Monthly Archives: April 2020

Nanaimo Community Dance FREE Friday Night Zoom Dance Party & Livestream @ 7PM

Every Friday Night from 7pm – 9pm (PST)

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Quick and Easy Omelet

Selfadvocatenet.com Recipe for month of May Fresh baby spinach and a homemade red pepper relish fill this healthy omelet. Serve with some toast and fresh fruit for a delicious breakfast. By Diabetic Living Magazine Active:10 mins Total:20 Mins Servings:4 Nutrition Profile: Nut-Free Gluten-Free Low-Calorie Low Fat Soy-Free Healthy Immunity Low Carbohydrate Vegetarian Ingredients Ingredient Checklist […]

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The Kamloops Self Advocates Newsletter May 2020 Edition

The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw.   May Edition of KSA Newsletter 2020 contains in This month’s theme Spring 2020 Global love day, mental health week, international nurses day – May is a busy and exciting month and we are happy to remind everyone to celebrate! […]

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Community Alert BC Nidus April 27th Covig 19 Information

Community AlertBC has laws governing consent to health care and for planning in the event of incapacity, for end-of-life, and other support needs. These laws are important for any health crisis, including Covid-19   Community Alert-Update More about Health Care Consent latest May 1st,2020     April 27, 2020 Suggested Actions Before Hospitalization April 27, […]

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COVID 19 Poem of encouragement

Poem of encouragement Plans might change, though we never had thought Our lives were going to a standstill be brought Planning and playing, considering life was all good  But life turned around when we understood An invisible enemy had entered our land Covid 19 choosing to take the upper hand There is worry and anxiety […]

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What Friendship Means To Me

  Written By: Shannon Lebrun A friend is there for you when you are feeling low or upset. A friend is having someone in your life to talk to and to do things together and count on each other. That is the kind of friendship that I had with Brian. We had each other to talk to […]

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Adjustments During COVID 19 Virus

Written by: Krystian Shaw My newsletter business has had to make some flexible changes since we have been struck with the COVID-19 crisis. Yet I am luckier than most. My business is mostly home based, but I still had meetings to brainstorm ideas for future articles. Now I Skype my meetings through Zoom. I used […]

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Education assistants find new ways to help students

Victoria Monday, April 20, 2020 11:00 AM B.C. students, families and educators are adjusting to a different school life environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most students are learning at home. But some children with diverse abilities and students whose parents are essential service workers have greater needs. For B.C.’s education assistants (EAs), the COVID-19 measures […]

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STAYING POSITIVE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

Written by: Lillian W It goes without saying that the world has taken a very unexpected twist. We have all been affected and are living day-to-day in a time of uncertainty. As a person with a disability, I began to feel the anxiety and stress rise within me. I wondered if am much more vulnerable […]

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Self Advocate Story

Written By Kristian Shaw My newsletter business has had to make some flexible changes since we have been struck with the COVID-19 crisis. Yet I am luckier than most. My business is mostly homebased, but I still had meetings to brainstorm ideas for future articles. Now I skype my meetings through Zoom. I used to […]

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