The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. December,2017 Edition KSA Newsletter 2017 contains in This month’s theme Well, another year has gone by. Soon it will be 2018. But right now, Christmas and other Holidays all around the world in December is a great time to spend […]
Coquitlam Friday, November 17, 2017 11:30 AM People struggling with complex and severe mental illness and addiction will receive the care they need in a state-of-the-art mental health and addictions centre on the Riverview lands, Premier John Horgan announced today. “People afflicted by mental illness and addiction need better support and care. We’re getting […]
Hi my name is Brittany Merry and I am from Grand Forks BC. My Self-advocate group got an idea about how to celebrate Disability Pride in our community. Our idea was to create an event to show the community the talents and strengths of individuals with a disability and to take pride in what we […]
By Adam Schatz Hello, my name is Adam Thomas Schatz and I am 31 years old. I live in Aldergrove BC with my caregiver, Sue. I currently have 2 jobs. I work Mondays at Home Hardware, where I unload the big rig, stock the shelves and help customers find what they are looking for. […]
By: Hannah Toman Hello! My name is Hannah Toman and I am 24 years old. I live in Aldergrove, BC with my 2 sisters, 1 brother and my caregiver. I was born in Squamish and my nationality is First Nations. I got a part-time job at A&W approximately 6 years ago when I […]
We stopped at a mall that we know well, we needed a break and it’s perfectly placed for us to do so. Our usual entrance, the most accessible one, was under construction so we found parking around the back side of the mall at the other end. We got out. We went in. I started […]
Outside my window is a place I cannot go. The accessible room in this hotel has a lovely view of a trellised walkway through a beautiful green space.The surface on the walkway, for me as a wheelchair user, looks welcoming for a push after work. But this whole idyllic space is not meant for me, […]
It was quite the tussle. I had gone through the grocery line, picking up stuff for the hotel rooms we’d be staying in this trip, and was about to head off. I was getting my chair angled just right so I could push the cart and chair by myself. This is something I’ve learned to […]
Victoria Friday, September 8, 2017 2:14 PM Today’s speech from the throne sets out the new government’s vision of a better British Columbia where people come first. “The problems facing people today are the result of past choices, where only a few benefited while families fell further behind,” said Premier John Horgan. “Our government will […]
After hiking disability and income assistance rates last week Shane Simpson was asked if his government would restore the disability bus pass program. “We are going to move forward on that. It is just a matter of getting it right and that work is being done now. There is a conversation going on about that. […]
