News release October 23, 2020 Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected the lives and health of all Canadians, and disproportionately affected Canadians with disabilities as they continue to face many long-standing barriers further heightened by […]
This poem was written by Cynthia McGillivray Smiling during Covid 19 I am Cynthia and I am funny. I want to brave with Covid 19! I pick places to go with my staff. We go to parks to do writing or walking. Sometimes I do online class and say hi to friends. At home I […]
I am Logan Gillies I go to Semiahmoo House Society North Campus. I have been there for two years. When the program was cancelled for Covid 19, I felt upset and mad. At first, I stayed home with my Respite Care Worker. When I felt stressed out, I went to the beach. I helped my […]
Written by: Ryan Coleman This has been a hard year. Many people in the world are struggling including those I care about deeply. I almost lost someone I could never replace due to kidney failure less than a month ago. I realized finally that I can’t wait to start living. I have wanted to be […]
We were out for Mike’s birthday, sitting on a patio, in the middle of a pandemic. The girls were with us because our car is too small to have 4 people in the back seat. Mike and his girlfriend Joss were following in a cab. We arrived at the restaurant first and were seated on […]
Selfadvocatenet.com Recipe October 2020 Special Edition Thanksgiving Edition Cook Time: 2 hours 50 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 50 minutes How to Make the Juiciest Roast Turkey Recipe (no lengthy marinating required) Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com Skill Level: Medium Cost to Make: Varies by season and turkey prices Keyword: Juicy Roast Turkey Cuisine: American Course: […]
Celebrate less socially and trick-or-treat locally this Halloween! Skip Halloween parties this year Trick or treating in small groups can be a safe and a fun activity Get creative in making space when handing out treats No matter how you celebrate Halloween this year… Turn off your porch light and stay at home […]
By Charmaine Johnson (CJ) My name is Charmaine. Some of my friends call me CJ. I am a Self-Advocate of Nanaimo. We have meetings by telephone because of Covid. We are doing a workshop to teach others about being a self-advocate. Every month we have a learning circle. We learn things about living a good […]
Written By: Janelle Armstrong During COVID, I’ve been spending a lot of my time at home. This has been a very different time for all of us, and I’ve had some things change in my life. I’ve been missing a lot of my friends, because I cannot see them as much as I used to. […]
Written By: Sierra Dean Entertaining yourself during COVID is a hard thing to do, but I’ve gotten the hang of it. I use social media like Tik Tok on my phone, making content, as well as posting videos on my YouTube channel. I post kind of vlog style videos on my channel, and I made […]
