By Sky Hendsbee My name is Sky Hendsbee and I have a business called, Sky’s the Limit DJ Service. I started my DJ business after a good friend and role model showed me the ropes and how to use the DJ equipment. For my business I use something called a Numark mixer with speakers and […]
News Release From Employment and Social Development Canada February 16, 2018 Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada Canadians with disabilities face challenges every day that prevent them from participating fully in all aspects of our society, and our government is taking action to break down these barriers. Today, the Honourable Kirsty […]
I was in a mood. Grumpy. Unhappy. Depressed. I think if Joe were describing it he may have used the word ‘Unhinged.’ He’d be right. Things that would have annoyed me simply enraged me. I felt put upon. I felt the world was against me. Me, a vegetarian, bit Joe’s head off – that’s how […]
After work yesterday we parked at the grocery store and went in. It was time to do Valentines Day. This is a day that Joe and I used to call “Heterosexual Pride Day” as we watched commercial after commercial about men and women and love and adoration. “Nothing says love like a diamond,” we were […]
Photo description: a bright red welt on the inner forearm I am waiting to be assessed. I desperately need a new wheelchair. I no longer feel safe in this one. But who will the assessor be? I’ve seen the wheelchair I really want. I’ve tried it out and felt like I was floating. It […]
If we are all on the same side, why aren’t we kinder to each other? When I first became disabled, I knew of the disability community. From a distance it looked like a supportive community where it was safe to be different and safe to share struggles and safe to participate in the advancement of […]
An Open Letter to Benj Pasekand Justin Paul, song writers; Keala Settle and Hugh Jackman, actors and singers; Lawrence Mark, Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin, producers. Hello, I went to see The Greatest Showman not knowing what the story was really about. We went because we had two children to take to a movie and this […]
Lessons learned. There is a fully accepted cultural myth about people with disabilities who live within service systems. That myth shows itself most clearly after an inquest or a newspaper report or a splash on social media about the often violent abuse or the deadly neglect experienced by people with disabilities by the people who […]
Selfadvocatenet.com will be the place for coverage of this year B.C. Budget the B.C. NDP and the greens Budget This just in BC Govt website saying about BC Budget Budget 2018 puts people first, makes life more affordable for British Columbians Victoria Tuesday, February 20, 2018 1:40 PM […]
Vancouver, BC Thursday, February 15, 2018 Today, the BC Libraries Cooperative is very pleased to announce the receipt of $1Million to dramatically expand the impact of NNELS for readers with print disabilities! This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability Component, and will deliver the following […]
