-8:30 PM PT
🏡 Wills, Trusts, and Estates in ASL: Thursday, September 25th, 7-8:30 PM PT

🔗 Find a webinar that suits your needs on our events page, shorturl.at/JxOo0.

09/03/2025

📣 Alberta AISH recipients can update their local office with a new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) Application Status form!

The September 5 deadline for providing an update to your local Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) office is fast approaching. If you have not contacted your AISH office, you can now use the CDB Application Status form to provide your update. 📝

🔔 If you have already provided an update to AISH, there is no need to fill out the new online form.

While we do not support Alberta’s clawbacks on the CDB, we encourage everyone to apply. The Alberta Government expects AISH recipients to apply for all income they may be eligible for. AISH recipients who do not update AISH will risk having $200 deducted from their monthly payment starting this October.

📝 Find the form on the Alberta government website shorturl.at/QW2Qo.

🔗 Learn about Alberta’s clawbacks on our CDB website shorturl.at/kLd7S.

09/02/2025

Build personal support networks for people who live in isolation because of a disability, illness, or old age. 🤝

Our Personal Support Network Facilitation course gives support workers, caregivers, and family members the tools to help people move from isolation to a connected, caring community. Earn your certificate as a Personal Support Network Facilitator with this six-week, self-paced course starting on September 22.

🔗 Register for the course on our website: shorturl.at/d5YAJ.

08/29/2025

Learn about the Registered Disability Savings Plan in Arabic! 📝 Join us for an Arabic version of our RDSP Level One webinar on Wednesday, September 24 from 10am to 12pm.

المستوى 1 الأربعاء 24 سبتمبر من الساعة 10 صباحًا حتى 12 ظهرًا RDSP

المستوى 1: مقدّمة إلى ندوة خطة الادخار المسجّلة لذوي الإعاقة عبر الإنترنت مخصصة لأي شخص يرغب في تعلم أساسيات خطة الادخار المسجّلة لذوي الإعاقة، بما في ذلك التعرّف علي خطة الادخار المسجّلة لذوي الإعاقة ، ومن المؤهل للحصول عليها، وكيفية التقدم بطلب للحصول على الخصم الضريبي لذوي الإعاقة، وكيفية فتح حساب (لخطة الادخار المسجّلة لذوي الإعاقة). لا يلزم معرفة مسبقة بخطة الادخار المسجّلة لذوي الإعاقة

🔗 Register for RDSP Level One in Arabic here, bit.ly/479liVa.

08/22/2025

Was your July Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) payment lower than expected? 🔔

Service Canada has discovered that some people’s monthly CDB payments were miscalculated. If your CDB application was approved by June 30, the first payment you received might be below your entitlement, or you did not receive a payment at all.

Service Canada will notify affected recipients by mail. If you are impacted, your payments will be automatically recalculated, and you’ll receive any money owed to you from previous months.

Learn more about the miscalculation on our Payments and Reconsiderations page bit.ly/45Kc4wf.

08/20/2025

Attention AISH recipients in Alberta! 📣

We have created template letters to help you provide an update on the status of your Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) application. ✍️

As you may be aware, all current recipients of Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) are required to update their local AISH office about the status of their application for the CDB by September 5.

While we do not support the Alberta Government’s decision to clawback the CDB from AISH, we are encouraging everyone who receives AISH to take steps to apply for the CDB and update their AISH office. Those who do not risk having their October AISH payment deducted by $200, the full amount of the CDB.

Whether you’ve already been approved for the CDB or are in the process of applying for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), you can find a template letter that fits the stage of your application on our page about Alberta's clawbacks bit.ly/45ACySd.

08/08/2025

Later this month, we're teaming up with our friends at Alberta Ability Network and Advocating for Change Together for a webinar on the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) and the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) for folks in Alberta.

We'll talk about what these benefits are, who can get them, how to apply, and free help you can get along the way. We will also share how AISH recipients can report to the Alberta government on what they have done to apply for these benefits.

Join us for one of two sessions:
- Tuesday August 19th from 12-1 pm MST
- Thursday August 21st from 6-7 pm MST

Register here: https://www.ababilitynetwork.ca/

08/05/2025

Check out our webinars happening this month!

📝 DTC (new!): August 7th, 7-8:45PM PT
👛 RDSP Level 1: August 13th, 7-8:30 PM PT
💸 RDSP Level 2: August 20th, 7-8:45 PM PT
✒ Wills, Trusts, & Estates: August 14th, 10-11:30AM PT

Sign up here: https://planinstitute.ca/events/

07/31/2025

📢 New webinar alert! 📢

Next week, we’re teaming up with our friends at Disability Alliance BC to launch a brand new webinar on the Disability Tax Credit (DTC).

The webinar will explain what the DTC is and how to make the best use of it, and also includes information about eligibility criteria, application tips, and what happens after you apply. At the end of the webinar, there is a 45 minute question and answer period with a DTC specialist.

Upcoming dates:
- Thursday, August 7, 7– 8:45 PM PT
- Thursday, October 2, 10-11:45 AM PT
- Tuesday, November 25, 4-5:45 PM PT

With the release of the new Canada Disability Benefit, accessing the DTC has never been more important! We hope you'll join us 😊 Sign up here: https://planinstitute.ca/disability-tax-credit/