I am twenty six years old I finally moved out of my parents to a new place on my own. I want to share my experiences and thoughts on what I like about living at Chorus. Some of my friends are a lot closer now and some live at Chorus Apartment. I love having […]
We were surrounded by death, and memories and a sense of deep, deep, loss. When we first entered the room we didn’t understand what we were seeing. The accessible entrance is off to the side and back a bit. We saw that the room had large quilts hanging from the balcony above, effectively making a […]
With CLBC supports in place for her son Nicholas, Rachelle Rasolofo Czerwinski has been working on initiatives to help strengthen community both in Vancouver and her native Madagascar. “I can definitely say that without CLBC’s support towards my son’s needs, I would not have been able to pursue my other interests, broaden my horizons and […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw Nov 2016 Edition KSA Newsletter contains This month’s theme It’s an exciting time of year everyone. The Kamloops Self Advocate wishes everyone a safe and happy winter season. There are lots of winter events in the community to be a […]
Something happened to me today that’s never happened to me before. I’m nearly 64 so that takes some doing. It was a simple thing really, but it took me aback. We were in the line up at the grocery store, we both nodded to the woman working there as she is often assigned the accessible […]
VRS & IFRC 105 West 2nd Ave., North Vancouver The Individualized Funding Resource Centre Society’s mission is to empower people with disabilities who access Individualized funding, by providing them with knowledge and resources to support them in fully utilizing the benefits of the respective program, whereby achieving their objectives of autonomy and independence. In […]
November 30, 2016 Dear friends and allies of the self advocacy community, December 3rd is the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We are happy to send you this update from CLBC and at the same time recognize the shared vision we have to live in a world where everyone is respected […]
Web Version | Update preferences | Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • November 2016 Newsletter • Sports Celebrities Festival part of something special • Giving the gift of #YesICan this Giving Tuesday • Karl deBruijn heading 2017 SOBC Summer Games • Canucks staff members celebrate Live 2 Give day with SOBC • Inspiring fall fundraising […]
DECEMBER CHRISTMAS RECIPE 2016 ON MONTH THIS FROM WEBSITE FOOD NETWORK 135 Minutes Cook Time 20 Prep Time 6 Serves Med Skill Ingredients For the turkey glaze 350ml pomegranate treacle 180g prepared horseradish, drained 45g Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper For the turkey 1 (about 6.8kg) fresh turkey […]
“Hey Dave,” she typed. There are several people with intellectual disabilities that I know and keep in touch with through Facebook and Facebook messenger. Most of the time it’s just quick check ins but sometimes it’s more in depth than that. I recently had a discussion, for example, with a man who wanted to know […]
