Jo-Anne Gauthier is a self-advocate that lives in Cranbrook. She is on the BC Self Advocacy Foundation Board of Directors and the board of People First in Cranbrook. Hello, my name is Jo-Anne. I am a wife and a mother of 2 from Cranbrook BC. I would like to tell you my story about being a […]
Inclusion BC has created an advocacy guide for families to help navigate through the BC Education Labour Dispute. The on-going labour dispute teachers’ strike has affected many families in BC, none harder than families who have a child with special needs. If you are one of those families and these school closures have affected you, staying informed and keeping […]
By Alex Lytwyn, for CBC News Posted: Sep 09, 2014 5:00 AM CTLast Updated: Sep 09, 2014 5:00 AM CT Alex Lytwyn, 28, lives with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, but he has not felt limited by his disability. He graduated from Assiniboine Community College in Brandon, Man., and has written two books in the […]
by Jerry Laidlaw This summer I rode my adult trike on a bike tour to raise money for the Alliance Church of Canada and the projects they support. I trained all year to ride as far as I could, by riding the bike at the gym and my bike that has a electric assist. […]
Monday, September 8, 2014 For many developmentally disabled adults in Ontario, home is a placed shared with very elderly strangers. Paige Cunliffe is 21-years-old living in a long-term care nursing home in Ontario Twelve thousand disabled people are waiting for a place in group homes in Ontario alone. Increasingly, young people in their 20s find […]
Woman with intellectual disabilities charged with destruction of property CBC News Posted: Sep 05, 2014 4:48 PM ATLast Updated: Sep 05, 2014 6:05 PM AT Nichele Benn, right, and her mother Brenda Hardiman wait at provincial court in Dartmouth in January. Hardiman says her daughter has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and an organic brain disorder that […]
Former Public Safety Canada official calls farmer who killed disabled daughter ‘genuinely kind and caring’ By Jason Proctor, CBC News Posted: Sep 02, 2014 5:00 PM PTLast Updated: Sep 04, 2014 7:41 AM PT One of the authors of Canada’s parole laws says Robert Latimer, the Saskatchewan farmer convicted of killing his severely disabled daughter, should be […]
by Barb Goode Everyone should be treated with respect no matter how you express your feelings and talk about things that are important to you. Many times I have seen how people who don’t speak to communicate are treated in ways that aren’t ok. People who communicate differently, or who need extra time […]
by Michael McLellan “Working together as a united team to give others the tools they need to navigate through their lives in an informed and empowered way.” ESATTA is a cooperative made up of 6 members who support Self Advocates to find their voices through workshops and training. In 2010 Gladys Duran, […]
How to integrate all students in B.C.’s schools is at the heart of debate over future of education By Tracy Sherlock, Vancouver Sun September 1, 2014 Eleven-year-old Eric Drysdale with sister Sophia and mom Lori at their home in Vancouver. Eric has a learning disability, so his parents sold their home to send him to […]
