Step 6 - Persons with Disabilities designation (BC)

Here is how you can ask your assessor to complete the Assessor Report.

Section 3 is for your assessor to fill out. In some cases, the assessor could be the nurse practitioner or doctor who filled out Section 2. In others, it might be another health professional.

Your assessor must be a registered professional. For example, if a social worker is filling out Section Three for you, they must be working as a social worker for the provincial government. Or, if they are in private practice, they must be registered under the Social Workers Act. A ministry worker cannot act as an assessor.

Section 3 starts with some directions and information for the assessor.

It is a good idea to go to see your assessor to discuss the application. Here are some tips on what to take with you:

• Your application form with Section 1 (your section) and Section 2 (medical report) completed.
• The “Letter to assessors” sample from page 10 of Disabilities Alliance B.C.’s help sheet.
• A copy of your completed Applicant Checklist from the application form.

You may also want to photocopy and fill out Section 3 yourself. Then you can show it to your assessor to see if they think it is accurate. If your assessor agrees with what you have written, they may want to use it as a guide. It will make their job easier and help them understand how your disability affects you.