Disability Pride Alberta

May 9, 2022 Disability Research

The Season of the Tick

Last summer I was so worried about Covid-19, I failed to notice the disturbing carrier of bacteria lurking in the grass at the farm I was visiting in Saskatchewan. I suppose I thought of Lyme Disease as a bit of an urban myth, not a real possibility.

Disability Costs.

Canada Disability Benefit and “a number” – some basics By: Michelle Hewitt What’s the poverty line in Canada? That may seem like a simple question with a simple answer, but it just isn’t. Poverty isn’t simple, so the answer to the question is complex. In 2015, Canada decided to use

December 3, 2021 Disability Culture / Disability Education / IDPD

International Day of Persons with Disabilities video montage – Artists with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities video montage – Disability Without Poverty – YouTube 0:00 Introduction0:33 Caspar Ryan3:34 Lisa Anita Wegner 5:39 Meharoona Ghani 7:33 Googlyness 8:35 Leesa Coleman 9:32 Quinn Smith-Windsor 12:53 Jay S Lefler 15:27Kathy M Austin 16:02 Andrew Chapman & Johnny 17:30 Elaine Derkach, David F Baker

Four people hold up letter the spell vote

September 11, 2021 Disability Culture / Disability Research

Canada goes to the polls

2021 Federal Elections: Political Parties’ promises to the disability community Facts about People with disabilities in Canada About 22% of the Canadian population aged 15 years and over has one or more disabilities and 91% of this population are aged 25 years and over Around 1.5 million persons with disabilities

Man sitting on concrete ledge beside water and trees. He is smiling, wearing sunglasses and has his hands clasped together.

August 18, 2021 Disability Stories / Music

In the Groove

Disability Is Not Inability I became a resident of the World on February 20th in the 90’s. I lived for playing with my friends and exploring adventures in my life. When I turned three-years-old, I was enrolled in Kindergarten where I continued to build relationships with new friends and extended

A charcoal grey/almost-black flag crossed diagonally from top left to bottom right by a “lightning bolt” band divided into parallel stripes of five colors: light blue, yellow, white, red, and green. There are narrow bands of the same black between the colors

July 15, 2021 Community / Disability / Disability Culture / Disability Education / Pride

July is Disability Pride Month

July is Disability Pride Month!! The Disability Pride Flag was created by Ann Magill, a disabled woman.

June 1, 2021 Disability Stories

Disability Story – National AccessAbility Week

When I first thought about writing a story about my disability, and how my life has been affected by the concepts and advancements in accessibility and universal design. I wondered if it would be as painful to write as with one’s own resume or bio, or to highlight some of mine and others struggles or challenges, or what seem like the “super-human things I and others can do. But after careful consideration I thought I’d give it a go.

May 10, 2021 Community / Disability / Volunteer

City of Calgary 2020 Accessibility Awards

the Disability Pride Alberta Foundation, was recognized at the the 2020 City of Calgary Accessibility Awards.

Man in peach colored shirt that has a rainbow on it and he issmiling.

April 22, 2021 Art / Disability Culture / Disability Stories / Isolation

Disability Stories – Isolation and Creativity

My name is David Oliver Wudel. I am an artist and the creator of 6 Wheel Painting Co. I started 6 Wheel Painting Co. just over a year ago. It came out of necessity due to the pandemic. As time went on, that necessity quickly evolved into a passion. When

Join Disability Pride Celebration and Parade in Calgary on Sunday June 9th, 2019!