Disability Awareness Week starts May 29th to June 4th. This year will be very exciting for me. In Kamloops, we have an event every year called FunFest to kick off the summer, hosted by Options and Opportunities, a day program that helps adults with physical and developmental disabilities. This year FunFest will be held during Disability Awareness Week on June 3rd. I am very […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. May 2016 edition KSA Newsletter 2016 contains This month’s theme Welcome to May everyone! May is wonderful because it will be summer soon! It’s also a special month in honour of Mother’s Day. We would love […]
Web Version | Update preferences Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • April 2016 Newsletter • SOBC athletes show ‘sportsmanship and passion’ at Regional Qualifiers • Healthy Athletes Screening Days provide ‘wonderful’ experiences • Special Olympics Canada and Staples Canada kick off annual fundraising initiative • Law enforcement fundraisers in full swing • SOBC awarded major […]
4 cups cauliflower florets (1 L) Topping: 2/3 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese 4 slices cooked bacon, chopped 2 tbsp chopped, fresh parsley Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). In pot boiling water, cook cauliflower until tender, or steam the cauliflower. Drain cauliflower well. On chopping board, chop cauliflower into smaller pieces. In a large bowl, combine […]
Image description: a line drawing of a theatre aisle with one space marked in red with the wheelchair symbol. the word choice is written in capital letters followed by a question mark underneath. We went to the theatre yesterday to see Disgraced which was playing just down the road from us. To get […]
Image description: A power wheelchair wheel encountering a stepplette. I discovered a phenomenon yesterday that I don’t think I’ve actually either seen or understood before. It had me thinking and rethinking about why people do what they do and act the way they act. We had gone out for some fresh air and […]
As it happens with conversations, they take twists and turns, and suddenly I find myself talking about diversity and difference with Ruby on our way back from an afternoon at the museum. This isn’t a topic we talk about a lot, but it’s one that Ruby has clearly thought about. She started by saying pretty […]
Image description: head and shoulder shot of someone sitting in a wheelchair wearing a tea shirt that says, “My Mom Is My Pusher” Yesterday I wrote about speaking with a young disabled boy waiting outside the elevator from which I was disembarking. I made a comment about his mother not rushing forward but allowing […]
Image description: An elevator pad with two buttons, up and down, a finger is reaching to push the ‘up’ button. The elevator door opened and there he was. Sitting in his wheelchair, maybe 12, looking a bit bored as might be expected when going into a clothing store with his mom, and watching me […]
Image description: A knot of wood beside a fluffly sheep with the words ‘knot’ and ‘ewe’ under their pictures. Yesterday we went to see ‘The Jungle Book’ with the Ruby and Sadie. Their dad and his girlfriend were going to meet up with us at the theatre and were running a bit late. […]
