I remember it clearly, it was during the 90’s and the experts insisted that it would be better for me to feed myself than have someone feed me. So thousands of dollars were spent on consultants and equipment to theoretically allow me to eat a meal with my own hands. It was a total disaster: […]
By: Andrea Klassen in Community, News July 20, 2016 Krystian Shaw, who prefers the term “diverse abilities” over disabilities, is the brainchild behind the Kamloops Self-Advocate newsletter. Dave Eagles/KTW Krystian Shaw prefers the term “diverse abilities” over disabilities. It’s one of the ways the 26-year-old tries to challenge the public perception of what people with […]
Adults, teenagers, and kids alike are going nuts over the Pokémon Go App, but there have been some safety glitches that the developers of the game, Niantic, Inc., probably should have anticipated. Players are getting robbed, seriously injuring themselves, and even being fatally shot for trespassing on private property, all because they “gotta catch them […]
“That’s where I had my accident,” she said, pointing to a bus stop, ” I got off the bus, took a couple steps and fell straight back.” We, the driver and I, were a little surprised to hear her voice as she had sat quietly while he and I gabbed about disability politics and ableism […]
Purposely planned. Specifically targeted. Openly avowed. The hate killing of disabled people in Japan is a chilling story. Let’s go over a few facts, all of which are reported in the Guardian in clear detail. 1) the man turned himself in stating that ‘it’s better that disabled people disappear.’ 2) he wrote a letter to […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. August 2016 Edition KSA Newsletter 2016 contains This month’s theme This month, the KSA is looking forward to presenting about the newsletter at the downtown library in the community on August 6th. Everyone is welcome to come, to join […]
Finding my voice – Through Toastmasters, Ruth Stanton has gained speaking skills and confidence. Welcome to the Summer 2016 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 the province, as well as family members. The theme […]
The line up for the light was long, we knew it would change over several times before we could make our turn. There was a man, hat out, walking the line of cars, asking for money. I had no change at all and was out of Tims cards, which I usually give out to people […]
Yesterday we stopped into the pub for a quick couple of drinks before heading home. I’ve written about this place before, for me it represents one of the few places of real welcome out there in the community. Real welcome happens when the place itself is structured to be wheelchair accessible and where the people […]
Life is such an odd thing. Right now, on several different fronts, I’m going through a really tough time. As such when we drove to Saint Jacobs on Thursday night for a fundraiser for Choices in Fort McMurray on Friday in Kitchener, I felt very little like traveling, staying in a hotel, or getting up […]
