Social Justice – Itʼs The Attitude That Needs To Change

At its foundation, the concept of social justice involves making everything equal and levelling the playing field for everyone. It seems like such a simple concept and yet it really is so complex. I don't think I ever truly understood that more than when I became the mother of a child with a disability.

The reality is that many things in our world are not equal, and even with great advocacy and awareness, the world falls short in providing the same opportunities to everyone. So how do we do better? What are the barriers that prevent this from happening?

In my life as a mother who is raising a child with a brain injury who uses a wheelchair, the most obvious obstacles to social justice that we encounter are the physical ones. The glaring lack of accessibility in areas like transit, buildings, parks. Paying the same price for tickets to a hockey game, but having to sit in an area that is deemed accessible but not able to see past the rail that is right at sightline.