Monthly Archives: May 2019

Back

I’m back. When I fell ill we had several trips booked, airplane tickets bought, hotel rooms sorted. We have never been so organized. It felt good, until Joe, while I lay in a hospital bed, had to cancel everything. It was brutal. So I’ve not been working at anything but my regular full time job […]

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Good Thing or Bad Thing

I had just gotten myself positioned at the cable machine to do punches, straight ahead, upwards, downwards. I’d increased the weights and had tried a couple of punches to see how I’d do, it was doable but work. I’d been so focused that I didn’t notice him standing there, waiting for me to notice him. […]

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A Good Sleep

“So, I heard you’d been really sick,” she said, standing at my door. My door at work is almost always open. I like to be accessible, I like people to feel they can pop in and say ‘hi’ or come in for a chat when I’m able to. I also like the feel of this […]

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Government of Canada to provide more support to Canadians with visual impairments and print disabilities

News release May 7, 2019              Ottawa, Ontario              Employment and Social Development Canada Today, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, attended a Parliamentary Reception in honour of Vision Health Month, hosted by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). During the event, Minister Qualtrough announced Budget 2019’s proposed funding […]

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Emergency Preparedness Week

May 5-11, 2019 This is good info for self advocates in case of emergency. Every year emergency preparedness week happens  in May. It’s remind you to be prepared for emergency. From Public Safety Canada Emergency Preparedness Week is an opportunity to encourage Canadians to take concrete actions to be better prepared to protect themselves and […]

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Rob Shaw: Compensating Woodlands survivors a long, emotional journey

One year after the announcement of $10,000 payments, the government has compensated 1,113 people. Rob Shaw  Updated: May 6, 2019 B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix with Woodlands Project Lead Antje Helmuth outside the library. CHAD HIPOLITO / PNG   VICTORIA — When the province began offering compensation last year for survivors of abuse at the […]

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Parksville Music and Motion

Parksville Music and Motion When: May 28th, 2019 1:00PM – 2:30PM Where: Inclusion Parksville office, 249 Hirst Avenue, Parksville Hosted by: Inclusion Parksville    

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