Monthly Archives: February 2018

Province announces in B.C. Budget 2018 funding for CLBC

February 21st, 2018 The provincial government has announced Budget 2018. CLBC’s operating budget for 2018/19 will be $1,015.8 million, including an additional $61 million in provincial funding. The Province has also provided direction to CLBC on key priorities in its Mandate Letter, found here. You can read CLBC’s Annual Service Plan here. “This budget demonstrates an […]

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The Sky’s the Limit

By Sky Hendsbee My name is Sky Hendsbee and I have a business called, Sky’s the Limit DJ Service. I started my DJ business after a good friend and role model showed me the ropes and how to use the DJ equipment. For my business I use something called a Numark mixer with speakers and […]

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Government of Canada creates equal access and opportunities for people with disabilities

News Release From Employment and Social Development Canada February 16, 2018                    Gatineau, Quebec        Employment and Social Development Canada Canadians with disabilities face challenges every day that prevent them from participating fully in all aspects of our society, and our government is taking action to break down these barriers. Today, the Honourable Kirsty […]

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Internal Alchemy

I was in a mood. Grumpy. Unhappy. Depressed. I think if Joe were describing it he may have used the word ‘Unhinged.’ He’d be right. Things that would have annoyed me simply enraged me. I felt put upon. I felt the world was against me. Me, a vegetarian, bit Joe’s head off – that’s how […]

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VDAY

After work yesterday we parked at the grocery store and went in. It was time to do Valentines Day. This is a day that Joe and I used to call “Heterosexual Pride Day” as we watched commercial after commercial about men and women and love and adoration. “Nothing says love like a diamond,” we were […]

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Waiting

Photo description: a bright red welt on the inner forearm   I am waiting to be assessed. I desperately need a new wheelchair. I no longer feel safe in this one. But who will the assessor be? I’ve seen the wheelchair I really want. I’ve tried it out and felt like I was floating. It […]

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Unarmed

If we are all on the same side, why aren’t we kinder to each other? When I first became disabled, I knew of the disability community. From a distance it looked like a supportive community where it was safe to be different and safe to share struggles and safe to participate in the advancement of […]

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The World’s Greatest Showman: An Open Letter

An Open Letter to Benj Pasekand Justin Paul, song writers; Keala Settle and Hugh Jackman, actors and singers; Lawrence Mark, Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin, producers. Hello, I went to see The Greatest Showman not knowing what the story was really about. We went because we had two children to take to a movie and this […]

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Lessons Learned

Lessons learned. There is a fully accepted cultural myth about people with disabilities who live within service systems. That myth shows itself most clearly after an inquest or a newspaper report or a splash on social media about the often violent abuse or the deadly neglect experienced by people with disabilities by the people who […]

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BC Budget 2018

Selfadvocatenet.com will be the place for coverage of this year B.C. Budget the B.C. NDP and the greens Budget           This just in BC Govt website saying about BC Budget   Budget 2018 puts people first, makes life more affordable for British Columbians Victoria Tuesday, February 20, 2018 1:40 PM   […]

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