Tag: disability
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Celebrating Indigenous Disability Awareness Month
We would like to begin by acknowledging that the Home Sharing Support Society BC office operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples-Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh (slay-wa-tuth) & Musqueam First Nations. We respect the land and honor this tradition of land acknowledgment that dates back centuries for Indigenous people. As a reflection…
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Individual & Family Wellness What We Learned
During our Connect & Collaborate session on October 19th, 2023, our home sharing community came together to talk and learn. During this session, we reviewed the findings from the survey about individual and family wellness. The information from the survey helped us understand the support, challenges, and opportunities in our home sharing community. It was…
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What is Ableism & Why Does It Matter?
Welcome to the first part of our series on “ableism”. We will look at what ableism means, and why it’s important. Ableism, is not always seen as discrimination. What is Ableism? Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. If people have beliefs and actions that limit people based on their disability, this is ableism or…