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 […]
So last month I checked out an accessible apartment that I could have moved into if it met with my approval: it didn’t. While it was accessible and the property manager was willing to make more so, the issues that made it inappropriate for me went far beyond that single issue. This entire experience got […]
By: Terina Sessa I had got into the habit of saying “No” to new ideas and new activities over the years and remained happy in my normal everyday life. This past winter, I was approached by several support workers, who encouraged me over and over again to try something new. Finally, after a 30-year break, […]
John’s CLBC Editorial Board Story By: John O’Neill I’m Johnny O from Nelson, BC. I’m a radio announcer on the Kootenay Co-op Radio Station. I was at a Self-Advocacy Leadership conference in Vernon in 2015 when I first heard about the CLBC Editorial Board and that they were looking for a representative from […]
