Monthly Archives: August 2021

Jo-Anne Gauthier: The People’s President

  Joe-Anne Gauthier is always ready to advocate (photo: Jo-Anne Gauthier) By Spencer van Vloten BC Disability August 31st, 2021 President of BC People First and member of the Self-Advocate Leadership Network, Jo-Anne Gauthier is a fearless speaker and leader in BC’s self-advocacy movement. We talked with Jo-Anne about why she’s driven to make a […]

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The Kamloops Self Advocates Newsletter September,2021 Edition

The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a Newsletter for people with diverse abilities. Published by Krystian Shaw.   September  Edition of KSA Newsletter 2021 contains in   It’s hard to believe that we are celebrating the 8th Anniversary of The Kamloops SelfAdvocateNewsletter. What an accomplishment and how the newsletter has grown! We have tried lots of different […]

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Alone and Disabled

Written by: Pierre Legault I have had mobility issues ever since my knee buckled at work and have been on disability for 5 years now. It is an everyday struggle to feed and take care of myself financially. It’s not easy living on $1,400 a month, with rent being 2/3 of it. During Covid lockdown, […]

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Struggle to Survive

Written by: Denise Houle In 2002 I started to have issues with my balance and cognitive functions. It was interrupting my work abilities and home life. I struggled but worked until 2008. By this time, I was losing important documents, work, and failing on the job. I was let go from work. One month later […]

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Zucchilattas

Selfadvocatenet.com Recipe for the month of September 2021 By Barbie This is a great way to use some of the fresh garden vegetables abundant at this time of year. Zucchini, mushrooms, onion, and tomatoes are cooked until tender, wrapped in warm tortillas, topped with cheese and baked until bubbly. prep:15 mins cook:20 mins total:35 mins […]

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Autumn Crossword Puzzle

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Michael McLellan: Self-Advocacy Is Everything For Me

This Story is on BC Disability website report from Spencer Van Vloten is editor for written this Michael McLellan’s passion is self-advocacy (photo: Inclusion BC)   By Spencer van Vloten BC Disability August 27th, 2021   Co-founder of the Self Advocate Leadership Network (SALN), Nanaimo’s Michael McLellan is one of BC’s most prominent self-advocates, spending […]

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Self Advocates Leadership Network

Please check out  Self Advocate Leadership Network (SALN) website for all information leading to the groups activities Contact the group use their email info@salnbc.com [advanced_iframe id=”iframe1″ name=”iframe1″ width=”100%” height=”920″]https://salnbc.com/[/advanced_iframe] Become an SALN Member     These groups came together to learn and support each other. These groups also came together so they can share and […]

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Construction begins on affordable housing project in Langley

Langley Tuesday, August 17, 2021 9:00 AM Seniors with low to moderate incomes and people with disabilities in Langley will soon have access to more than 100 new affordable homes as construction begins on a redevelopment project in the community. “Our government is proud to work with partners like the Langley Lions Housing Society (LLHS) […]

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Selfadvocatenet.com Federal Election 2021

Selfadvocatenet.com Federal Election Coverage This is the page for all election coverage  Stay tuned this page will be updated daily on this page. Federal election is on September 20th,2021 point out issues that affect people with disabilities ask your candidates Party Platform that supports people with disabilities Go to Elections Canada for information for people […]

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