I thought about ashes. I tore the envelope open and ashes flew out. I was startled and stunned. Looking in the envelope for explanation I found amongst the ashes bits of paper that had not been consumed by flames, looking at it, I saw that it was from my book, “I Contact: Sexuality and People […]
Probably no one saw him. He was only there for the briefest of seconds. But it mattered to me that he was there and it mattered even more what he was doing. It was in one of the bigger scenes in “The Magnificent 7” which opened this weekend in Toronto. After our travels to the […]
I made my mind up instantly. I didn’t like him. On our flight back from San Francisco the plane was jammed full. In our row I had the aisle, Joe the middle and a fellow a few years younger than us had the window. We had preboarded so we got up and let him in. […]
Image description: The Red Ramp at the Ed Roberts Campus, which descends from the second to the first floor in a large spiral and seems to hang from the ceiling with white thread. It’s affected me much more deeply than I thought it would. Indeed, I never really thought about the emotional aspects […]
A picture from a moment in my life. I have to go to the bathroom, really, really, have to go. I get in my chair and push as fast as I can to the accessible, family, washroom. I am in luck there is no one there. I push the door open. I can’t get it […]
The Province is providing an extra $1 million to boost its support for special needs students attending specialized independent schools in B.C. The funds are more than doubling the number of designated Special Education Schools (SES) from six to 15, and providing $2,000 to support each qualified student. Education Minister Mike Bernier made the announcement […]
A new Job Creation Project with the Rick Hansen Foundation will increase accessibility in British Columbia communities and provide work experience for up to 14 people with disabilities. The Province is providing more than $675,000 through the Community and Employer Partnerships fund to support the project, which will contribute to improved participation in the labour […]
BC People First is celebrating Community Living month with 2 important presentations about the important work we do advocating for a diverse community where all people are: included and involved; honoured and respected; seen for their abilities, and supported to participate. Please join us on October 24th, in Coquitlam, 7-8:30pm for an Introduction to BC People […]
Dear Amazing Person! Yes! You amazing person! You would make a great Advisor to the BC People first Board. An Advisor is a volunteer role with the BCPF Board that helps us with our work to have the self-advocate voice heard. You help us do our work, not do our work for us. What you […]
Creating Leadership Programs in My Community By Conrad Tyrkin People like me are transitioning at age 25 from different leadership programs. I am trying to make a new program similar to Simon Fraser Society’s youth leadership council and summer program. I like talking about issues that matter to youth. We have learned about how to […]
