by Carl BR Johnson
June 9, 2013
Photo by Carl BR Johnson — From left to right, Stacey Sevilla, Melanie Turcotte, Duncan Redfearn, Matthew MacWilliam and Shaely Wilbur all were on hand to organize and to help out in Access Awareness Day in the form of a barbecue.
A barbecue to raise awareness in Dawson Creek about people with disabilities and their challenges with accessibility was the highlight of Access Awareness Day.
“The whole purpose of this barbecue was to raise awareness in the community about access for disabilities,” said Stacey Sevilla, the communications and information technology administrator for the society.
The fourth annual event took place on the front lawn of the Dawson Creek museum, with a turnout of more than 500 for the whole day, according to organizers.
“It’s been a wonderful location with great visibility,” she said. The City of Dawson Creek as well as the Dawson Creek Society for Community Living sponsored the barbecue.
Sevilla said the kind of support that is given through these events to those with disabilities includes life skills, employment opportunities, employment skills training, housing and self-help skills.
“We’re here to cook and to help out in any way that we can,” said Shaely Wilbur, a City councilor.
“I’ve always been behind the scenes with my support on this issue. I have a special needs son so I totally understand the importance of accessibility within the community.”
Wilbur said the City’s master transportation plan is attempting to address the sidewalks and their curbs in Dawson Creek to make them more accessible for those with mobility challenges.
“One thing we are looking at is our city sidewalks and making sure that the curbs are easy to get onto for people with disabilities,” she said.
Elsa Vesaniemi, was a caregiver for a child with a severe developmental disability for 25 years.
“I took care of a child who was a friend of the family for 25 years,” said Vesaniemi.
“Celeste Perry was like a daughter to us. Originally, I took care of her as a respite for her parents but after a while we started to think of her as family.”
Vesaniemi eventually took over full care of her and never looked back and said events of this nature are “very important to me.”
She said that Perry’s mental capacity was that of a six-year old, and her actual age was many years older than that.
At times, she said, it was difficult caring for someone as mentally ‘young’ as she was but remembered many happy moments between them.
“Years later, she was in town and it snowed in June. She clapped her hands together when she looked outside and said, ‘Christmas is coming!'”
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