Photo Description: a person, whose face cannot be seen, is wearing a white tee shirt with the words: WHY BE RACIST, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC OR TRANSPHOBIC WHEN YOU COULD JUST BE QUIET? I am writing this post feeling cautious and I think that I’d like to begin to ask you to read it with caution as […]
Click on picture above document need adobe reader see it download it at www.adobe.com This new guide, funded with the support of the Vancouver Foundation, is meant to assist self-advocates and families considering starting a user- or family- governed group and to aid them in meeting their employment goals. The guide will also be […]
Sunday was a big day for me. As many of you know, my power wheelchair has been in the shop for several weeks now and as a result I’ve been pushing myself a lot more than I normally would during the holiday season. We’ve tried not to let the break down slow down what we […]
Memo to Two Disabled Women: All I was doing was being friendly. I had caught your eye as I entered and I nodded to you as I rolled by. The two of you were stopped and had pulled your power wheelchairs off to the side. You weren’t talking, it looked like you were waiting. My […]
January 2017 recipe of the month Designed for people with diverabilities to make health meals Ingredients 1 tsp olive oil 6 spring onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 head of broccoli, cut into florets 2 medium zucchinis, sliced 1 bunch spinach, roughly chopped 375g can reduced fat evaporated milk 3 tsp corn flour 2½ cups […]
Bang! Thud! Bang! Thud! Bang! Thud! I was being hit by human cannonballs. It took me a second to realize what was happened, I’d been startled out of my reverie by the first bang against the back of my chair. The noise in the place echoed from wall to ceiling to the back of my […]
I lied. I liked to Joe. And to Marissa, and to Ruby and to Sadie, I out and out lied. But, of great concern to me, I lied to myself. It was an easy lie to tell. It was a lie the obscured a truth that I didn’t want to acknowledge and I didn’t want […]
Fitness and friendship – Kellie-Ann Hart (left) stays healthy and connected by visiting her local recreation facilities in Coquitlam. Welcome to the Winter 2016-17 Edition of CLBC’s “Celebrate Diverse ABILITIES” magazine Celebrate Diverse ABILITIES is created under the guidance of the CLBC Editorial Board, which is made up of self advocates from across […]
New Editorial Board members talk about what good health and well-being means to them: “Going to places in our community where we feel safe and welcome and not judged.” Rob Tippe (Revelstoke) “Going to many different events in community, like poetry readings.” Aine Rathwell (Vancouver) […]
2017 is the year for Disability Pride: Celebrate inclusion with the rest of Canada Inclusion BC is launching a year-long celebration of Disability Pride as part of the official Canada 150+ celebrations, marking our country’s 150th anniversary. Funded in part by Canadian Heritage, we are excited to be offering grants to help include people with […]
