Stephen Lewis passed away on March 31.
We're grateful to have experienced his drive for social justice through his support and contribution to the @edid-ghdi.bsky.social partnership.
Learn about Stephen's impact: shr.pn/lewis
#cdnpoli #ndp #StephenLewis @ndp.ca
On April 13, LWWRC cluster co-lead @leahlevac.bsky.social joined @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social to discuss the #Ontario government’s recent announcement to appoint regional chairs.
Visit our latest news post to learn more about Leah’s interview: shr.pn/levac-radio
#DemocracyMatters #cdnpoli #ONpoli
Join the GiiiA Network on April 20, from 1–2 p.m. ET for their 5th Community of Practice session!
Firelight will facilitate a case study of Lake Babine Nation’s Team Gooze Community Patrol and how they implement and monitor #GBAPlus.
More info in our new post: shr.pn/-CoP5
#InclusiveResearch
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Join our Substack community: shr.pn/LWWRC-Substack!
#SubstackBlog
The words ‘disability without poverty’ are printed in word art, with a large bold font. Behind the word art, the background is a bright, mustard-coloured yellow, and there is also a graphic of a town hall building.
Disability Without Poverty will host their next Town Hall on April 30, from 1–2:30 p.m. ET on Zoom!
Join Ambalika Roy from @r2hnetwork.bsky.social for a discussion on the reality of inadequate housing in Canada. 🏠
Learn more in our news post: shr.pn/town-hall-ap...
#Disability #LivelihoodsCanada
Today, 1–2 p.m. EST on Zoom, the GiiiA Network will host their "Kebaowek First Nation and Impact Assessment Experience" event!
Justin Roy, Director of Economic Development for Kebaowek First Nation, will share his community's experience.
Read more: bit.ly/4meSm3o 🔗
On Mar. 26, LWWRC Director @dstienstra.bsky.social and PhD student @mariadidanieli.bsky.social shared their research at the CSAHS 2026 Student Research Conference!
Visit our latest news post to learn about their (Re)Building Trust Post-COVID presentation: bit.ly/3PSM9hJ 🔗@uofgresearch.bsky.social
Evelyn and her son Bailey, from “Evelyn’s Story: A Livelihoods Journey from Practicality to Passion,” sit in an armchair together reading a story. A blue flag is sticking out from the back of the armchair, with an infinity symbol on it to represent autism advocacy. The title, “World Autism Acceptance Day” is printed in capital letters across the top of the page, and a rainbow prism and rainbow decals decorate the corners of the image.
Today is World #AutismDay! 🌈♾
Celebrate autistic minds with "Evelyn's Story," and learn about her unique skills as an #autistic employee, mother, and artist as well as the challenges she navigates.
Full news post: bit.ly/4sKOSYX 🔗
#Autism @edid-ghdi.bsky.social #LivelihoodsCanada
A new blog post from the Live Work Well Research Centre’s Notes from the Field blog, called “Politics of Visibility: An Interview with EDID-GHDI Researcher Valérie Grand'Maison" has been released in collaboration with the EDID-GHDI partnership. A laptop sits on a desk, opened to the EDID-GHDI Blog page of the Live Work Well Research Centre website. A yellow mug and pencils sit beside the laptop, showing an active workspace. The EDID-GHDI logo is also pictured.
Valérie Grand'Maison recently defended her dissertation on violence and resistance in the lives of #disabled women in Canada.
Our blog explores her time working on the @edid-ghdi.bsky.social partnership and with DAWN Canada!
Read it on our site: bit.ly/4bOQmvr%F0%9...
#GBV #disability #feminist
Characters from "Wren's Story: A Recipe for Livelihoods," Wren and Cyrus, sit on a bench together. Wren is a Black, non-binary person wearing neutral clothing and their hair cut short. Their wheelchair is also pictured. Cyrus is a white man, with short, blonde hair and casual clothes. The background of the image is the transgender pride flag and the title is: Transgender Day of Visibility.
March 31 was #Transgender Day of Visibility, a time to honour the contributions of #trans folks and the barriers they face. 🏳️⚧️
Our latest news post explores how being transgender influences livelihoods choices and opportunities: bit.ly/4s5UN9S 🔗
#TDOV #LivelihoodsCanada @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca
Michael Lanc stands in graduation robes, holding his framed diploma for a picture. Behind him are lush gardens and you can vaguely see campus buildings. Michael collaborated on a blog post with the LWWRC called, “‘Intersectional identities can change our relationships with policy’: An interview with former LWWRC URA Michael Lanc.” It is featured on both the Notes from the Field blog and the EDID-GHDI Blog.
📣Blog post announcement!
We connected with former URA Michael Lanc to reflect on his experiences working at the LWWRC and on the @edid-ghdi.bsky.social partnership!
Read our latest blog to learn how Michael applied this research to a Master of Philosophy: bit.ly/4sF5Gk8
@uofgresearch.bsky.social
Graphic of a young woman with long brown hair, light skin, a white tank top, a blue skirt, and brown slippers. The woman is sitting in a wheelchair and behind her there are abstract shapes and star decals.
For Cerebral Palsy (CP) Awareness Day we're spotlighting Lily—a 19-year-old woman with CP facing #accessibility issues and stigma in her job search.
