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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 10 2022 Statements Dan Coulter
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
A
City
of
chillock
is
very
proud
of
the
gold
certification
of
the
xi'am
center,
but
none
of
this
would
have
been
possible
without
a
local
hero,
jim
ryan.
He
advocated
for
and
assessed
accessibility
at
the
shiam
center
jim
suffered
a
spinal
cord
injury
in
march
of
2016
that
left
him
as
a
c4,
complete
quadriplegic
following
the
accident
jim
spent
over
a
year
in
the
medical
system,
learning
how
to
survive
and
adjust
to
his
new
life.
A
He
had
lost
use
of
many
many
of
his
abdominal
muscles
and
had
to
relearn
how
to
breathe
cough
and
swallow
then
came
learning
how
to
adjust
to
life
as
quadriplegic
learning
about
medications,
he
would
have
to
take
how
to
live
and
operate
in
a
wheelchair
and
navigate
the
world
around
him
throughout
this
entire
time.
Jim
shared
his
story
with
the
public
and
inspiring
inspired
others
to
overcome
adversity
and
keep
working
the
problem.
A
He
was
recognized
in
2018
with
coast.
Mental
health
courage
to
come
back
award
and
jim
has
continued
to
keep
moving
forward
and
push
the
limits
of
what
is
accessible.
Jim
now
works
as
an
ambassador
for
the
rick
hansen
foundation
and
educates
the
public
on
accessibility
issues
and
overcoming
adversity.
He
is
also
a
qualified
accessibility,
specialist
and
works
to
assess
buildings
of
all
types
for
accessibility
and
offers
solutions
for
retrofit,
as
well
as
initial
building
design.
A
He
focuses
on
maximum
maximizing
accessibility
for
the
lowest
economic
cost
in
an
effort
to
illustrate
that
accessibility
does
not
have
to
be
expensive.
His
goal
is
to
make
the
world
accessible
to
all
and
increase
awareness
of
the
daily
challenges
faced
by
those
with
disabilities
of
all
types,
and
I
encourage
the
house
to
clap
for
gym.