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The Kamloops Self Advocates Newsletter October 2016 Edition

The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw.     October 2016 Edition  KSA  Newsletter 2016 contains This month’s theme Welcome to October everyone. It’s community living month and it’s Halloween too. There is a lot to celebrate in October, like being out and about in community. It […]

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Celebrities with Mental Health Issues

Kristian Shaw Passion for  To help people with mental health Mental Health and awareness Demi Lovato has bipolar disorder and had an eating disorder. Demi sings music in the entertainment industry and appeared on Barney as a kid. She sings good music. There should be no shame in seeking help from mental health doctors and […]

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Disability Peer Support Group

Kristian Shaw is starting a peer support group for people with disabilities Do you want a chance to connect with others? Do you have valuable experiences to share? This group might be right for you! Each month, the group will meet to socialize and talk about different topics. People have said that they want to […]

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The Kamloops Self Advocates Newsletter September 2016 Edition

The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw.     September 2016 Edition  KSA  Newsletter  contains   This month’s theme Welcome to September everyone! It has been a busy summer and promises to be an even busier fall! The KSA will be celebrating its 3rd anniversary, community living […]

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Kamloops Self Advocate Newsletter Presentation To Kamloops Library

By Kristian Shaw Kamloops Self Advocate Newsletter did a presentation to library about there newsletter there is 2 videos of presentation they presented to The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System         Presentation Video 1         Presentation 2 Video         ALso pictures of the presentation as well […]

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Self-Starter created Kamloops Self-Advocate

 By: Andrea Klassen in Community, News July 20, 2016  Krystian Shaw, who prefers the term “diverse abilities” over disabilities, is the  brainchild behind the Kamloops Self-Advocate newsletter. Dave Eagles/KTW Krystian Shaw prefers the term “diverse abilities” over disabilities. It’s one of the ways the 26-year-old tries to challenge the public perception of what people with […]

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The Kamloops Self Advocates Newsletter August 2016 Edition

The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw.   August  2016 Edition  KSA  Newsletter 2016 contains This month’s theme This month, the KSA is looking forward to presenting about the newsletter at the downtown library in the community on August 6th. Everyone is welcome to come, to join […]

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The Kamloops Self Advocates Newsletter July 2016 Edition

The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw.     July 2016 Edition  KSA  Newsletter 2016 contains     This month’s theme Thanks to everyone that came out to FunFest! It was a successful event. This month’s newsletter is about Canada day, what it means to be Canadian, […]

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The Kamloops Self Advocates Newsletter June 2016 Edition

The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw.     June 2016 edition  KSA  Newsletter 2016 contains     This month’s theme Hope those of you that come to Fun Fest enjoy the event and the Disability Awareness Week booth! Feel free to send in comments or pictures […]

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Kamloops Self-Advocate newsletter shows diverse abilities

The Kamloops Self-Advocate allows people with mental and physical challenges to share their stories. There were people who thought that Kamloops’ Krystian Shaw wouldn’t be able to read or write. But Krystian never doubted himself.  Though he was born with developmental delays, he has worked hard to achieve many of his dreams. One of them was […]

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