I can’t write a blog today because I have to write a letter. Another letter about lack of access, about prejudicial decisions made regarding access and about the need for an immediate, and easy fix. I write so many of these letters. Pretty much every time I write on this blog, or tell someone about, […]
Joe dropped me just inside the door. I had pushed myself in and he’d brought the luggage cart, he had to get back to the rental car quickly so I shooed him away and told him I’d look around and find where the Air Canada counter was. I’m quite proud of the fact that, with […]
SELFADVOCATENET.COM RECIPE OF MONTH NOVEMBER Cook40 m Ready In 40 m Recipe By:EatingWell Test Kitchen “Here we toss grilled tuna with pasta, artichoke hearts, green olives and tomatoes. Grilling the tuna gives this ultra-fresh pasta dish a subtle smokiness. But if you’re pressed for time, try canned tuna in place of the grilled fish. ” […]
By Krystian Shaw In the States, they have a DVD out called “Be safe the movie”. It is a training DVD that teaches police and those with all kinds of disabilities to work together. Many people are alarmed by how many developmentally delayed people have been mishandled by police, mostly in the States, […]
November 1st, 2017 A message from CEO Seonag Macrae and CLBC’s Indigenous Advisory Committee. The Province has proclaimed November as the third annual Indigenous Disability Awareness Month in British Columbia, which recognizes the unique contributions First Nations, Métis and Inuit people living with disabilities make to communities throughout the province. View the B.C. Government News […]
October 31st, 2017 VANCOUVER – Community Living BC (CLBC) and the Douglas College Foundation (DCF) announced today they have renewed a partnership that is providing $10,000 in scholarships to support BC students who specialize in helping adults with developmental disabilities to locate and retain employment. The purpose of the scholarship is to build capacity of […]
Victoria Wednesday, November 1, 2017 8:00 AM British Columbians are invited to celebrate the contributions of Indigenous people with disabilities as government has proclaimed November Indigenous Disability Awareness Month. Acting on a recommendation from the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), B.C. became the first province in Canada to dedicate November to Indigenous […]
