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To all my disabled peeps - Please remember: You are not a burden. You are not a burden. You are not a burden.

We need systems that are efficient, and to do that, we need systems that care. We need to listen to patients, and then have the flexibility and ability to adjust, in order to provide the right care at the right time, in the right way. I believe that would be transformative.

There was no room for nuance. No space for personalization. No time to listen. This was the opposite of person-centred care. This was systemic inertia; a system working against itself, and against me.

The story out of Edmonton of a father who died of cardiac arrest after 8 hours in the ED is devastating and terrifying. Imagine how utterly powerless he must have felt. Trigger warning: Contains an image of a deceased person. globalnews.ca/news/11591976/…

This is @WestJet finding a loophole in accessibility legislation as a way to avoid providing service to some disabled passengers. People who use power chairs generally require more assistance. This is not a coincidence. @Stephanie4BC

I have flown on WestJet planes - including their small Dash 8 twin prop planes - literally hundreds of times in the past 20 years, with a power chair that weighed 450 lbs. Weight was never discussed as a problem.

Boycott @WestJet for discriminatory and arbitrary weight restrictions on power wheelchairs.

@DavisJKyle @limebike @cityofkelowna I have, but I think it's valuable for these issues to be out in public. This is a for-profit scooter occupying private, and rare, accessible parking. @Limebike can and must do better. @cityofkelowna can make them accountable.

@SpringHawes @limebike @cityofkelowna Highly recommend a service request for this. Have you tried it?

Hey @limebike @cityofkelowna Come get your scooter. It's been sitting in the one accessible parking spot at 710 Stockwell for 2 days.

Sending all my love to survivors and others impacted by sexual assault. I stand in solidarity—in rage and grief—against systems that normalize sexual violence and discredit women and other targeted people. EM deserves a better world. We all deserve a better world.   If you are experiencing distress, please reach out for support. Klinic Crisis Line: (204) 786-8686