January 19, 2015 Avril Lavigne announced last week that she has written a song called “Fly” for The Avril Lavigne Foundation to support Special Olympics. The song will be released in advance of the Special Olympics World Summer Games, which will take place July 25-August 2, 2015. More details about the song will be available […]
Riia is an artist and activist who expresses herself thru her painting and live public speaking. Who is Riia Talve? Riia Lane Talve Riia was born at B.C. Children’s Hospital in 1985. She spent the first seven months of her life in the special care nursery. She began drawing at an early age and […]
I have found that, in my work as an advocate, some of the life issues I support people around are very tricky. Now some issues are straightforward but others can be very serious and challenging. Some topics are quite obvious and others are downright sensitive and personal. The reason why I love the work I […]
Dear members and allies of the BC Self Advocacy community, Happy New Year. I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your friends and family. I am writing today to inform you that Doug Woollard, VP Regional Operations, will be retiring at the end of February. I want to convey my deep gratitude to Doug. […]
How can individuals and families make a complaint to Community Living BC? Community Living BC is the crown corporation that funds supports and services to adults with developmental disabilities in BC. CLBC wants to know if you are not happy with your supports and services. They also want to know if you feel […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocate is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. Here is the January newsletter about accessibility and some info about myths and facts also about people with disabilities and sexuality also has in this newsletter is all about celebration of life, celebrating everything life has to offer all […]
The Candlelight parade began 41 years ago as a daytime parade, but 10 years later the organizers felt the parade looked much better at night. The floats were beautifully lit with Christmas lights so the organizers kept it as a night parade, even today, 31 years later. The parade attracts approximately 14,000 spectators annually, and […]
On behalf of Everyone at Selfadvocatenet.com Wish you all A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year This year has been exciting time for selfadvocate.ca. Our website has been evolving with upgrades and with our sponsors, Community Living BC and the Home Society. We would like to thank them for thier support and for giving our […]
December 2014 On behalf of the board and staff at CLBC, we want to wish you a very happy and safe holiday season. Thank you for all your contributions and hard work this year! We are very grateful for our partnerships with the self advocacy community and look forward to working together in […]
Web Version | Update preferences | Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • December 2014 Newsletter • 2014 Bulletin available now • 2015 SOBC Winter Games two months away • Give the gift of sport this holiday season • Big year for BC Law Enforcement Torch Run • 2015 SOBC Healthy Athletes events kicking off at […]
