by Rose Mariana Robb | Nov 29, 2012 | Opinions
On Nov. 9, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada found that Jeffrey Moore, a dyslexic child, was discriminated against in the B.C. public school system. This ruling overturned the verdicts of both the B.C. Supreme Court and the B.C. Court of Appeals regarding Moore, who...
by Rose Mariana Robb | Sep 27, 2012 | Features, Stories
It was a breakthrough event for disabled people, as a people. Media coverage in the U.K. was wall-to-wall. Events were sold out. The opening and closing ceremonies showcased people with disabilities as full participants in life and in the world. The Paralympic...
by Rose Mariana Robb | Sep 13, 2012 | Op-eds, Opinions
Did you watch the Olympics? How about that opening ceremony? Amazing, wasn’t it? And how about the opening of the Paralympics? Oh. Yeah, I missed it, too. After the regular Olympics end, the Paralympics typically plays to mostly empty seats. In Beijing, that began to...
by Rose Mariana Robb | Sep 6, 2012 | Op-eds, Opinions
Never let it be said that non-disabled people don’t support disability rights. There’s at least one right the public is prepared to go the distance on — the right to die. Judging by public opinion pieces and media coverage of the recent B.C. Supreme Court case...