Blog posts by Al

You have to be in Vancouver to appreciate this but one of the hottest questions in the mainstream media is, Why aren't the Parlympics part of the Winter Olympics? Public opinion is very clear – they should be.  Paralympians shouldn't … Read More

I believe the Harper Government is hands down the most effective Federal champion people with disabilities and their families have ever had. The March11th ratification by Canada of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a … Read More

There is a 'back story' to the 2010 Paralympic Games that deserves to be publicized.  Archimedes wrote; Give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the world. That's what a group of British Columbia disability … Read More

The 2010 Paralympic Games begin officially this Friday March 12th.  Starting immediately there is a lot going on – more than enough to interest the sports fan, party enthusiast or arts connoisseur!  The combination of events will banish once and … Read More

Wednesday's Federal Government Throne Speech ( https://www.speech.gc.ca/eng/index.asp ) contained a few paragraphs of 'social innovation' language for the first time.  This is a welcome political blessing to the social entrepreneurs inside and outside government.  I have reprinted the Throne Speech … Read More

Once again Finance Minister Flaherty has proven himself to be a friend of people with disabilities and their families.  His establishment of the RDSP – a world's first – has not only, shifted financial resources directly into the bank accounts … Read More

Brian McKeever is an accomplished athlete and star Paralympian who qualified for the Canadian Olympic team by winning an able bodied 50 km. race in January. On Saturday he was told he was not chosen for one of the four … Read More

Note: This is the first in a series of posts on the Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games. I have a particular interest since I am a Paralympic torch bearer and have been an active participant in 'leveraging' the Games to advance … Read More

During the construction of the great cathedral at Chartres the Cardinal sent his Bishop to investigate a prolonged period of limited progress. He decided to ask 3 workers at random, what they were doing.  The first was a draftsman so … Read More

The Family arm of the Disability Movement in British Columbia has a long and fruitful history.  Together we have: closed all institutions and segregated schools and invented numerous organizations, services and programs to enhance the safety and well being of … Read More