Let’s Talk. I remember it happening for the very first time. I was coming down a hallway towards an office where I was scheduled for a consultation. I’d done these a thousand times before and then, I stopped, frozen. I had never felt such intense fear, ever, and by then I was a person acquainted […]
The first time he did it, I was taken aback. My first reaction was one of fear, was anyone watching, were we gong to be safe, from which direction will the attack come. My second reaction came simultaneously with the realization that we were completely alone, and because of that, we were safe. I had […]
“That’s who I am you can like it or lump it!” “I speak my mind, if you don’t like it, that’s your problem.” “That’s just who I am, if you can’t handle it move on.” These kinds of comments abound through both the virtual and real worlds. Like there is culture of pride developing around […]
Waiting for Joe to bring the car up to the entrance, I just watched people come in. I saw a young couple chatting away. He was a tall black man and she was a plumpish, but not fat, white woman. They were probably in their early twenties. He was behind her pushing her wheelchair and […]
Photo Description: a well used wheelchair that is missing one arm rest and where there are noticeable tears on the seat. My wheelchair is old, very old. It’s traveled to 4 different countries with me, every state in the US but one and every province in Canada but one, every territory in Canada but one. […]
I was sitting in my chair waiting for the hallway in to the toilets clear. Joe was trying to convince someone, who was being polite, to go first so I could get in. It was marked as accessible but it was very, very, small with little room to maneuver. And I had to PEE. The […]
Self Advocacy is a civil rights movement for people with developmental disabilities. Self Advocates seek to reduce the isolation of people with a developmental disability and share the tools and experience they need to take greater control over their lives – including being in charge of their own supports, or lobbying for improvements in […]
Hosted by: Interprofessional Continuing Education at UBC Date: November 7th – 9th, 2018 Location: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, 7551 Westminster Hwy, Richmond (Click for map) Registration: TBA Visit the Conference website About the Conference: The term developmental disabilities (DD) refers to individuals with intellectual disability, autism spectrum, fetal alcohol spectrum and related neurodevelopmental genetic syndromes. […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. February ,2018 Edition KSA Newsletter contains in This month’s theme Down Syndrome couple: Our wedding was ‘love’s dream’ In this clip from BBC Radio 5 live, watch as Polly Gibson retells the story of her ‘love’s dream’ wedding day to […]
BC PEOPLE FIRST Notice of 2018 All General Meeting WHEN: Thursday March 15th 2018, 2:30-4:30pm LOCATION: Abbotsford Quality Hotel and Conference Centre 36035 North Parallel Road, Abbotsford BC V3G 2C6 ON THE AGENDA: President’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, Elections of 5 new Directors, Review and approval of new Bylaws and Constitution to bring BCPF into compliance with […]
