Community Living BC (CLBC) has been recognizing those who make their communities more inclusive through the Widening Our World (WOW) Awards for 17 years. We’re excited to open the nominations for the 2026 WOW Awards. This is an opportunity to celebrate how far we’ve come together to build more inclusive and accessible communities for all people across B.C.
We invite you to nominate people, groups and places in your communities who have gone above and beyond to take a leadership role in advancing the inclusion and full citizenship of adults who have developmental disabilities.
Learn more about the positive impact of nominating by watching this video from Katie Moore. Katie is a self-advocacy leader who runs the Okanagan Accessibility Group and is the Chair of CLBC’s North Okanagan Shuswap Community Council. She shares her experience as both a nominator and recipient of a WOW Award.
If there’s a person, group or place in your community who deserves to be recognized, please submit your nominations for the 2026 WOW Awards by Monday, April 6 at 5:00pm (PDT).
Find full details about the 2026 WOW Awards, including the online and printable nominations forms, by visiting: www.CommunityLivingBC.ca/WOW
An evaluation committee including self-advocates, family members, community members and service providers will review all nominations and choose the 2026 WOW Award recipients in April. Award recognition and celebration events will take place in the Summer around the province.