She was mean. She went on a racist rant. She represented the worst of Canadian society, a side that we don’t like to show to the world. Yes, racists and bigots live here too. We aren’t all the warm, wonderful, welcoming types that is the stereotype. We love this image. In fact for our 150th […]
To say that many people with disabilities have a ‘conflicted’ relationship with government bureaucracy is an understatement of almost British proportions. On the one hand, most of our services and supports are paid for by government, yet this money comes with so many strings attached, hoops to jump through and barriers to breech; […]
Recipe for month June 2017 Serves 4 Cooks In 30 minutes Difficulty Super easy Vegetables, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Vegan Nutrition per serving Calories 353 18% Fat 14.3g 20% Saturates 2.2g 11% Protein 7.3g 16% Carbs 47.5g 18% Sugars 5.6g 6% Salt 1.5g 25% Fibre 3.6g _ Of an adult’s reference intake Ingredients 200 g rice […]
When you are different, and constantly treated as such, you need a fair bit of tolerance in order to live a life where you aren’t shouting constantly at people. I don’t shout at people often, I confront people from time to time, but I usually don’t shout. I don’t know why when shopping on Saturday, […]
When we first moved here 10 years ago, it was summer like it is now. We found an outdoor patio, with only two or three tables, where we could sit and have tea and watch crowds of people go by. It was a unique little place and we felt, then when we discovered it, that […]
Published Vancouver Sun on: June 5, 2017 | Last Updated: June 5, 2017 2:20 PM PDT All those dimes and nickels you’ve been saving can now be put to use: single-ride transit fares in Metro Vancouver are going up five to 10 cents, beginning on Canada Day. It’s the first increase since 2013. The […]
I thought my life was busy before! We are moving in 13 days. There is so much to be done, we have too much stuff that we only become aware we have when we are moving. We spend more time making lists than either of us are used to. We have pages and pages and […]
Let me say, for the record, and to no one’s surprise, that I don’t like Donald Trump’s policies or politics. I think his manner and his mouth have created an atmosphere that endorses violence and encourages prejudice. There, I’ve said it. Many of the people I know personally and virtually feel the same way. Let […]
It’s happened many times of course, without me really noticing. But when it happened a few weeks ago, and then again yesterday, I began to think about it, ask questions about it and now want to write about it. The first time it happened Joe and I were having lunch with a couple, and if […]
One of the things I like to follow on the web is how new technology might change, or is changing the lives of people with disabilities. One of the areas of change coming up is with prosthetic limbs. In only a few more years, limbs that can do as much as a regular human hand/arm […]
