Milena is a self-described adventurer. She’s a volunteer with Frontier college where she tutors kids and she also spends lots of time advocating for the blind and partially sighted community in her area. Milena is a big fan of the arts, she loves to cook and enjoys running the roads with her guide dog Louis.

Recent Reports: 

January 13, 2021 - Milena Khazanavicius reflects on her organ transplant milestone. She also updates us on the new changes to the Nova Scotia Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act and tells us about the Active Transportation Advisory Committee.  
 

More details: 

• To learn about the new updates to the Nova Scotia Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act, visit here

• For information on organ dontation, visit the Legacy of Life: Nova Scotia Health here

• To contact the Active Transportation Advisory Committee about any concerns, you can reach Milena at milena@ns.sympatico.ca 

• For extra reading material, Milena suggests you check out the following article: 

  • “When Street Design Leaves Some People Behind”

From her many hospital beds, to board rooms and onto the public stage, Louise Levesque Burley uses her life experience to engage individuals, organizations and all those she meets in a journey through disability etiquette. Louise is interested in everyone’s story.

With over 10 years experience as a senior manager in the non-profit world, Louise has in-depth personal knowledge of working in and with community. After major changes in her life, Louise evolved into a speaker, coach, facilitator and author. In 2010, she published her first book Through my Eyes – INsights into Disability Etiquette, and in 2015 she produced her Cookin’ without Lookin’ video series.

Since 2005, Louise has operated Shared Vision Partagée. In 2009, she was the first ever bilingual, non-sighted Canadian to graduate with the Diploma of Adult Education from Saint Francis Xavier University.

As she journeys through life, and despite her physical challenges, Louise enjoys travelling, wine-tasting, dancing, singing, walking on the beach, experiencing the sounds of nature, and changing the lives of all those she encounters.

Louise and her guide dog, Mr. Fig, follow his mantra: keep it fun!

Together they look forward to joining the AMI Community Reporter team. 

Recent report: 

January 7, 2021 - Community reporter Louise Levesque Burley tells us about her guide dog Mr. Fig. She also describes the rehabilitation counselling services offered by Ability New Brunswick. And, she tells us about the Disability Express Cab. 

More details: 

• To learn more about the Ability New Brunswick's rehabilitation counselling services, visit here 
  • You can also contact Monica, the Transition Planner, at info@abilitynb.ca  
  • To Register with the Moncton office call 506-858-0311 or toll-free at 1-866-462-9555 
• To call the Disability Express Cab, you can phone 506-229-5000 between 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday to Sunday. 
  • Local rates and Flat rates available for out-of-town trips
  • For more information you can visit here www.mobilityexpress.cab 
  • Or check them out on Facebook here Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mobilityexpresscab