New Westminster will be marking the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3 at the Anvil Centre, with a Disability Film Festival.
The aim of the United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities is to raise public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities and celebrate the achievements and contributions of people with disabilities.
“People with disabilities need to let the public know what they’re capable of,” says Richard McDonald, board director of the B.C. Self Advocacy Foundation, longtime resident of New Westminster and former resident of Woodlands Institution. “We want to show them our abilities, in an entertaining way, so we are welcomed into the community.”
The film festival in New Westminster is open to the public and will showcase innovative films featuring work by and about people with developmental disabilities and autism.
The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3 and will be hosted by the B.C. Self Advocacy Foundation and the Inclusion B.C. Foundation. Admission is $5.
The event is free for students of Douglas College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University and for members of Inclusion B.C. and the B.C. Self Advocacy Foundation. See www.tinyurl.com/InclusionFilmFest for more.
