Author by Cathy Grant I wanted to start off this year on a positive note, so I decided to talk about one of my favorite surprises of 2016; that being the comedy Speechless on ABC. I’m not one to get excited at all about TV but when a staff person showed me the trailer […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. January 2017 Edition KSA Newsletter 2017 contains in This month’s theme Happy New Year everyone! The KSA wishes you lots of happiness and good health. January is a good month to focus on health and wellness because […]
Written by Michelle Goos When you are on low income it is hard to plan all the things you need to do at any time. But Christmas time is even harder because you want to make sure that you have money for gifts and food and the Christmas dinner, whatever that looks like to you […]
by Dave and Lorie Sherritt We are getting up there in age and our bodies are changing a bit. Sometimes we are surprised at how quickly things can creep up on us! We are working on making sure our condo is comfortable and we can do everything we want to do in it.We are […]
by Jeff Stackhouse The 33rd annual edition of the Mission Candlelight Parade began 43 years ago as a daytime parade. It was decided 10 years later that it looked much better at night so it was changed to the Fraser Valley’s only nighttime parade event in BC. ( It is now the most […]
Message from the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities http://hebergement-hosting.ca/hosting/edsc-esdc/dgsrds-issdb/consultation/qwc-v6-en640x360.mp4 Transcript: Message from the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities In Canada we’ve made considerable progress in making our society more inclusive. We see this throughout our communities. But there is […]
The Liberal government is launching what it says is the next phase of its study to reform the voting system — a campaign promise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown signs of backing away from lately — through a new online portal called MyDemocracy.ca. The Liberals are giving Canadians 25 days to take part in […]
On November 26, a friend and I headed down to Canada Place to take part in the Federal Government’s Public Engagement meeting. There with around 300 people, most of whom had a disability, we talked to the Mister of Sport and People with Disabilities about various disability issues. I learned a lot […]
(V.I.S.A. Caf-eh) Hi! I’m the Comox Valley Self Advocate Liaison, Sherwin Strong. I’d like to tell you about a new group forming on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island Self Advocate Caf-eh is a group that is comprised of fellow People with Diverseabilities. It is a group that will focus on: Community Experiences– This is about […]
I am twenty six years old I finally moved out of my parents to a new place on my own. I want to share my experiences and thoughts on what I like about living at Chorus. Some of my friends are a lot closer now and some live at Chorus Apartment. I love having […]
