Month: June 2011

Western Fair Access Program

Ensuring the Western Fair is accessible for people with disabilities has been a big problem, specifically a decision made last year to begin charging individuals with disabilities entry (which you can read about here). While I fully endorse PWDs paying full fare for entry, I do believe it’s unfair to ask the same of their… Continue reading Western Fair Access Program

Community Theatre

Have you ever noticed how City Hall seems to always, subtly and not so subtly, pit issues against each other? Oh, they’d love to put more money into the LTC, but those environmentalists just haaaaad to have their compost program. Sorry about your luck little Timmy. If Jeff is ever Mayor, he’s going to stop the… Continue reading Community Theatre

Friends Don’t Let Friends Make Music

Have you ever met one of those people who goes on and on about how they want to learn how to play music and think they’d be a great musician but never do anything to advance their musical skills? Yea, Jeff is one of those people. Tune in next week though to hear Griff’s revolutionary… Continue reading Friends Don’t Let Friends Make Music

Forming a Community

Jeff had a wonderful time this weekend in Ottawa at the Youth Activist Forum. A huge, huge thanks to Chrissy, Dale and Erika for putting on such an amazing conference and a big tip o’ the hat to Citizens with Disabilities–Ontario for making it all possible. Unfortunately, Clara had to work and missed all the… Continue reading Forming a Community

Dishonourable Discharge

You’d be astonished how often a Paratransit bus “won’t see you” despite the fact you are sitting right on the front steps waiting. It’s almost like they never came at all… Also it should be pointed out the exchange Rhett has with the PT operator is only the SMALLEST of exaggerations. Jeff has been told… Continue reading Dishonourable Discharge