August 16th 2017 (1-4 pm) by Jeff Stackhouse Joe Rikley was a true staple of the Mission BC Canada landscape. He was almost always at Tim Hortons on First Ave, at the Racetrack, or buzzing about on his motorized wheelchair from day to day. Everyone in Mission knew him or knew of him as he […]
By Bryce Schaufelberger I met Joe at the corner of 4th and James in Mission about 26 years ago. Joe was just a teenager then. His friends, Micheal Lord and John Lord, introduced me to Joe. The funny thing was when John and I went to the Mac’s store we thought we were going to […]
If you’re like me then you’ve had a lot of dealings with different organizations; service providers, wheelchair repair, cleaning services, or even home maintenance services. The list goes on and on. Some of been so bad that they were next to useless, others have been so-so. Perhaps the most frustrating are those companies […]
My name is Sierra Dean. I am 24 years old. I am a part of Self-Advocates of Semiahmoo (SAS). For Canada Day we went to White Rock beach and had a Beach Accessible Wheelchair Showcase. We had 2 booths where we showed of our beach wheelchairs. I was the DJ for our music in the […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. August 2017 Edition KSA Newsletter 2017 contains in This month’s theme Have you checked out the CBC’s Canada 2017 Yearbook? It is part of this year’s big 150th birthday celebration. They are collecting stories about why people love Canada […]
Hello my name is Gerald Oesch from Chilliwack BC. I am the newest member on the CLBC Editorial Board. I’m very happy to be joining this board. I am also the new Vice President of BC People First where we work to make sure that people with a developmental disability are respected and included in […]
Hi my name is Bryce Schaufelberger. I had an opportunity to participate in a group called Cycling for Diversity. This Group is promoting awareness of anti-bullying, inclusion and anti-racism. We went out on a bike ride to 6 schools in a 2 days in 6 different communities. Ken Herar is the founder for […]
I had a dream of doing something big that I felt Canada could offer me.’ Canada 2017 · June 26 Krystian Shaw publishes his newsletter out of Kamloops, B.C., but the monthly issues are for all Canadians. He shares tips for mental well-being and combats the stigma and discrimination that often impacts people with intellectual, […]
One of the things I like to follow on the web is how new technology might change, or is changing the lives of people with disabilities. One of the areas of change coming up is with prosthetic limbs. In only a few more years, limbs that can do as much as a regular human hand/arm […]
Hi, my name is Donald, and I have lived in Chilliwack for almost ten years. I used to have good vision, and then in 2008 I got sick and had problems with my eyes and lost most of my vision. I have no peripheral vision now, due to a detached retina. I get around independently […]
