Positive Shift

In spite of living with a disability for 12 years, my knowledge of living with a disability was limited to what disease groups and healthcare providers told me. In 2022, writing the history of the American Disability Civil Rights Movement opened my eyes to the other side of living with a disability. Canadians with disabilities have fewer rights than Americans with disabilities. I became empowered learning how organizations fought for Disability Civil Rights. My spirit soared as I learned about the people and movements such as the Capitol Crawl, the 504 Sit-In, the Gang of 19, the Independent Living Movement, Sins Invalid, Ed Roberts, Judith Heumann, and Johnnie Lacy. This knowledge empowered me to envision my future differently. I want to share this empowering knowledge with people living with disabilities, school, healthcare providers, and social workers to create a Positive Shift in the attitudes, opportunities, and lives of Canadians.

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Positive Shift makes ever effort to uphold and share the principles of the independent living movement and disability justice. 

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For many years, disability justice has been the province of the dominant white culture and politicians. Disabilities are nondiscriminatory and occur throughout all sectors of society but are experienced Inequitably. To right this wrong Positive Shift humbly asks  This discrepancy  increases for Canadians with disabilities who live in rural areas, or are Indigenous, Black, Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern, or any other visible minority. Peer support is needed. Positive Shift wishes to work with groups so they can make the training relevant to their cultural perspective. Disability justice must involve all people living with disabilities including the GLBTQ2+ community, Indigenous, Black, Asian, Middle Eastern, East Asian, and all other visible minorities and cultural groups in order to be equitable and promote true equality.