I was congratulated and acknowledged and outright praised yesterday. Guess what for? Holding open a door so that Joe could get in with the grocery trolley. It’s a simple thing to do, I pull the door open, move to the side while holding it open, then when Joe passes through, I back through the door […]
Self Advocate Net is pleased to announce The I Am Voting initiative. “We are pleased to support this initiative I am Voting A tool kit that was made by Inclusion B.C. designed for those with disabilities for the 2017 B.C Election. The purpose of this is to ensure that all British Columbians with disabilities can […]
Yesterday I set out to break my distance pushing record of 1.3 kilometres. I hoped to double that record but wasn’t sure that I’d be able to. This comprises two laps of a very large mall. I set out pushing myself a little harder than I should have as I burned up a lot of […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. February 2017 Edition KSA Newsletter 2017 contains in This month’s theme This month’s issue is about love with friends, family, and couples. No matter what our abilities and diagnoses, we can be in love and have compassion, kindness […]
Recipe of the Month for February 2017 Weight Loss Vegetable Soup Recipe © SpendWithPennies.com Love it? Pin it to your SOUP board to SAVE it! Follow Spend With Pennies on Pinterest for more great recipes! http://www.spendwithpennies.com/weight-loss-vegetable-soup-recipe/ This soup is delicious, healthy and filling! It’s easy to make and perfect for lunch or afternoon snack. It’s bright, colorful […]
A bi-monthly update with news, stories and tips Where everyone knows your name: a parent’s creativity and determination helps build a welcoming community People recognize twenty-year-old Teaghan Collins everywhere he goes in Richmond. That’s thanks to a little determination and thinking outside the box work, says his mom Pam. Click here to read the full […]
I’ve been doing some research on the social experiences of people with disabilities in “community living.” Now I haven’t narrowed my research at this point, as I will soon, to people with intellectual disabilities, so I’ve just been browsing around reading, often upsetting material. One that I’m reading right now discussed ‘situational vulnerability’ for people […]
“Say it,” I said. I knew I was being forceful, but she just wouldn’t say it. I wanted her to say it and the tone in my voice made that clear. I’m doing this more often, and I may have written about this before, but I’m liking this new strategy, new kind of reasonable stridency […]
“Yes, I know.” “Yes, I’m sorry.” “Of course, you are right, I can’t understand.” A few months ago I was in conflict with a woman who was the mother of a child with an intellectual disability. She and I had been in discussion about the sharing, or in my opinion, the over-sharing, of the private […]
It may seem a small and petty thing. Even knowing that it probably is small and petty, however, doesn’t make the feeling go away. We were leaving the movie theatre and when we went to the elevator it was broken down. No panic, we know they have service elevators in the back as this has […]
