By Dwight Arthur Grose My name is Dwight Arthur Grose, I am 59 years old and live with a wonderful Home Share Family in Abbotsford, BC. I have been a member of the Abbotsford Self Advocates Group for over 20 years and enjoy attending the Annual Leadership Retreat where I learn about my rights and […]
By Manjeet Ghangass (Semiahmoo, B.C.) Today I did a presentation for the Semiahmoo House Society’s Core Training. This Training teaches new staff things like, our mission and philosophy; all the different programs and services; and educating people on why Semiahmoo House exists. I explained that the Self Advocates of Semiahmoo is run by people with […]
By Janelle Armstrong (Semiahmoo, B.C.) On Saturday, October 6th, the Self Advocates of Semiahmoo hosted a Surrey Eagles Community Night. I helped to hand out information and enjoyed watching the game. At halftime, I got to go on the ice and shoot the puck into the net. It was hard walking on the ice, […]
By Shannon Lebrun (Abbosford, B.C.) Hi, my name is Shannon, I would love to talk about my trip to Mexico and how it made me as a person with special needs so thankful. On September 22, I woke up at 3 am where my caregiver and her husband and I went to the Vancouver […]
By Barbara Anderson (Nanaimo, B.C.) Hi, I’m Barbara and I’m living with a disability (diversability). I have been living on my own for 10 years and I really enjoy it. Since I moved out on my own I got to meet a lot of people. When I was a baby of six months, my […]
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 […]
By Darryl Harand (Kelowna, B.C.) For those who don’t know who I am, I am Darryl Harrand. I’ve been a self-advocate since 1994. I led the local self-advocate group in Kelowna, BC, through Pathways Abilities Society for several years. Today, I want to talk about the rights and responsibilities of a self-advocate. The rights are: […]
By Deepi Leihl (Richmond. B.C) When I first stepped into UBC’s radio station the CiTR, in 2012 and went on a tour. I remember feeling super excited, yet scared at the same time. Let’s rewind, shall we? In September 2001, I went to Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Richmond and took courses that were […]
By Michelle Goolief (Nelson, B.C.) I would like to tell the story of how I met my partner, Shawn. It was 25 years ago, back in 1993. We were both taking the same class at the local college. I liked him when I first saw him. He was kind of nice and a bit of a […]
By Dara Watson (Dawson Creek, B.C.) This was my first first time going on a trip. I went with my boyfriend, David. We went to Courtenay, BC to visit our friends. It was my first time to even fly on a plane! We flew from Fort St John to Courtenay. I was scared and […]
