Most of my employment interviewers lately have told me that they were related to people or had friends who had disabilities when they found out earlier that I was disabled (or took a very good guess that I was by reading in between the lines of my application beforehand). They also to
People with disabilities are still portrayed in many fund raisers as stereotypes of polar extremes – the “super disabled person” or the “charity case”, as they are very emotive visuals and stories used to open people’s wallets. Yet, these very model
As a rehabilitation and employment counsellor for people with disabilities, I thought I understood how much pain and suffering my clients with disabilities had to face. That was until I lost my sight. I now understand firsthand how my world as a person with a disability more often tha
I was in a team project with other professionals who were all relatively new to each other. We had to decide who would be the team leader. One other person and I wanted to hold that position. Under the veil of concern and supposed understanding, the other team member vying for the pos
It’s interesting to have a sometimes unnoticeable disability, as people’s true colours are often revealed. I have sat at meetings where visibly able-bodied people would make jokes and pejorative assumptions about people with disabilities while assuming that I was able-bodi
After reading on the Internet about a national organisation’s training and hiring initiatives for people with disabilities, I visited their Vancouver office and found posters, pamphlets, and people promoting the initiatives. After that, I visited their Victoria office only to fi
In my early 20’s, I was a poster girl for inspiration. Armed with a new supposedly, “in-demand” practical and marketable business degree, my adage to other people with disabilities was just be positive and you too will get a job. I grew up with a physic