October 3, 2018 – Athletic adventurers Jason Cole and Rand Surbey, who lives with cerebral palsy, will be running for fairness and inclusion in giant turkey costumes this Thanksgiving Sunday in Victoria. In 2014 through 2017, the pair ran the half marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes – a whopping 20 minutes faster than the […]
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“I love it!” – Peter is a CPABC Movement Ambassador
Going downhill is a lot of fun, as long as you remember your brake! These are wise words of advice from CPABC Movement Ambassador Peter Brown. As an active senior living with cerebral palsy, Peter was excited to join the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC’s Movement Without Limits program to incorporate biking into his fitness […]
Making an adapted fashion statement – Youth Without Limits
On September 14, with the help of facilitator Karen Chan and friends, the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC’s Youth Without Limits support group put the spotlight on the topic of adapted fashion. Many people with disabilities have different needs when it comes to wearing fashionable clothing. On the Table Karen, an aspiring fashion designer who […]
Dear members: “Straw ban” stigma and response
Dear members, Thank you so much for sharing your concerns with us and responding to our posts about the proposed “straw ban” in the city of Vancouver and making this one of our most engaging stories. Stigma and strategy The “ban” (part of the City of Vancouver’s Single-Use Item Reduction Strategy) is not scheduled to […]
The Start of My Writing Journey
(This story was shared in response to our Youth Blog call for submissions. All opinions are those of the writer. Please share your story!) By Tylia Flores It was the fall of 2010 that changed my life forever. I was a freshman in high school going through many changes in my life and just trying to […]
