By Barb Goode Burnaby Neighbourhood house’s Seniors Ambassador program creates connection for isolated seniors. An Ambassador is a volunteer senior who lives in the Burnaby community and who is interested in supporting other seniors. Ambassadors are expected to first learn and then share information with seniors. I am one of the newest Seniors Ambassadors and […]
I am disappointed in myself. In my defence I was tired. But, I know that this is never a reason and always an excuse. But. I was tired. We were driving home on a hot day. Traffic had been really, really slow. We finally got to a point where we were moving more quickly and, […]
Sometimes, even I, am astonished. Let me tell you what happened. It will take some explaining. We have three elevators in our apartment building. At certain times of day, the demand for them is very high. I suppose every building like it has ‘rush hours’ and mine is no different. Joe and I arrived into […]
So, again, there’s an entertainer, this time a comedian, who is using vile and hateful words in a routine about people with intellectual disabilities. I saw this several weeks ago, alerted to it by someone on Facebook and when I watched it I was sickened and felt immediately hopeless. I found the petition, signed the […]
Image description: A line drawing of a smart phone showing the scores I predict for the game this evening, Cavs 101 and Raptors 123 It’s odd that people expect you to be who they think you are, all the time, without variation. Let me tell you something that happened yesterday and then go […]
Image Description: A drawing of a construction tunnel on a sidewalk with the words ‘D’ANGER ZONE’ written in red capital letters inside the space created by construction materials. We were in one of those construction tunnels. They are hell for me. They make the sidewalk so narrow, and though there is room for me […]
Image Description: Drawing of a person in a wheelchair holding a sign reading ‘out of order’ and underneath is the caption ‘? answering machine’ Dear Public, I am a stranger, not a curiosity. Yesterday I had wheeled myself, without assistance, from a table deep in the back of the food court at […]
Yesterday I went to a presentation wherein I knew, going in, that the audience would be made up from people from a variety of different service sector, each serving different people with differing programs and services. I’m not used to these kinds of meetings, typically I go to meetings where everyone in the audience does […]
I just recently read one of the most disturbing statistics I’ve ever read regarding the lives of people with disabilities. Any of you who’ve heard me lecture have heard me quote various statistics in evidence of the fact that people with disabilities live in a dangerous world and that we must as professionals, and as […]
He was excited to tell me his story and that excitement made it difficult for him to get the words out. His mind was thirty words ahead of his mouth and that resulted in words spilling out of him like too much milk in a glass. I enjoy this. I enjoy his excitement. And I […]
