Finding Healing During the Pandemic By: Ashley Cox I pulled myself out of a dark place during the pandemic. I was able to maintain a balance because of my pets. My animals have kept me out of the psychiatric ward for two years and the simple act of owning an animal has made massive […]
Being Valued By: Mark Downey In May 2022 the Respite Manager of Aspire Richmond approached me to see if I would be interested in joining the Include Me committee. I said, “Yes!” because when we meet every month we get paid for the meeting. In the past when self-advocates joined committees, it was a volunteer […]
Self Advocate’s attention is not what is asked for from the Govt of Canada.Did not consult inclusion Canada many disability groups as you know now can ask for mail if just having a disability or just making ends meet don’t have to have diseases that suppose to be used for if diseases do not cure […]
Hello Self Advocacy Community and Supporters! Community Living BC (CLBC) is inviting individuals and families and those who support them, as well as CLBC staff who have a disability, to complete this survey so we can learn more about removing barriers at CLBC. This 15-minute survey asks questions about barriers that people with disabilities may […]
By: Natalie Raven Hi, my name is Natalie. I worked on the UNITI Highlight Project. A UNITI Highlight is something I was doing to show the online world the people at UNITI. I did this with my friends at Community Development. I asked them to tell me about themselves and about something they wanted […]
By: Stacey Kohler Hi, my name is Stacy. I worked on a big and important project this year called My Happiness Project. I wanted to do this for the International Day of Happiness which was on March 20th. Being happy is important to me so that’s why I wanted to do a project on […]
Community Living BC (CLBC) delivers supports and services to eligible adults with developmental disabilities and their families across British Columbia. You can also learn all about CLBC by clicking here to visit their website. CLBC’s CEO Ross Chilton and Self Advocate Advisors Jessica Humphrey and Brita Hall send out regular email messages to self advocates […]
December 9th,2022 Welcome to the December 2022 edition of CLBC’s Update for Individuals and Families. As a reminder, you can find all Updates (including past editions) posted on our website here. You can also check out CLBC’s Facebook page here and Twitter page here. If you know of anyone who would like to receive future Updates, please share the link to […]
By: Maurissa Roden Fifteen years ago I got my first camera while on a trip to Thailand. It was then that I fell in love with the art of photography. After a few years of self-taught photography, I decided it was time for an upgrade. I bought my first good quality camera before […]
By: Neera Mangat I am thankful I have avoided Covid-19 during this pandemic. I’ve wanted to avoid it for loved ones who are either elderly or are immune compromised. The pandemic has been difficult for me because my elderly mother had a stroke in May 2020 and spent her time in a Long Term Care […]
