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 MoreBy 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 MoreImpact 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 MoreBy 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 MoreOn 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 MoreI 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 MoreMy 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 MoreIn 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 MoreBy 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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