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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
By Al Etmanski The family arm of the disability movement that I belong to seems to be getting older. The average age of the people at the meetings or conferences I attend is getting …
Read MoreThe Math of Advocacy
By Al Etmanski A critical feature of advocacy, whether on behalf of individuals or to advance public policy, is to maintain momentum especially when you have been going uphill far too long. Momentum signals …
Read MoreAdvocate with Empathy
Impact Ability Part 6 with Donna Thomson – Recap Justice for people with disabilities and their families is not something we can achieve on our own. We must bring a diverse group or people …
Read MoreThe ‘Crown’ of Lobbying
By Al Etmanski People who are members of disability royalty, and that include staff, funders, policy makers as well as individuals, families, and friends, are by definition in it for the long haul. Their …
Read MoreWho we Are is as Important as How: IMPACT-Ability with Ted Kuntz
On Tuesday, January 10th, Ted Kuntz, moderator of the Impact-Ability webinar series, joined us this time as a guest. The discussion focused on how improving one’s self can transform our actions and behaviours which in …
Read MoreThe Splendour and Isolation of Martin Luther King Jr.
I remember the shock of seeing Martin Luther King Jr’s tomb for the first time. I had just emerged from the King Center on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta not too far from where he …
Read MoreFlight of the “Ordinaries”
My regular walk takes me along a dyke beside a fen that should not be there. It exists because one neighbour called another. She happened to be a Mom with a new baby and …
Read MorePeace You Can Count On
In early October 2016, thousands of Jewish and Arab women began a two week March of Hope walking from the banks of the Jordan River near Jericho, to Jerusalem. Their purpose – a viable …
Read MoreArt, Science and Community Connections
By Vickie Cammack Our connectedness to one and other is often what is best about being human. PLAN began over 25 years ago with what was then a radical view – the limitations of services …
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