Over the next few months, I’m going to be posting pieces from my essay Common Sense a Disabled Woman’s Perspective. Hopefully people will find them interesting and it will provoke some conversation. Introduction ‘Common Sense ain’t very common.’ I’m convinced whoever said that either had a disability or was close to someone who had […]
By Michelle Goos (Victoria, B.C.) As a parent with a disability that has a daughter that has a disability, you see your child grow and you grow fonder of them. As a parent, you can look through their eyes at a whole new world. You see things differently; you see new things and all things […]
By Sheenagh Morrison (Victoria, B.C.) My mum and I flew to Montreal from Victoria, then to Quebec City. We had about three days in Quebec City; we did a tour of the Old Town to learn the history of the city. It was a very pretty city to see. After the tour, we went to […]
By Cheryl Fryfield (Vancouver, B.C.) I recently was awarded a Scholarship from the British Columbia General Employees Union (BCGEU) and CLBC. I am so grateful. The scholarship helped me sign up again at the Jewish Community Centre so I could work out. It was too hot this summer to work out, so I […]
By Natasha Bidinoff-Gardiner (Nelson, B.C.) I am Natasha. I was born in Surrey and raised in Nelson, BC. I am trying to find a clear path, where I belong in this world. Discovering more of who I am, I seek to change the world for the better. I want to be a self-advocate of […]
By Kristian Shaw (Kamloops, B.C.) September was an exciting month. It has been 5 years since I started my own business. I was told most new businesses don’t last more than 5 years. So I felt September was a month to celebrate. I have developmental disabilities and so I started my own business working with other’s […]
Written by Cathy Grant So, I went to the BCITS’s AGM and Social last week. It was a lovely event where I saw a lot of people I hadn’t seen in a while, ate some good food, and even won a door prize. So far it had been a really fun evening; that was until […]
By: Madison My name is Madison and I’ve been a Self-Advocate of Semiahmoo for three years. Being a part of this group helps me feel like I’m a full citizen because everything we do is community-based. I choose to participate in Self Advocates of Semiahmoo, sailing, paddle boarding and sharing my life and my […]
Written by Nick Toner My Story (Part 4) – Final Nick lives in Nelson, BC with 3 roommates. Nick cares about his community and wants to share his story about growing up in an institution. He wants to educate folks so the government does not go backwards and repeat the same mistakes. He wants […]
By: Krista Milne Hi. My name is Krista Milne and I’d like to tell you about my story of me going to a course called CLIC, Community Leaders Igniting Change at SFU. We met once a week for 3 hours for 12 weeks. I got into this through self-advocacy. One of the Involvement Coordinators […]
