Lin Fraser, left, with Doreen Gee, is fighting to change a provincial policy that requires any person on disability income to seek all other forms of income first. Victoria senior Doreen Gee faced a difficult decision two years ago — either she applied for an early, reduced benefit from the Canada Pension Plan, or […]
April 2, 2015 Coming Together Volume 8, Issue 1 is now available for download Meet family leaders across Canada – people in all walks of life taking steps to change hearts and minds at home and around the world. Coming together… shares thought-provoking perspectives on how families are leading change in communities, and highlights events, […]
How planning is sorting out my life. By Cheryl Fryfield (Self Advocate) Mar 31, 2015 11:26 am | Aaron In the past 5 years now I have done two PATHs. PATH is about person centered planning. It doesn’t have to be for just people with diversabilities. It can be for anyone. In a PATH meeting […]
Frank Charbonneau has sorted and shred paper for Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa for 35 years. In this photo he is with his sister, Ann Carmichael. (CBC/Tom Jokinen) The Current radio show on cbc radio Listen 22:00 First we went in there and we sorted paper and we shredded paper… […]
DISABILITY IS NATURAL NEWSLETTER March 25, 2015 What do apples have to do with disability? A green apple is more like red apples than different, and a person with a disability is more like people without disabilities than different. From the U.S. Developmental Disabilities Act: “Disability is a natural part of the human experience.” […]
New Westminster, B.C., March 23, 2015 – If an inspiring new campaign has the desired effect, many more of those with developmental disabilities will soon be gainfully employed throughout British Columbia. By calling on MLAs to hire the Ready, Willing & Able in their local constituency offices, the hope is that private sector employers will […]
By: Krystian Shaw Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding. In Unified Sports, teams are made up of people of similar age and ability, which makes practices more fun […]
What we do We record stories, work with story coaches, storytellers and host storytelling events. Staying connected to community partners we hear inspiring stories and share them online for the world to hear. We are always looking for new partners and new stories. What we are making We are creating a web-channel to promote inclusion. Our […]
Dear Self-Advocate groups, Youth Leaders, and Self-Advocate Allies, My name is Elizabeth, and I am the sister of Graeme Rush, who has profound low-incidence autism. My mom has been working on a project for a competition run by the University of British Columbia that asks alumni to propose projects that benefit the community. […]
Person Centred Planning and Upcoming Training in PATH and MAPs as exemplary tools for planning with networks Mar 01, 2015 08:37 pm | Aaron “Person centred planning grew out of a passionate concern to support people with developmental disabilities in discovering and contributing their gifts.” Connie Lyle O’Brien and John O’Brien Person Centred Planning […]
