My name is Jennifer Dosanj. What self advocacy means to me is to be able to express your opinions, to stand up for yourself, and to change people’s perception on individuals living with disabilities. Self advocacy is representing yourself and your own ideas. Self advocacy is something new to me. I have always had someone […]
Coquitlam Wednesday, March 29, 2017 10:20 AM A new building on the Riverview lands will soon provide improved mental health care services for youth and individuals with developmental disabilities and concurrent mental-health and/or substance-use disorders. Government and community partners gathered at the site today to celebrate the next step in the development process for the […]
100 Mile House Tuesday, March 28, 2017 3:00 PM Lori Fry has a sunny disposition, strong connection to her community, and is all business when it comes to reflecting on life and how technology has helped her serve others. Lori is a client of Technology@Work, a government-funded program delivered by the Neil Squire Society. The […]
She might have been twelve, maybe thirteen, certainly old enough to know her own mind and draw her own boundaries. She was with her father and two younger brothers. I was in a long lineup waiting to pay and they were, on my right, in the bakery section of the store. They had stopped because […]
I am extraordinary! Let me tell you how I know: Yesterday I used an elevator and upon entry saw a bright pink post-it-note stuck to the back wall. It was small but its colour drew attention. I typically back into elevators but decided to go straight in because I was curious to read what was […]
The little wheelchair symbol had worn off the centre of the table, granted, but as it’s the only one of two tables, amongst over a hundred, you’d imagine that it would be easy to notice that two chairs are missing. But maybe I just know what that means because that’s the kind of table that […]
Wallets are a big deal to me. I take a long time to pick out a wallet. I am very specific in what I want from it, and, to me, it’s the most private thing that I own. In fact one of the biggest fights that Joe and I had in the nearly 50 years […]
Rob Tippe (Revelstoke), Aine Rathwell (Vancouver) and Ryan Kenny (Williams Lake) joined the CLBC Editorial Board in 2016 and have been contributing to initiatives and communications including the latest Celebrate Diverse ABILITIES magazine. “It’s important to have voices from across the province because it helps CLBC to get a better idea of what’s happening, and […]
Persephone Brewing Co. and its CEO, Brian Smith, are being recognized today with a CLBC Widening Our World (WOW) award for creating employment and inclusion opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities. Persephone Brewing Co. operates an 11-acre farm and craft micro-brewery; its small team is passionate and committed to “creating beer built through local agriculture, […]
SMITHERS – Local resident and champion of inclusion Chris Morsund is being recognized today with a Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) Widening Our World (WOW) award for his exceptional contribution to creating meaningful employment for adults with developmental disabilities and raising public awareness of the contributions they can make to their communities. Chris was nominated […]
