We learned many things at our conference this year. We are very thankful to all the speakers and teams who shared their presentations files for Inclusion 2019 with us. To review any of the presentations below, please click on the link to download the PowerPoint (PPT) or Adobe PDF. “Communications – The Problem and the […]
Web Version | Update preferences | Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • December 2019 Newsletter • 2019 year-end newsletter available now! • Amazing action around the province in Special Olympics BC’s 10 summer sports • 2020 Polar Plunge for SOBC registration now open • Take the #SOBCHealthyHoliday Challenge! • BC LETR fundraisers score for SOBC […]
Victoria Monday, December 16, 2019 10:00 AM The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure reminds travellers to use extra caution on B.C. highways when travelling in the heavier traffic that comes with the holidays. In the coming weeks, many British Columbians will be travelling to visit friends and family. It is important for everyone to plan […]
This colorful graphic tip sheet provides easy reminders for keeping safety on the top of your to-do list this holiday season. This From Website called Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) click here
I like where I live. I am lucky, really, really lucky. I have a fully accessible home, a rarity where I live. This means that I have everything I need to be comfortable and safe. And not just inside … we also have neighbours that watch out for us and help out with things that […]
I was sitting at an event right beside a woman with an intellectual disability. I’d seen her around and we’d chatted a couple of times but it would be a stretch to say that I knew her. Wheelchair users seats are pre-determined, we sit in spaces that have been predetermined. That day it meant that […]
I made it to the door. It was cold. Really cold. My fingers were stinging from having to grab cold metal to push myself along a sidewalk that was heavily salted. It had been a hard push. But I was at the door, warmth waited inside. I pushed the automatic door opener and … it […]
I don’t think anyone heard us. We were speaking quite low. But what was happening was that three of us were talking about materials to teach someone about anal sex, after lunch, and over a sharing plate of sticky toffee pudding. We all laughed when we realized what we were doing. We all stopped when […]
On Sunday we decided that we needed to inject a tiny a bit of class and culture in a weekend Netflix ‘Dynasty’ haze. To meet that end we went to see Shakespeare’s “A Winter’s Tale” which was being broadcast live from England. It was playing in a movie theatre neat us, Shakespeare and popcorn! We […]
Williams Lake Wednesday, December 11, 2019 9:00 AM People with low to moderate incomes, including those with disabilities, now have access to 39 new affordable rental homes with the opening of a project at 253 First Ave. North. “Everyone deserves to have a secure and affordable home, where they are welcomed as part of a community,” […]