Read her story and learn about the barriers she's broken down: bit.ly/3NLNjLc
#LivelihoodsCanda #CPAwareness #WorldCPDay #SupportCP
Grateful to @GuelphToday for covering Bell Let’s Talk’s $25,000 grant supporting gender‑responsive care for women in our residential program (Nurture Her Initiative). Read more: guelphtoday.com/.../12016375
#SupportHopeThrive #BellLetsTalk
Congratulations LWWRC cluster co-lead, Adam Davies, and co-authors on their new publication on the experiences of gay, #bisexual, transgender, and #queer men in accessing sexual-health services!
Read the full publication: tr.ee/DjxN5M 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#lgbtq #inclusion
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A bird’s eye view of an open book standing up, and a number of colourful butterflies flying out from between the book’s pages. For Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2026, read Patty Douglas’s blog “Thinking About Neurodiversity: An Invitation to Think Again” on the Live Work Well Research Centre’s Notes from the Field blog.
📢Blog post announcement!
For #Neurodiversity Celebration Week we connected with Patty Douglas to learn more about her Re•Storying Autism project and the language of neurodiversity! ♾🌈
Read the full blog: bit.ly/4sZoYAx
#autism #diversity #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek
The GiiiA Network will host their next Community of Practice session on Mar. 23 from 1–2 pm ET on Zoom!
Firelight, an Indigenous-owned consultancy, will discuss practical tools for promoting #Indigenous rights and culture in impact assessment.
Learn more: bit.ly/3NDBV3W @criaw-icref.bsky.social
Congratulations LWWRC cluster co-lead, Adam Davies, and co-authors on their new publication exploring how legal, sociocultural, and institutional systems shape identity affirmation for #trans and #nonbinary individuals!
Read it: bit.ly/4sReJhG 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#queer #diversity #InclusiveResearch #lgbt
#Disabled Canadians faced significant decreases in income with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 😷
For National Day of Observance for #COVID-19, read our COVID-19 Disability #Inclusion Analysis to learn how the #pandemic affected diverse communities: bit.ly/4s5uaTv
@egalecanada.bsky.social has launched their new survey, Against the Current, which studies #2SLGBTQI people's experiences of hate and violence in Canada.
Learn more about survey contents and eligibility in our news post: bit.ly/40qq2kD
#AntiDiscrimination #lgbtq #diversity
LWWRC Director @dstienstra.bsky.social recently wrote an article on how #feminist disability activists have reshaped inaccessible policy spaces.
Read “Women with Disabilities Have been Misfitting in Canada’s Foreign Policy for Thirty Years" in the Open Canada journal: bit.ly/4rssvpY
#Disability
#UofG | Lessons from farmer-led research in Cuba support gender equity in academia.
“Women often bring a different lens to agricultural science," says Dr. Erin Nelson.
@uofgresearch.bsky.social
Dialogue on Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), an event hosted by the Gender-Based Indigenous Intersectional Impact Assessment (GiiiA) Network, with guest speakers Seraphine Lewis and Michelle Mungall.
The GiiiA Network is hosting a discussion on leading change for missing and murdered #Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG).
🗓️March 12, 2026, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET
📍Virtually on Zoom
Visit our news post for more info: bit.ly/4ujtknx
#GBAPlus #MMIWG #Reconciliation @criaw-icref.bsky.social
Congratulations LWWRC cluster co-lead, Adam Davies, and their colleagues on the recent publication: "Regulation of Madness in Early Childhood Education: Exploring Undergraduates’ Understanding of Professional Identity and Mental Health."
Learn more: bit.ly/3MPFCmU!
@childhoodjourn.bsky.social
The seminar is online only via Teams and is part of the University of Guelph's One Health Institute winter 2026 seminar series. The seminar is entitled "Integrating arts, Indigenous, and social science approaches and perspectives into One Health research." The panel consists of Diana Lewis, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics; Heather Murphy, Department of Pathobiology; and Michelle Wilson, School of Fine Arts and Music. The panel is moderated by Elizabeth Finnis, Director of the One Health Institute, University of Guelph.
Our next One Health seminar is Tues., March 10, 12:00, featuring a panel of U of Guelph faculty!
The panel will explore how arts-based, Indigenous, and social science perspectives enrich One Health research & practice. Online only via Teams.
To register: onehealth.uoguelph.ca/one-health-s...
A promotional image for a workshop titled "The Politics of Nonviolence: Traditions, Tensions, and Transformations" scheduled for March 2, 2026. The background features historical black-and-white photos of civil rights marches.
March 2 | The Politics of Nonviolence
Join #UTM's department of political science for a workshop exploring diverse traditions of nonviolence, political limits & more.
⏰ 9 a.m. – 3:40 p.m.
📍 MN3230
More info & registration ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iw0Lgx
Today marks #PinkShirtDay against all forms of #bullying.
Today and every day, we choose kindness, promote #inclusion and lift each other up.
Together, we can raise awareness of the harms caused by bullying and foster improved youth #mentalhealth.
#SprinkleKindness
The words ‘disability without poverty’ are printed in word art, with a large bold font. Behind the word art, the background is a bright, mustard-coloured yellow, and there is also a graphic of a town hall building.
On February 26 at 2 p.m. ET, Disability Without Poverty will host their next Town Hall event on Zoom. This session will focus on public speaking and media training as tools for #advocacy!
Visit our latest news post to learn more and register: bit.ly/4c9TaDW
#LivelihoodsCanada #Disability
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