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Welcome to Speaking UP BC (Canada)

What does it take to be an advocate?

To put it quite simply…

You need to look at the pile of horse shit in front of you, view it as fertilizer, and then get to work. Oh…and be willing to fall ass backwards into it.

To all of the other parents who also make the decision to step into the advocacy role, however big or small, I cherish you. No one can ever make a difference, truly alone. We walk this together, even when we are fighting our own battles. And, it certainly can feel like a battle sometimes in these strategically designed systems.

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven’t spent the night with a mosquito.” African proverb quoted by the Dalai Lama

Disclaimer: On this website are some general tips that I have learnt along the way that I wish I knew before I started down the advocacy path. I offer these as suggestions for you to consider for your own advocacy efforts. As a disclaimer: please see this list as a Sunday brunch buffet of options and not a prescription of exact steps that you need to follow. I hope this information empowers parents when moving forward to reflect on their own values and make their own advocacy decisions. I know for myself, that when I move down a path that aligns with my values, I feel that much stronger.

“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” ― Alan Turing

 

 

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Human Rights. Education. K-12. Disability.

Summer Series! 🌞Duty to Accommodate Hello Ever Summer Series! 🌞Duty to Accommodate

Hello Everyone! I am back from vacation and ready to roll!

This summer I am going to be breaking down the Duty to Accommodate into a weekly blog series that will be posted every Sunday night and will continue during the summer.

Why?

What I am witnessing is this. 👉Parents who use human rights language in their advocacy are experiencing higher rates of success in getting their kids the accommodations they need.

I am going to be REALLY breaking down the duty to accommodate. Into weekly digestible accessible chunks. We will look at where the written authority comes from for all of this, as well as key language words. By the end, I am not going to just provide you with fish, I will be teaching you HOW to fish. Because context and learning how to apply the duty to accommodate to your specific situation is what is going to make all the magic happen.

Read more: 👇👇👇

https://www.speakingupbc.com/.../summer-series-duty-to.../

#Education #Disability #HumanRights
New Blog: How do we heal? Ok I am squeaking one la New Blog: How do we heal?
Ok I am squeaking one last blog through before vacation. This came as a blog request. Someone planted a seed that I just couldn't get out of my brain. Interesting enough they weren't the first person recently talking to me about this topic. 
You never know if you are the first person or the 5th person, that just tips the scales that spurs someone into action. Always speak up! 
I have been asked questions by a few parents that all boil down to the same thing.
How do we heal?
How do we move through this?
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
I am not quite sure I am the best person to be answering these questions because I will be transparent, I am struggling with these issues as we speak.
There are a few things I do know.
https://www.speakingupbc.com/2025/06/26/how-do-we-heal/
And now P.A.T.H is closed June 27th to July 8th. See post below for details.
Hello! P.A.T.H is closed June 27th - July 8th. I w Hello! P.A.T.H is closed June 27th - July 8th.
I will respond to Facebook messages, emails and consultation forms when I return. 
If your issue is urgent, please take a look at the Advocacy Help Directory page. 
https://www.speakingupbc.com/advocate-help/
For information on external resolution options and the human rights tribunal process, you can view my videos on YouTube. 
https://www.youtube.com/@KimBlock-PATH 
Take care, everyone!
I have something exciting to share. I will be pick I have something exciting to share. I will be picking up my degree this week from SFU. I decided not to go to the graduation ceremony. Not my jam. Picking up my degree will finalize my interactions with SFU. I am letting that sink in. It’s been quite a journey.

I am remembering when I first started school in fall of 2021. My first class was a law foundations class. I had a fabulous teacher.

I have a visual reminder of that first class. The lecture hall was huge. I would guess at least 250 students??? She asked the class to raise their hand for those who took grade 12 law. Everyone did but me. At that point, I had never taken a class about law in my life. I knew zilch. 95% of the students had laptops. I had a pen and paper notebook. They were all young adults. I was the only ….…cough…mature student in the room. As the room is buzzing with the sounds of 250 Gen Z overachieving students typing on their laptops, I felt like I was taking out my feather quill and dipping it in my inkwell.

https://www.speakingupbc.com/.../23/oh-education-case-law/
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  • Understanding the Duty to Accommodate
  • Education Law
  • Understanding Exclusion
  • Understanding Systemic Change
  • Human Rights Decisions (Cases)
    • Accepted Human Rights Complaints in Education
    • Adding yourself to your child’s human rights complaint
    • ADHD, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia (Timeliness Application)
    • ADHD, LD, GAD, Depression – Transition to high school, not following IEP, paying for private school
    • ADHD – Post Secondary
    • Anaphlyaxis, Severe Allergies
    • Anxiety, Meaningful Inquiry, Self-advocacy, IEP, Transition to HS
    • Application for Anonymization
    • Bullying
    • Child Care Cases
    • Dismissal Applications – How to Respond
    • Dismissal Applications & Timeliness Applications
    • Duty to consult
    • Duty to facilitate – responsibility of the parents/guardians
    • Exclusion – Accepting “reasonable” accommodations
    • Get No Anonymization, TRB Decisions = HRT Decision – NOPE!
    • Late filing – Timeliness of Complaint, Autism, Post-secondary
    • Learning Disability (Dyslexia)- costs of private school, and discrimination test
    • NO EA = HR Complaint, Anonymization
    • Parent advocacy (Conduct) -communication with the school
    • Reasonable Accommodations (ADHD, Dyslexia)
    • Responding to Dismissal Applications
    • School Exclusion
  • OIPC Orders in Education
  • Legal Blogs
  • Education Advocacy Options
    • Resolution Options in Education
    • Section 177
    • Section 11 – Appeal to Board of Education
    • Education Law
    • Advocacy
    • Silence
    • Professional Conduct Unit (Formerly BC Teacher’s Regulation Branch)
    • Freedom of Information Request
    • BC Ombudsperson
    • Ministry of Education
    • MLA
    • Human Rights Tribunal
    • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
    • Board of Education Meetings
    • Education Language
    • Commonly Used Acronyms in Supportive Education
  • Advocate Help Directory
  • Parent/Guardian Advocates in MEDIA
    • In the News/Human Rights Cases
    • Students Advocating
    • School Trauma
    • Parent/Guardian Podcasts
    • Parent/Guardian Blogs
  • Annual Reports
  • Important Resource Links
  • P.A.T.H (Parent. Advocacy. Tribunal. Help)
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