Krystian Shaw is a self advocate living in Kamloops, BC, who started his own newsletter called Kamloops Self Advocate. Recently he presented at the InclusionBC 2014 Conference in Nanaimo, BC. Here he shares some words about his experience and a few video clips from the event. The 2014 Inclusion BC conference in Nanaimo this year […]
The Chair of CLBC’s Board of Directors Denise Turner confirmed yesterday that Seonag Macrae will become CLBC’s permanent CEO effective August 11. Click here to read a copy of the Board Chair’s message to CLBC staff with the announcement. In addition to welcoming Seonag to the CLBC team, the Board Chair recognized Interim CEO Doug Woollard for his […]
Cheryl Fryfield is a self-advocate who lives in Vancouver and works at Community Living BC. Here, she shares her experience with the Next Chapter Book Club and explains why it has had a positive impact on her life. The Next Chapter Book Club helps groups of teens and adults with developmental disabilities – […]
One of the highlights of the annual calendar at Community Living BC is the June meeting of CLBC’s Board of Directors and the Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC). PAC includes representatives of all 13 BC Community Councils and plays a vital role in CLBC’s governance by providing information to the Board on the priorities of individuals […]
Supporting a cause that is close to your heart often requires you to go above and beyond. Jerry Laidlaw is a self-advocate who lives in Mission, BC who will do just that on June 30, 2014, when he joins around 300 people riding their bikes on a long journey in support of Love in Motion. […]
The Disability Consultation Report: Moving Together Toward an Accessible B.C. has now been released in preparation for the B.C. Accessibility Summit on June 16th. The Summit is taking place from 10:00am until Noon (PST) or 11:00am until 1:00pm (MST) on Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. An agenda for the summit is available here. Watch Online To give all British Columbians the […]
BC People First had our annual conference on May 15-18, 2014 at Inn at the Quay in New Westminster, BC. On our first night, a comedian night, we had Conrad as MC to make sure everything was staying on track and to introduce our guests. Richard McDonald told some funny jokes and made people laugh. […]
Temple Grandin was born in 1947. By age two, her family and doctors knew something was wrong. At that time, there was not even a name for her condition. She didn’t talk, smile, laugh, and was emotionally withdrawn. Temple’s mother refused to institutionalize her. After two years of speech therapy, she started to talk but […]
Tara Kimberley Torme is a self-advocate who has been diagnosed with Asberger’s Syndrome. She recently attended the Institute of Families 2014 Conference in Vancouver, and here she shares her experience of the two-day event. In May I had the opportunity to attend a conference hosted by The Institute of Families thanks to a scholarship. People […]
It’s been a long time since Bryce Schaufelberger and Joe Rikley started Self Advocate Net website – and it has changed quite a bit over the years. We’d like to share with you another version of Self Advocate Net. This is the third version of the site – what it looked like in 2013! You can visit […]
