It struck me immediately. I was cleaning the sink and cabinet in the bathroom. An ordinary task, but I was enjoying it. The area needed cleaning and it was one of those times when you can see, immediately, the effect of your work. Suddenly it hit me. I haven’t done something like this for 10 […]
We were waiting behind a young mom with two children. The elevator was slow and poorly placed for waiting. Not a lot of people can fit in that area. Besides Joe, Ruby and I, there was a mother, a pram and a walking toddler. When the elevator came she indicated that we could go ahead, […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. July,2017 Edition KSA Newsletter 2017 contains in This month’s theme Celebration of Canada’s 150th BIRTHDAY Click here to read the newsletter KSA July 2017 (1) If you would like to contact the newsletter, you can Contact us at: […]
The Nidus Personal Planning Centre & Registry releases Community Alert regarding the New B.C. Societies Act and its impact on board members who have a disability. Under the UN Convention we have a right to full inclusion & participation in community & society. We are permitted to vote, run for government, get married, take out […]
by Jeff Stackhouse Welcome to the most comprehensive BC guide to Canada 150 you will find anywhere online. In this article I will list every Canada Day celebration in the lower mainland of BC and beyond. Remember every celebration is 100% free of charge and is fully accessible. First of all, Happy 150th Birthday […]
This page is a recap of Selfadvocatenet.coms participation at the 4 day event Inclusion B.C. Conference Inspired by Love in Richmond B.C. Hosted by Richmond Society for Community Living Also the Disability Pride Rally Selfadvocatenet.com very own webmaster and manger Bryce Schaufelberger had workshop that hosted at inclusion bc called one click away […]
She was little She saw me and smiled She pointed to me Her little finger traced a circle in the air Eyes seeing the wheel of my chair Now she stops. And looks Really looks at me At my chair She is in the smallest and tiniest wheelchair I have ever seen It is pink […]
Can we talk about training? A class, no matter how well done the PowerPoint, no matter how the rules of adult education are followed, no matter how many role plays or how many good evaluations you get, is not the appropriate solution to every human problem. We’ve come to a point in our society where […]
A few days ago news broke in the city of Toronto about two police officers, having stopped a car which contained three people, two of those were mother and daughter. The daughter had Down Syndrome. The police were caught on their own devises speaking of the woman with Down Syndrome as ‘disfigured,’ a ‘half person’ […]
I was sitting next to Scott, a fellow wheelchair user who I know lives in an accessible apartment, and talking about our move to Newmarket. I was explaining to him about having been on the wait list here in Toronto for 10 years for an accessible one to become available and how we decided to […]
