Community Report - Atlantic | Accessible Media Inc.

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Milena Khazanavicius

Nova Scotia

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:

July 28, 2021 - Community reporter Milena Khazanavicius tells us about some accessible camping opportunities at Mersey River in Halifax. She also discusses the Nova Scotia election & tells us about a new survey for accessible taxis.

More details:

Voting Day is August 17, 2021
- For more information contact: 1-800-565-1504
- Or email: naomi.shelton@novascotia.ca
- For more information visit here
To learn more about the accessible camping opportunity at Mersey River Chalets and Nature Retreat contact: 1-877-667-2583 or visit here http://ww.merseyriverchalets.ns.ca/mrc/ 
- Complete the accessible taxi survey in Halifax by August 13, 2021
- Visit here for more info

A woman and her guide dog smile into the camera.

Louise Levesque Burley

New Brunswick

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:

September 7, 2021 - Louise Levesque Burley discusses voting options in New Brunswick for the 2021 Federal Election. She also shares her experience navigating the Elections Canada website. And, she describes her personal experiences with a recent surgery she had.

More details:

For more information on voting for the federal election, call either of these numbers for further information:1-800-463-6868 OR TTY: 1-800-361-8935
For information on accessible voting options for Elections Canada, visit here
Deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired Canadians may use Canada VRS -Video Relay Service here

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