Your Story. Your Voice. Be Heard.
Cynthia Lockrey shares her insights and experience as a patient advocate and her patient advocacy work. Blog posts include topics such as patient storytelling, working with healthcare professionals and advocating for children.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could send your child back to school in September, trusting they would get the support they need to reach their full potential? Or at least make it through the day. While many parents of diverse learners wish for this, sadly with overstretched education systems, this isn’t the reality.
Read MoreAs parents, we’re all too aware the impacts these cuts have had on our children’s mental health, personal safety and academic performance. But I doubt many of our elected official know what’s happening.
Why? Because parents and caregivers are so busy raising and fighting for our kids, that we don’t have a lot of time and energy leftover to advocate at the provincial level.
But without making some noise, and sharing our stories, our kids will continue to fall behind.
Read MoreIt’s time to celebrate the gifts diverse learners bring instead of focusing on the challenges.
Read MoreYour lived experience matters – a lot! By embracing this experience, you can make a heart connection, which is the most powerful connection of all.
Read MoreIt can be frustrating and overwhelming to have ongoing battles to get your child the support they need in school. But it’s important you keep fighting - because if you don’t fight for your child, no one else will.
Read MoreIn honour of World Autism Awareness/Acceptance Day (April 2), I’m sharing some life lessons I’ve learned from raising an autistic child. This journey has not only made me a better mom, but a better person. It has helped me have more patience and compassion with others.
Read MoreNever underestimate the power one person’s voice can make. Hear how one tweet led to an organizational change.
Read MoreIt’s time we not only acknowledge the emotional load but also look for way to lighten it for parents. After all, by taking some weight off our backs, it gives us more energy to support our incredible kids.
Read MoreCOVID has furthered the gap between kids with special needs and neurotypical learners. In many cases, these students have less resources and supports to help them navigate the new restrictions and classroom routines. The result - kids are struggling like we’ve never seen before.
Read MoreAs back to school plans unfold, there is little mention of supports for kids with special needs. What is being done to ensure vulnerable learners are not forgotten during this challenging school year?
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Training videos, e-books and books to provide advice, tools and insight into the world of patient engagement as an advocate and volunteer.
Speak your truth. Share your story.
