“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 […]
Have you ever wanted to enhance your Tsawwassen storefront to make it more visually appealing to visitors? As a member of the Tsawwassen Business Improvement Association (BIA), you can receive our free beautification service of your store windows to add some flair and elegance. Emily Kettleson, 22, is a local artist who works for the […]
Selfadvocatenet.com Special Valentine Recipe For Month of Feb 2018 Dessert Recipe By:Laria Tabul at allrecipe.com “This recipe makes 17- 3 inch sandwich cookies and 17 – 1 1/2 inch heart shaped cookies. You’ll need a 3-inch heart shaped cutter and a 1 1/2-inch heart shaped cutter. Frost with Pink Valentine Frosting (see recipe).” Ingredients 1 […]
