We were having breakfast. I had decided that I really wanted a big bowl of porridge, even though that’s not on the list of things I should eat, and I was tucking into it. There were two people working the room, cleaning up tables after guests left. It was a busy spot. Both of them […]
All the boxes were ticked: flat entrance bars around the toilet bars in the shower doors wide enough to accommodate my chair toilet on floor not hanging from wall Those are my basic asks. This had been checked assiduously and everyone was confident that we were good to go. So we arrived at the hotel, […]
We had to park very close to the front door of the hotel. There was little room for dropping off, the cut curb was extremely close to the door and the slope of the driveway made it both dangerous and daunting to attempt as an exit from the car. Just as we pulled in a […]
There is an idea about inclusion that I think needs to be examined. I also think the only people who can examine this are those who are out in the community working or participating in some way. Those who have been ‘included.’ More and more I believe that the end result of the movements towards […]
We were considering going to an area of town called The Old Mill Market and had nearly dispensed with the idea. These kinds of markets, in old buildings are often less than accessible and really frustrating for me as a shopper. So I went to a review site where customers can rate a place and […]
Back in my chair I pushed into the gate area through a wide doorway. There was nothing in front of the door, of course, nothing that would block the flow of a lot of passengers disembarking. Off to the side was a podium, the kind where they check your tickets and documents when you are […]
Victoria Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Public engagement is now underway with British Columbians as the Province looks to re-establish the Human Rights Commission. On behalf of Attorney General David Eby, Parliamentary Secretary Ravi Kahlon announced that he will lead dialogues over two months with individuals and groups, both online and in person. This will help […]
Victoria Tuesday, September 19, 2017 11:30 AM Thousands of people and families on assistance will benefit from increased earnings exemptions announced in the September Budget Update. Beginning Oct. 1, 2017, people on income assistance will be able to earn an additional $200 a month without any impact on their payment. For those on disability assistance, […]
Once again, and I know this is hard to believe, a fellow passenger attempted to steal my wheelchair from the door of the aircraft. My chair is old, well worn, and easily identifiable as a personal chair. It bares faint resemblance to the airport chairs. But just as I was told that my chair was […]
I couldn’t believe how I was spoken to, any of the three times it happened. First I was directed by an airport staff to wait in a section roped off for disabled people to wait to be pushed to their flights. I am able to push myself to the flight, I didn’t need and hadn’t […]
