Marc Rocheleau With summer almost over, it’s time for what feels like an annual update at this point. Before anyone assumes the worst… if they’re still reading that is, Jan and I are doing fine. She is much happier at her current job and getting close to being two years in now. While the pandemic … Read more
Launching successfully in Canada, Disney+ Star is leaving a lot to be desired for the blind. Boasting hundreds of mature films and TV series, it’s been described as an international version of Hulu. Unlike the United States however, Star appears as a seventh tile directly in the app too. We may not get live … Read more
Faithful Luminati, your favourite beacons of blindness have not forgotten about you! Despite a mysterious and lengthy absence, we’re working on a comeback. Obviously we can’t apologize enough for just kind of disappearing, but that doesn’t mean I can’t explain what happened and where we’ve been. Spoiler alert: We didn’t travel far… or at … Read more
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve covered Ontario’s Disability Support Program (ODSP) on here and there’s a reason for that. After delving into social assistance so much and ultimately becoming very discouraged, I needed a break from it. We’ve actively been avoiding serious subject matter on the podcast and I’ve even strayed away … Read more
So let’s get my hot take out of the way: Nebula is the best character from Guardians Of The Galaxy. Sure, Star-Lord is hilarious, Gamora is a bad ass, Groot, Drax, Mantis are all different combinations of the two and Rocket… well, he’s a talking raccoon that enjoys killing people…. like a lot of … Read more
As you may already know, I haven’t enjoyed streaming technology during the pandemic. This all changed on Friday night however. Earlier in the week, I came across a post on Canadian musician Matthew Good’s facebook page. It was an announcement that you could purchase tickets for an online event on Friday night. He was … Read more
I’ve been promising an update on correspondence regarding how ODSP interacts with CERB. For those of you who missed it, I recently wrote a letter to Members of Provincial and Federal Parliament (MPPs and MPs respectively.) I’m not sure what I was expecting in return but the results have left me feeling fairly defeated. … Read more
I was originally going to be clever and write “Mr. Rocheleau Goes To Ottawa” until realizing I’m e-mailing federal AND provincial members of Parliament. Ah well… maybe one day. Anyway, After writing my blog entry about the Ontario Disability Support Program’s punitive rules against those collecting the Canada Emergency Response Benefit last week, many … Read more
I realized yesterday that a couple of important issues weren’t explained in my last blog entry. If you missed me talking about Jan being forced back to work despite both of us being high risk during the pandemic, you should go back and check it out. Actually, it’s kind of essential to understanding this … Read more
So Jan goes back to work next week since we can’t survive on the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) while being on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). We are both high risk when it comes to Covid-19 but, because the Ontario provincial government treats all $2,000 as income (don’t worry, they’re generous and … Read more