Rolling on the floor laughing my wheels off

 — a review of wheelchair accessibility at Yuk Yuks Ottawa Recently, I had the chance to check out Yuk Yuk’s Ottawa. When I posted that I was going on social media, a few of my friends and followers were surprised. The reason for that is because up until last year,

We need a voting system that is accessible to everyone

 This week, I’ll update you about my experience with voting in the provincial election. If you missed last week’s article, here’s a quick recap. Just over a week ago, I had planned to vote early. To my surprise, none of the locations in Ottawa Centre were remotely close to me.

Attention city hall: Please stop ignoring Para Transpo riders

 Last week, I took my first trip of 2022 on Para Transpo. While my experience on that day went smoothly, it’s not always the case. Having a positive experience with Para Transpo can almost be a reason to celebrate. For those who aren’t aware of what Para Transpo is, I’ll

We’re different, but yet, we’re the same

 First of all, I want to thank you for the kind words and the congrats. For those who haven’t read last week’s article, I talked about leaving the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario 28 years ago after living there for 19 years. Throughout those 19 years, I moved around several

As the world keeps spinning, so do the wheels

 I feel that I didn’t say enough last week about what’s happening in Ukraine. So, this week, I’ll discuss it a bit about it. I’m not an expert on the subject. I keep up with the news as much as my mental health allows me, but that seems petty to

A licence to hide the truth and ignore the real issues

 After almost a month of being surrounded by truckers and police, it seems oddly quiet. I would say that things in Centretown almost feel normal again. On the other hand, what is normal? One could easily argue that there’s no such thing as normal, and I completely agree. Besides, normal

Struggling to make sense of how our city lost control

 When typing this article, the occupation of truck drivers is still happening. Despite Ottawa and Ontario being under a state of emergency, nothing has changed. Outside of issuing tickets and a few arrests, The Ottawa Police continue to do nothing besides watching others take over our city. Our mayor continues

The convoy: How quickly we became prisoners in our homes

 As I’m typing this, it’s early afternoon on a Sunday. I can hear cars and trucks honking in the distance. This has been the soundtrack to my weekend. On YouTube, people have been live-streaming what’s happening on Parliament Hill, as well as on the streets nearby. On social media, people

Ottawa refuses to believe that people with disabilities matter

 This week, I want to tackle a few issues. In a way, they’re all connected, at least, in my brain. First and foremost, how about this weather? Please don’t shoot me for a lame question. We had a major snowstorm last week for those of you outside of Ottawa, and

Will it be a December to remember for Para Transpo riders — #ParaTranspoInDecember

 I received a lot of feedback to my article last week about Para Transpo now offering “unlimited bookings.”  By all accounts, it seems that with most of the feedback, people were skeptical, and now with free transit in December, Para Transpo riders have good reasons to be concerned. Here’s the