Josh Kuntz developed an uncontrollable seizure disorder after a vaccine shot when he was only five-months-old.

He's now 24, but has the mental capacity of a two-year-old. He can't be left unattended and requires around the clock care.

It's certainly a different life than what I dreamed for him," says Josh's father, Ted Kuntz. "In some ways, it's as if he's frozen in time."

People living with a disability receive benefits under the welfare system, but it can be restrictive.

Families couldn't buy things such as medication or clothes for a loved one without it being deducted from their benefits.

"Most people are aware that children with severe disabilities like arthritis, MS, or cerebral palsy, those who experience blindness or deafness, grow up and find it hard to find employment," says Laura MacKenrot, who is visually impaired.

The new Registered Disability Savings Plan, or RDSP, hopes to change all that.

The plan is the first of its kind in the world and changes the way B.C. supports people living with a disability.

"If they are eligible, they can put up to $200,000 in the plan," says Al Etmanski, who helped champion the plan. "Every year, they can put in a certain amount of contributions and if it's staggered, the federal government will match it. In most circumstances, it was three to one: in others, one to one."

The RDSP works similar to an RRSP.

Al hope the plan will help his disabled daughter be able to have more independence.

"Liz wants to move out on her own -- that's one of her big things," he says.

The RDSP will let Etmanski's daughter set up her own bank account and follow through on her dream of going to New York to study art.

For most families, it's the promise of a better life.

"I had a lot of families say 'what will they do with the money?'" says executive director Jack Styan. "But they only paused for a second when they began to unpack all the dreams and aspirations they had put away for so long because they didn't think it was possible."

For Ted Kuntz, the RDSP is peace of mind.

"I can go to bed easier knowing if I go on a trip and something happens to me, there is a system in place that wasn't there before," he says.

If you want to find out more information on the RDSP, follow this link.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's Leah Hendry