David Johnston Before I tell you why I ran for the People First National board I think I should tell you what People First of Canada is all about. People First of Canada http://www.peoplefirstofcanada.ca/ has a one representative from each province of Canada that sits on the national committee; it is usually the president. […]
Over the many years I’ve been involved in the disability movement, I’ve interacted with many different advocacy groups. On the surface, all of these groups sound like they’re the real deal. Caring individuals who, for the most part, genuinely want to advocate for better care for the disabled or who want to provide […]
Hi My Name is Krystian Shaw Last summer in 2017 I came across the CBC Canada’s 150th yearbook stories on the internet and learned they were looking for more stories, so I shared my story with CBC, who was in the process of publishing a yearbook for Canada’s 150th birthday. I also shared […]
Written by Artist/Reporter Jeff Stackhouse Happy New Year all friends, family and all Self Advocates from Self Advocate Net and Jeff Stackhouse Art Productions and Films. 2017 has been a year of great triumphs with the website as well in sport, advocacy and funding. I even started a new idea to interview people with diverse […]
Written by Nick Toner My Story 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 to keep those doors closed. […]
Hi Everyone! My name is Sheenagh Morrison. Some of you know that I was very upset when the previous government made changes to our bus pass. I am very happy about the new NDP government. It’s a government that cares about people with Diverse Abilities. I know because they have listened and heard that poverty […]
Hi! It’s Shelley DeCoste from the Diverse Ability campaign!! I’m writing to tell you about an amazing opportunity I have been given to represent the BC Self Advocacy community to help reduce poverty for people with diverse abilities.I was nominated by Inclusion BC to sit on the BC Provincial task force for poverty reduction. […]
Written by Jonathan Righton My name is Jonathan Righton and I am a member of the Self-Advocates of the Rockies located in Cranbrook, BC. Here I have the opportunity to share my experiences on life to other advocates that may have experienced the same as me and we have the opportunity to form a friendship […]
Written by Artist/Reporter/Santa Jeff Stackhouse I recently got the great opportunity to spend a Christmas evening at the mall with a friend with a diverse ability and wanted to share the interview with all Self Advocates to give hope and laughter at this very special time of year. First Ryan and I looked at every […]
Hello! My name is Rosemerri Stafford and I am 34 years old. This is the story of my life….. I live on a farm in Aldergrove with my mom. We have ducks and 2 dogs. I have a part time job working at Starbucks twice a week, which I love!! I have made many […]
