Category Archives: Interactive

By Reid Parkes I attended my first conference on Vancouver Island at the Conference Center. I met the people I was going with at Scott Road Connections on Thursday, May 30th. I got into the recreation van with my packed bag and we drove to the ferry together. Once we got onto the ferry, I […]

By Susan Bains As a 15 year resident of White Rock, I encountered accessibility barriers along the promenade after becoming a wheelchair user. Despite years of personal advocacy efforts and correspondence with city officials, little progress was made on making the pier accessible. Frustrated by the lack of action, I expanded my efforts. I rallied […]

By: Karen Colville   My name is Karen and I am an independent self- advocate and visual artist in Vancouver, BC. I live with chronic health challenges that left me as a disabled adult.  My Canadian nature art was selected along with other Canadian Artists living with a disability, for the CASE National Annual Supported […]

  By Kashif Nasir My name is Kashif. I live with my mom, however, I have more family members and we all are very close. I am nonverbal and I love communicating through the use of a few words. I can speak and I can definitely use my expressions to let people know what I […]

By: Luke Verhoeff   I am a non-speaking autistic man from Kamloops with a story to share with you. I went nineteen years without a voice. And because of that, so many people were wrong about me and my capabilities. I found my voice through AAC, more specifically a letterboard. It was great as it […]

My Jobs By: David Mann My name is David and I would like to tell you about my jobs. I started working at Golf Town in the summer of 2022. My first day on the job I straightened clothes for two hours. On that day I got my two uniform shirts and a nametag. During […]

By Cathy Hogewoning   My name is Cathy and I’d like to tell you about myself. I am forty-four years old and I live in a group home in Fraser Heights. I’ll start by sharing some of the things I do. Every Monday I go to a Circle Group in Abbotsford with my friends. I […]

By: Margaux Wosk As an Autistic person, I found that being employed by someone else is often the only way that employment is presented. This is especially true for those who may be neurodivergent or disabled. There are entire organizations dedicated to helping disabled people find employment, however, they don’t talk about how self-employment could […]

Submitted by Maria First, I live in a basement suite in Kelowna. I been very busy with Special Olympics and working at my job. I wanted to do more cooking at home instead of eating out as much. I joined a cooking group in November 2023 for 4 weeks. We chose simple recipes such as […]

Written by Bryce Schaufelberger, Project Lead at www.selfadvocatenet.com January 15, 2024 The housing market of BC is on my mind because I am feeling back to square one on finding a good place to live and no idea where to go. It feels like our system of support is unable to help find a suitable […]