I read a post on Facebook by a Mother about her teenage child, she wrote that there were times she wished she never had kids. Then she explained in detail what her son did that made her so angry. I’m not in her situation, I don’t know her pressures, but what he did didn’t sound […]
Surrey Monday, November 7, 2016 10:15 AM Individuals and families with low-to moderate-incomes and people with disabilities are benefiting from 71 new units of affordable rental housing at Chorus Apartments, which officially opened in Surrey today. The building features 20 units, including three long-term lease homes, for people who have developmental disabilities, helping them stay […]
“Good for you!” her enthusiasm broke through my concentration as I compared ingredients in one can of veggie chili with another. I like shopping. I like looking at prices and products and making informed decisions. I don’t like my disability giving people some kind of perceived permission to break into my life, grab my attention […]
So, I was listening to someone as they told a story. I was part of the group and, like everyone else, was enjoying the ease with which the story was being told. The punch line of the story ended up being that the main person in the story ended up having an intellectual disability and […]
I fell into conversation, a feat in and of itself, with a woman pushing a heavy cart along side me while I pushed myself, both of us struggling with the plush carpet. She was remarking on how difficult the plush made it for wheels and I was agreeing. It’s been a couple weeks now that […]
I wasn’t very nice to someone today and I’m not happy about it. Sometimes I’m just a jerk. I went into a session, that I really wanted to attend, and found, again, that there was no seating provided for wheelchair users. Conference hotels have never, ever, in my vast experience of them, taught their set […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. November 2016 Edition KSA Newsletter contains This month’s theme Welcome to November everyone! November brings us Remembrance Day on November 11th. Remembrance Day is important because we remember all the soldiers. Canada is a beautiful country to live in […]
INGREDIENTS Serves 3-4 6 strips bacon, chopped 2 chicken breasts, sliced 5 ounces spinach 4 cloves garlic, chopped 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 5 cups milk 1 pound dry penne pasta 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated PREPARATION 1. Cook the bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat until crispy. 2. Add the […]
Nolan Fallowfield worked with his mother Bonnie to develop his own dog treat business in his home community of Quesnel. Nolan Fallowfield is a Quesnel-based entrepreneur who transformed his love of dogs into a successful healthy dog treat business. For Nolan, who receives some individualized funding support from CLBC, it all started in his volunteer […]
I’d done with fiddling, for now. No doubt I will go at it again tomorrow morning. I’m going to be giving a workshop at NADD here in Niagara Falls. I’ve been playing with the presentation while looking out my window which directly overlooks the falls. I’m trying to present first the idea of ‘disability context’ […]
