Monthly Archives: January 2016

Image description: On a cork board a note is pinned. On the note is a smiley face under which is the word ‘disability’ with the dis cross out. There is a sentiment that I’m hearing more and more often about disabilities but never actually said by someone with a disability. I know what the speaking […]

  Image description: A bright red hearse with white drapery over the two back windows. I thought my life was over. I thought I’d lose everything I had and everything I’d worked for. I had no where to turn. No one to talk to. I had faced illness, even death, before but nothing prepared me […]

Image discription: the word privilege Joe and I were waiting for Marissa and the kids to catch up to where we were. We had just finished seeing an exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum. As we waiting I noticed a man going by in a very cool looking scooter. He caught me looking, stopped and […]

Image description: The word ASSESSMENT behind a magnifying glass.   Early and anxious. That’s how I woke up this morning. Joe too is jittery. He’s made sure that the place is clean and orderly. I helped with that as much as I could. He’s driving the girls up to school this morning and may not […]

Photo Image: A Canadian 20 dollar bill, front and back. I handed over my shopping bag to Joe and he handed over a $20 bill to me. It seemed a fair exchange. We’ve arranged it so that when we go shopping, Joe gets in line to pay for the groceries and I head over to […]

Every now and then I meet someone, or hear a story about someone, or see something on social media about someone whose story makes me really proud.  I want to be clear about the word I’m using. I’m using the word ‘proud’ not the word ‘inspired’ because they are different words with different meanings. Let […]

  image Description: A park bench with a brass coloured plaque reading: This bench is reserved for the young, beautiful and affluent. If you are old, ugly or poor please sit elsewhere. A couple of days ago the controversy about a particular gravestone placed in memory of a child with a disability by their family […]