Intervention: Ridiculous

Recently, the London Free Press printed a great article outlining the decision by London City Council to invest $12m to install audible cross walk buttons around the city. Unfortunately, the article was then followed up the next day with an absolutely brutal poll on the LFP’s website asking: “Spending $12M on London crosswalk traffic-light buttons… Continue reading Intervention: Ridiculous

Change of Heart

Did you know Billy Bishop, the famous fighter ace from WW1, was caught with crib notes in his first year at RMC? From zero to hero. If you’ve learned nothing else from this week’s episode, now you know that if you cheat at school you’ll become a world-famous fighter pilot. It’s practically science. Good luck… Continue reading Change of Heart

Cabin Fever

Before Christmas, Londoners got a taste of what it’s like for people with mobility limitations in the winter during an intense snowstorm that dropped close to 3 feet of snow on our fair city. As the snow kept falling and the snowbanks grew higher and higher, people took to the Internets to complain about going… Continue reading Cabin Fever

A Very Cripzy Christmas

In the spirit of spending some time over the holidays with our families, we are going to be taking the rest of December off from Cripz. We hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday with lots of family, gifts, and more food than you can shake a cane at…and then eat said cane. See… Continue reading A Very Cripzy Christmas

Cripz Goes to the Movies: Harry Potter

This joint goes out to our fallen soldier, Dobby, who went down in the most recent Potter movie. Respect. Clara is still crying. Overly vocal movie goer who was at the theatre at the same time as us is probably also still saddened. Strange teenager with mind of a child sitting beside us is probably… Continue reading Cripz Goes to the Movies: Harry Potter

Rampway to Heaven

Sometimes it’s difficult to remember the end goal of an advocate or activist action. In the heat of the moment, when all the chips are on the table, it’s hard to keep it about the objective and not the fight. Perhaps it’s our competitive nature or just emotions gone wild, but the death of so… Continue reading Rampway to Heaven

Robo-linebacker

Growing up in Port Elgin, there weren’t a lot of accessible sports opportunities for Jeff. While youth with disabilities who live in bigger cities, like London, have several options for adapted team sports, those fortunate enough to live in the rural world with few peers in wheelchairs are largely limited to individual sports like wheelchair… Continue reading Robo-linebacker