I am officially an old fuddy duddy. Yesterday afternoon, after we got home from work, I sat down in my chair. We flicked on ’24’ and began to watch Jack get through an hour of his very first of many bad days. There was lots of action, lots of tension and it moved at a […]
I was rushing south on Yonge, on the east side, towards Dundas Square. Joe and the kids were going to take a cab. We were a little late, I can go faster on my own, we were worried about rain, so it made sense for me to go ahead, and for them to grab a […]
I noticed him immediately. First, as always, the shock of recognition, of kinship. Second, the recognition that he’s only there because this is real life. OK, let me explain. We went to see “The Music of Strangers: Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble” with Ruby and Sadie. We had explained carefully that this […]
I’m not sure what it is about the bump that makes it one that is really difficult for me to negotiate. To be sure, I get over these kinds of things in other places, in other doors. But the one here, in the entrance to my own apartment building, it’s just brutal. I’ve been lifting […]
“I’d curious, do you blame God, or genetics or your own poor health habits for your present situation?” I was reading an article on the stabbings of disabled people in Japan, an act of domestic terrorism, and a hate crime targeting those of us with disabilities. The article was written by a person with a […]
Really, I’m fine. No, I don’t need someone to be with me. No, you don’t need to call anyone. Please, could you move out of the way of my wheelchair? Seriously, I an fully independent. OK, yes I need help with some things, but not with being out on my own. I’d like you to […]
Click here for your copy of Sans Newsletter Summer Edition SAN NEWS Issue 6 Summer 2016(1) We hope you are having a great summer so far! We have made the decision to now have the newsletter published each quarter so every 3 months. We will still have our great content and new […]
We Belong From Sea to Sea to Sea! Or do we? For this issue, we teamed up with People First of Canada (PFC for short) for the first ever Canadian issue of The Riot. In this Maple Leaf Edition, PFC members shared their stories of belonging. You might find that no matter where you live, […]
I remember it clearly, it was during the 90’s and the experts insisted that it would be better for me to feed myself than have someone feed me. So thousands of dollars were spent on consultants and equipment to theoretically allow me to eat a meal with my own hands. It was a total disaster: […]
