Yesterday I heard two people talking about immigration, they were against it. They feared the people and they feared for the economy and they feared for their safety. Yesterday I saw a meme about immigration. People really angry at the direction that Canada has taken. We are losing our culture. Claims that someone somewhere wants […]
My life has been a little out of control over the past several months. What with work here in Toronto and the travel I’ve been doing, there has been little in the way of down time. I found all the work exciting and the lecturing satisfying, but there’s been little time for other projects. Friends […]
By Michelle Goos My baby is not a baby anymore and is almost grown up. She just graduated from college this past week. She will be busy since she works three days a week at a private school in the kitchen helping with cleanup and etc. She is also in Special Olympics this summer […]
By Brandon I am a twenty-five-year-old living with cerebral palsy and I have been living on the BC coast for close to five years. I would like to share some of the events that led me to this point in my life and why I have come to believe that life with a disability does not need […]
Terrace Thursday, August 2, 2018 11:15 AM People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Terrace will have access to new homes before winter, as the Province starts construction on 52 units of modular housing with 24/7 support services. “The supportive housing we are building in Terrace will help people find stability and […]
Victoria Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:00 PM Building on the success of its Rapid Response to Homelessness program, the Government of British Columbia has launched the Building BC: Supportive Housing Fund. This investment will provide $1.2 billion over 10 years to build and operate 2,500 units of supportive housing for people who are experiencing homelessness […]
Celebrate Diverse ABILITIES is created under the guidance of the CLBC Editorial Board, which is made up of self advocates from across the province, as well as family members. The theme for this edition is “Pride in my Identity” and for the many authors who shared their stories, the things that make them proud are as varied […]
Sometimes I just need to expect cooperation. There’s no time to ask for it. I have to trust that people will see a situation and adapt. Disabled people are good at adapting, living with disability means a lifetime of adapting, it’s a skill, an important skill. But, I find, sometimes that those without disabilities have […]
We had gone to the Royal Ontario Museum to see three exhibits. That is a lot to fit into a visit there, but we were determined Ruby and Sadie and their mom, like us, had been looking forward, like us, for awhile. We started with the spider exhibit which was simply amazing. It was so […]
Yesterday, after the gym, we went grocery shopping. Maybe I should rethink that routine. However, I got out of the car and into my old chair. It’s the one I use in the gym because it’s already beat up. After using the new one for quite a while now, this one feels like a clunker, […]
