Now entering its third year of active work, UBC’s Accessibility Committee continues to play a vital role in identifying, removing, and preventing barriers across our campuses. The Committee advises on systemic accessibility issues and helps advance UBC’s commitments to disability inclusion, justice, and compliance with the Accessible British Columbia Act. We are currently inviting applications for […]
Dear UBC community members, During this National AccessAbility Week (May 25 – 31), I am pleased to provide an update on UBC’s efforts to support our obligations under the 2021 Accessible BC Act, which require the establishment of an accessibility committee, an accessibility plan and a tool to receive feedback on barriers to accessibility from the campus disability […]
We express our shock and sadness following the horrific event at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver that killed several Filipino/a/x members of the community and injured many more.
Among the days of significance acknowledged in March are three that are particularly meaningful in this moment in time: International Women’s Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and International Transgender Day of Visibility. I invite you to visit the specific pages for each of these observances to learn more and explore related events and resources. These commemorative […]
February is Black History Month. While we should celebrate Black history and excellence every day, this is an opportunity for a focused, intentional and elevated reflection and recognition of Black history and achievement.
This day commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp that took place in 1945 and honours the memory of the victims and the survivors of the Holocaust (the Shoah).
