By Sheenagh Morrison (Victoria, B.C.) Members of the diversability community use to call October Community Living Month, now myself and most people call it Community Inclusion Month. I prefer the term Community Inclusion Month more than Community Living Month because to me, we are all living and when I hear the word “Living,” I […]
Community Living BC’s (CLBC) CEO Seonag Macrae has announced plans to retire effective April 1, 2019. “I want to thank Seonag for her leadership for nearly five years,” said Michael Prince, Chair of CLBC’s Board of Directors. “She has without a doubt accomplished a great deal on several fronts for CLBC.” Ms. Macrae took […]
Selfadvocatenet.com Recipes for the month of December Special Edition Holly Christmas Cookies Prep 15 m Cook 10 m Ready In 1 h 25 m Recipe By:Heather Dolan “We’ve been making these cookies for years. They are colorful, festive, and delicious.” Ingredients 1 (16 ounce) package large marshmallows 1/2 cup butter, […]
Web Version Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • November 2018 Newsletter • Special Olympics BC welcomes nine new inductees to Hall of Fame • Change a life this Giving Tuesday • Volunteers enjoy ‘fantastic, inspiring’ experience at SOBC Leadership Summit • Faceoffs and fundraising with the BC LETR • Online volunteer registration for 2019 […]
Photo Description: A bearded wheelchair user in a blue shirt is in his wheelchair on an ‘ergonometer’ and exercise machine for people to develop upper body strength. It’s used by turning two handles, against resistance, one on each side of the machine in a circular motion. At the gym yesterday, I don’t think […]
I’m going to tell you what we did yesterday, but I’m a wee bit worried about doing so. I don’t want you to think I’m bragging or showing off in any way. That’s not the point of this post. I just want to demonstrate one thing and suggest one thing. First I want to demonstrate […]
“I feel stupid all the time. I didn’t feel stupid today.” This may be the best compliment I’ve ever gotten from someone with a disability who attended one of my self-advocate sessions this year. We had a short conversation after that statement was made. It was bit of a rush because the class was over […]
Victoria Thursday, November 22, 2018 12:30 PM The British Columbia government will invest $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to make B.C.’s social housing stock more energy efficient, less polluting and safer, while significantly reducing heating costs for residents. In making the announcement, Premier John Horgan said the major focus of the retrofit initiative […]
The existence of ramps and cut curbs does not guarantee the existence of accessibility. Ramps and other adaptations are there because of legal requirements in regards to disability and need for access. Getting in and being welcome when you are in are different things. We live in an era of contradictions. We are aware that […]
Travel back 25 years in time. Maybe a few years more. I was a Behaviour Therapist working with people with intellectual disabilities primarily in residential settings. I had been invited for dinner at one of the homes and had eagerly accepted. I wanted to just sit and be with people rather than have an agenda […]
