Feelings are a weird thing for me. I try to be aware of the feelings of others and sensitive to how my behaviour might affect someone. I don’t always succeed. I don’t always realize the hurt I’ve caused until later, sometimes much later. My guess is that most of us are like that. But, my […]
Over the last several weeks, my weights have gathered dust. First, I was deathly ill for several days, mostly from an adverse effect of one of the anti-biotics that I was put on, then, immediately upon recovery we were gone on a 17 day road trip. I did exercise during that period, less than I […]
Did you watch the video? Were you moved or inspired by it? Did you see it on Facebook and pass it along so others could be moved and inspired? Before you took the story to your heart, before you passed it on, did you investigate to see if it was true? Well I did. and, of course, […]
Ya deal, ya just deal. When we left for the airport, we sat in the lobby of the hotel waiting for WheelTrans, when it didn’t come on time we called and found that I’d mistakenly booked it for 4 in the afternoon, not 4 in the morning. Whoops. Grabbed the car, had to use valet […]
I lost my wedding ring. We got back to our room in the hotel in which we were lecturing and I pulled off my wheelchair gloves and noticed that it was gone. We searched everywhere. We spoke to the hotel manager and the conference staff and the organization manager and I announced it to the […]
Selfadvocatenet.com recipe for the month May 2017 Watch Print Prep 45 m /Cook 8 m /Ready In 53 m Recipe By:KATRINP “I had this at a party and couldn’t get it off my mind. It’s a fruity Asian chicken salad that even my family’s picky eaters enjoy. I bake my own chicken for more flavor, […]
TransLink is implementing the first of a series of recommendations to improve its custom transit service, HandyDART, by extending the booking window by four hours. Beginning Monday, May 1, the cut-off for customers to request a next-day HandyDART trip extends from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Our customers have been asking for increased flexibility in […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. May 2017 Edition KSA Newsletter 2017 contains in This month’s theme Big Daddy Tazz: Breaking Down Mental Health Stigma, One Laugh at a Time Interviewed by Krystian Shaw Big Daddy Tazz is a great mental health awareness raising comedian, […]
Posted on April 28, 2017 by DABC Dear Community Partner, Effective April 1, 2017 the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (MSDSI) has introduced a $100 monthly Alternative Hearing Assistance supplement. The supplement was implemented following a human rights complaint supported by lawyers at the BC Public Interest and Advocacy Centre (BC PIAC). The […]
The last several days have been exciting, challenging and frightening. I don’t know why but I decided, when invited to speak in Minneapolis and Rothschild, that I would do three new lectures, one of the them a full day one. I had grown comfortable with the day long lectures that I do, I was perfectly […]
