I’ve been reading articles about various countries pardoning LGBT people who had been convicted and imprisoned in the past. I thought if it in context of the apology, here in Ontario, to people with disabilities, who were imprisoned, without dignity of trial, into large residential facilities. And the context of the apologies given by the […]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote to a new site about their entertainment coverage. I’d written to them before, without answer, but was moved to do so again. The issue was that when they reported on upcoming events that we wanted to attend, there was no mention of access. The first time I wrote […]
Picture Description: I am on stage, holding a microphone in one hand and a large display cheque in the other Last night I had the honour of participating in a cheque presentation ceremony. Last summer we in Ontario undertook a province wide effort to raise money from the Community Living sector for people with […]
(Dear Reader, I lost control of the spacing on this post and can’t get it back, I’m sorry.) Conversation this weekend: Ruby: Our slime didn’t work! Sadie: Yeah, we must have done something wrong. Me: What do you mean it didn’t work? Both: We just have green sticky stuff, not slime. Me: You thought we […]
I have a 10:00 o’clock pear. Every day, at 10, a pear. I love pears, they are my favourite fruit, and no, I don’t get tired of having a pear, every day, at 10. I look forward to 10 o’clock. I wait right until 10 o’clock. Not 9:45 or even 9:55, it’s called the 10 […]
Social innovators from all sectors came together in Vancouver today for the BC Social Innovation Youth Awards, a joint partnership between the government of British Columbia and RADIUS SFU, held at The Imperial Vancouver. The 12 winners each received $1,000 in prizes to help them forward their efforts in addressing social issues. The […]
Vancouver Wednesday, February 8, 2017 11:45 AM To further reduce barriers and make services and resources more easily accessible for people with disabilities, the Province is providing the BC Spinal Cord Injury Community Services Network (BC SCI Network) with $5 million to enhance their services for British Columbians with a physical disability. The work […]
By: Krystian Shaw, Kamloops BC. The year 2017 is an exciting year for me as a self advocate already! This month I received the social Innovation youth award for those under 30 who have created social change in their community. Here is the press release https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017SDSI0016-000267 My work partner, Lisa, and I have started an […]
Then there’s that moment when Joe and I are chatting with a fellow wheelchair user. We are approached by someone we all know simply as a ‘nodding’ acquaintance and he says hello to Joe, who is standing in the center of our little group, as if we two wheelchair users don’t exist. But maybe it […]
Joe and Ruby on state at the Canadian Opera Company’s performance of the Magic Flute at the Four Seasons Centre.Joe is wearing a long sleeved light brown shirt and Ruby is wearing her little black dress with a simple string of pearls.Joe has his arm around Ruby. A couple of months ago I was notified […]
