There was noise at the door. I had been sitting having my breakfast with my back to the door. The view was lovely, spring greens abounded, and behind me work waited. At first I thought that the sound was just people coming into and leaving the breakfast room. But it grew and I turned to […]
Sometimes, and this worries me, I can go days without seeing another wheelchair user. On the road, as I am now, we travel from place to place stopping along the way to eat, to do the opposite of eat, to just take a break. Often we will do this at malls or restaurants, places where […]
Yesterday, when in the lobby of the hotel that the lecture was in, I asked for directions to the meeting place. It was a reasonable thing to do, a big hotel, lots of corridors, and a history of choosing the wrong one. I asked a woman who I was pretty sure would know and she […]
Fake! Fraudulent fucker! That’s what I am, and did I get a lecture about it too. Apparently my disability doesn’t conform to a standard and therefore I’m rolling around in a chair to get good parking and all those benefits that come from being a wheelchair user. It happened yesterday but started several weeks ago. […]
He he was, slowly, cutting a piece of his pizza. It was clear that while he would be unable to eat it by picking it up with his hands, he would be able to do so by cutting it up into pieces and spearing those pieces with his fork and then taking the food to […]
We went to Sadie’s First Communion this weekend and, it was there in the house of God, that I realized, again, how difficult it is to live one’s beliefs. Particularly one’s deeply held beliefs about what it is to be disabled and what it is to have a right to space. I’d been to this […]
The movie started at 10:40 so I arranged for WheelTrans to get us there at 9:00. That would give me time to do some laps of the mall, at that time in the morning there are few people there and I can get a good speed up. This particular mall run also includes two ramps […]
Victoria Tuesday, May 9, 2017 2:00 PM While flood waters in many areas of the Central and Southwest regions of the British Columbia are currently dropping, the Province is recommending that homeowners take proactive steps to prepare for inclement weather and possible flooding. Given high water levels on B.C. lakes, streams and rivers in many […]
Krystian Shaw 2nd story Big Bike Ride Event June 01, 2017 June started off great this year. As a business owner, running “The Kamloops Self-Advocate Newsletter” can be a challenge but also brings much joy with opportunities that come along in helping out charities when needed. The Newsletter promotes inclusion and success stories in […]
“You’re an odd one aren’t you?” he said to me after he offered me help, which I refused, to get up and out of my chair to transfer to the car. Now nevermind that I consider that a really intimate service, which I need from time to time when my disability acts up, I think […]
