The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) ran a monthly column focusing on disability issues in 2005 & 2006. The series rotated between three disabled Canadians–Anna Quon (Nova Scotia), Ed Smith (Newfoundland), and Hélèna Katz (Montreal)–and was intended to focus in on their experiences and reflections as such. The column concluded in August 2006, but the stories and comments remain relevant and thought provoking. A complete list of the columns follows. I especially recommend Imagine a Disability You Can’t See and The Beautiful Kindness in People.
COLUMNS BY ANNA QUON:
Aug. 17, 2006
Home Sweet Home
May 10, 2006
Helping a new day dawn
February 14, 2006
Watch your words: language and disability
August 3, 2005
Medication and the treatment dilemma
May 11, 2005
Against stigma – putting a face on mental illness
February 18, 2005
Wishing for self-management
COLUMNS BY ED SMITH:
April 18, 2006
The beautiful kindness in people
November 7, 2005
Time to fight the good fight again
June 24, 2005
‘Come On-A My House’
March 22, 2005
Against the killing of the light
Feb. 3, 2005
Death, not disability, is the end of the world
COLUMNS BY HÉLÈNA KATZ:
June 28, 2006
Elephants in lab coats
March 20, 2006
Disability matters more than it should
December 1, 2005
Disability matters in the workforce
July 19, 2005
Teachers need more than apples
April 11, 2005
Imagine a disability you can’t see
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