Monday, October 1, 2012

My 2012 - 2013 Budget Response

The $200 increase in the disability grant to $1500 is great but I would have liked to have heard something more, such as the provision of jobs. Our goal is supposed to be to have less people receiving the disability grant and more differently abled people holding down jobs.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Consult Us

I often hear persons in authority who are abled bodied discussing matters which concern differently abled people. Very few people who can walk properly would realise that there are two or three stairs at the entrance of a building or that the height of the sidewalks makes life difficult for wheelchair users. You would not ask a carpenter what an electrician requires. Therefore, the authorities need to ask us what we require to live our lives a little easier.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

A Step In The Right Direction

I had the pleasure of attending the first Miss Trinidad and Tobago Differently-Abled Queen Show last Sunday. When I found out about this queen show a few months ago, my first thought was "FINALLY" because I think that differently-abled people need to show abled bodied people that we can do what they do, just differently.
On the left of me is my good friend and the organiser of the show, Beverly Jackson and on the right of me is Beverly Jackson's daughter, Annaly Maule who is another organiser. Annaly is a good friend of mine as well.