It seems like forever since I’ve written a post. I’m sorry. I try to write here daily and document stories from every day life. I’ve had a lot of stories but haven’t had much of the way of energy in writing them. I’m on my first long lecture/consulting tour of the year and a week […]
Image description: The sun as the head on the ‘wheelchair’ symbol with the wheel turned into a clock showing the time 10:55 We are staying at a hotel directly across from a small mall that has a lovely movie theatre attached to it. When we got up we checked movie times and decided to […]
Image Description: Person in power wheelchair with arms up embracing the space around. Twice yesterday I had people grant me space that wasn’t theirs to give and for which I needed no permission. It’s an interesting kind of privilege when people feel that they are able to cede me the space I am currently […]
Image description: The words ‘stupid’ ‘ugly’ and ‘pig face’ surrounded by the colour of bruise place around a torso. The words ‘no because’ are pointing at the words.\ Over the last week, culminating with a workshop I did with people with disabilities yesterday, I have noticed a phenomenon which I don’t really understand […]
Image description: Three suitcases wait while yelling happens above them. We go back on the road today, a trip that will take us eventually to the Maritimes, and we’re busy getting ready. Things are packed. We haven’t ticked ‘yelling at each other’ off the list of final preparations yet but I’m sure we’ll manage […]
Image description: Line drawing of a ‘Certificate of Gimp Status’ made out to Dave Hingsburger and dated 2016 We opened the letter from the government expecting my tax refund cheque. Instead, we got a letter stating that I had to reapply in order to continue in my tax status as a disabled person. I was […]
Image description: a line drawing of a forearm receiving an electric shock So there is finally movement in the fight towards the banning of the use of electric shock as a ‘treatment’ option for children with disabilities. I have read a lot of response to this announcement. A lot of, forgive me, shock. A lot […]
In my early years I had so many difficulties making friends. I was such a loner when I went to school. I was called so many names in the book and my self esteem was low to the ground. In these early years I was going through many surgeries for my ears and also doing […]
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The Kamloops Self-Advocate allows people with mental and physical challenges to share their stories. There were people who thought that Kamloops’ Krystian Shaw wouldn’t be able to read or write. But Krystian never doubted himself. Though he was born with developmental delays, he has worked hard to achieve many of his dreams. One of them was […]
