by Amy Ma | Mar 4, 2024 | British Columbia
In our National survey, which is Phase 1 of this report, BC represented 20% of the respondents, even though BC only accounts for 13.5% of the population of Canada. This indicates just how keenly disability poverty is felt in BC, where the poverty level currently sits...
by Amy Ma | Jan 16, 2024 | Stories
By Margaux Wosk As an Autistic person, finding my own career path has been a challenge. Openly identifying as someone who has a disability can potentially be a double-edged sword. On one hand, I might face incredible discrimination in a traditional workplace; on the...
by Amy Ma | Jan 10, 2024 | Stories
By Kat Wong-Perrotta December 2023 marked the first December in three years that I have not spent languishing in pain in a hospital bed. Since 2020, I have suffered from an inconceivably painful back injury that included torn ligaments, arthritis, and three herniated...
by Amy Ma | Dec 20, 2023 | Front Page, Stories
By David Oliver Wudel I live with cerebral palsy. I experience a physical battle daily. But the financial burdens that impact myself and my loved ones create even more barriers than I already face. This is the reality for many disabled Canadians across the...
by Amy Ma | Nov 28, 2023 | Stories
By D.F. Valentina D.F. Valentina and service dog Wolfie Hello, I’m Valentina and this is my Service Dog, Wolfgang Moonbeam, ‘Wolfie’! Some background information for you: I have experienced multiple traumas and therefore have a large range of disabilities and medical...
