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@dstienstra.bsky.social
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Feminist disability activist and professor in Canada and around the world. She/her
Here's the speech!
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Live Work Well Research Centre
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📢Recently, a team from the LWWRC, including Director
@dstienstra.bsky.social
and PhD student
@mariadidanieli.bsky.social
, presented their paper—The Challenges of (Re)Building Trust Post-COVID: People with Disabilities and Canadian Governments. Read more in our latest news post:
bit.ly/3KXnbeF
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Live Work Well Research Centre
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On September 26, 2025,
@edid-ghdi.bsky.social
will co-host a virtual panel on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in United Nations peacebuilding policy and practice. ⏰: September 26, 2025, 10:30am-12pm ET 📍Virtually on Zoom Register and learn more:
bit.ly/45YcGjf
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Intersecting Agendas: Gender and Disability-Inclusive Peacebuilding at the UN, September 26, 2025
On September 26, 2025, from 10:30AM-12:00PM ET, the Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development/Genre, handicap et développement inclusif (EDID-GHDI) partnership and Finding Their Place: The Contribu...
https://bit.ly/45YcGjf
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Live Work Well Research Centre
3 months ago
Congratulations LWWRC director,
@dstienstra.bsky.social
, GRA Kathryn Reinders, and former GRA Dilshan L. Fernando on their recent chapter, “A Disability Livelihoods Approach to Including Communities Meaningfully in Development.” Learn more about their chapter at
bit.ly/46U6c5U
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Community-Based Inclusive Development
This book analyzes underpinnings and dimensions of CBID from the intersections of disability studies, and inclusive development in the Global South.
https://bit.ly/46U6c5U
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Reinstate the dedicated WAGE cabinet position, an important national machinery central to gains made in women's rights and gender equality! We can’t risk any backpedalling! Read the joint release:
https://tinyurl.com/49pyx9np
Check out this resource:
https://tinyurl.com/s489j8xc
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CRIAW-ICREF's Jane Stinson along with researchers Leah Levac and Leah Fusco have written an op-ed about GBA Plus and impact assessments in the development of Canada's energy sector. Click here to read this editorial:
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Mark Carney wants to make Canada an energy superpower — but what will be sacrificed for that goal?
How can the Liberal Party’s energy ambitions support just and equitable energy transitions?
https://shorturl.at/uzh7u
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"Disabled women are making waves like never before, ushering in societal change through politics, business, acting, science, sport, music, journalism and more."
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‘I’m still sick. I’m still disabled. But I’m proud of my body’: Frances Ryan’s manifesto for disabled women
Women with disabilities are the biggest minority group in the world, but are still shut out of society. In an extract from her new book, the writer reveals how that is changing – and what more needs t...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/09/im-still-sick-im-still-disabled-but-im-proud-of-my-body-frances-ryans-manifesto-for-disabled-women
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Deborah Stienstra
Live Work Well Research Centre
7 months ago
Join us April 10, from 12:30pm to 2pm ET for “Countering Policy Exclusions: Centring accessibility to advance the right to housing.” We’ll hear from panelists Mike Greer, Roz Gunn, and Alex Nelson. To find out more about this awesome event, visit
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Deborah Stienstra
Disability Justice Network of Ontario
7 months ago
Friends, more analysis to come but: the UN
#CRPD
Concluding Observations re: Canada are out. Some important commentary on housing, prisons, education, and institutionalizations AND Canada’s Arms Sales to Israel:
tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
#disabilityjustice
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https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRPD%2FC%2FCAN%2FCO%2F2-3&Lang=en
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Live Work Well Research Centre
8 months ago
Congratulations Leah Fusco, Jane Stinson,
@dstienstra.bsky.social
, and
@leahlevac.bsky.social
on their new report on applying Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) to offshore wind development. Find out more in our news post:
bit.ly/4kHn0RP
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New Report Alert: Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
On January 25, 2025, the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW-ICREF) published a report called Harnessing the potential for a more equitable future in Newfoundland and Labra...
https://bit.ly/4kHn0RP
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Join us online for this important conversation about disability, international commitments and countering exclusion.
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Join us for an important discussion!
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Love this zine about
#postsecondary
#universities
and how to make them more caring places
bit.ly/4htd2kV
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9 months ago
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Live Work Well Research Centre
9 months ago
@ccrworg.bsky.social
has a new disability toolkit for employers to learn how to make their workplace more accessible! The Disability Confidence Toolkit helps employers move from a place of accommodation compliance to confidence. Find out more information in our news article:
bit.ly/3CMXbP9
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CCRW’s Disability Confidence Toolkit
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) recently released their Disability Confidence Toolkit for employers, providing valuable information on how employers can effectively embed disabi...
https://bit.ly/3CMXbP9
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Deborah Stienstra
Live Work Well Research Centre
9 months ago
Vraie-Idea is hosting “Speaker Series: Uncovering Episodic Disability; An Intersectional Perspective On Accommodation and Belonging.” On January 31, 12pm-1pm EST on Zoom, Ingrid Palmer will present on episodic disabilities. Learn more and register at
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IDEA Speaker Series: Uncovering Episodic Disability; An Intersectional Perspective On Accommodation and Belonging. After registering, you will receive a con...
Over 2 million individuals in Canada are living with episodic disabilities, yet awareness of the term remain low. These disabilities ranging from long-COVID and multiple sclerosis to arthritis, HIV, ...
https://bit.ly/3PIhLmV
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Deborah Stienstra
APTN News
10 months ago
Marsha Ireland is bridging both the deaf and hearing worlds while tackling inclusivity, Indigenous rights and revitalization in four different languages.
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Oneida woman bridges gap between the deaf and hearing worlds | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
https://youtu.be/xRVkoPMNzp8
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Gregor Wolbring
11 months ago
New (free) e-learning course on Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR) developed by CBM Global, the Africa Disability Forum and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
kayaconnect.org/course/info....
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Deborah Stienstra
Live Work Well Research Centre
11 months ago
Congratulations! LWWRC director
@dstienstra.bsky.social
and David R. Black recently published their chapter “Change-Making in Disability, Peace, and Development: Lessons from the Life and Legacy of Steven Estey” in "Hand in Hand? Canada at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Nexus" -
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Change-Making in Disability, Peace, and Development: Lessons from the Life and Legacy of Steven Estey
In this chapter, we celebrate the life and work of Steven Estey—a prominent Canadian and transnational disability activist who spent his adult life making change at the nexus of human rights, pe...
https://bit.ly/3ByvDMU
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If you have a
#disability
, live in
#Canada
and are experiencing or have experienced homelessness or faced eviction, the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights hopes to hear your story if you are in BC, Ontario, Manitoba or Nova Scotia.
housingrightscanada.com/housing-and-...
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Housing and Disability Study - Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
Are you a disabled adult who is having problems finding accessible and affordable housing? Have you had problems finding housing in the past? Have you ever been evicted? Are you homeless? We want to h...
https://housingrightscanada.com/housing-and-disability-study/
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Gregor Wolbring
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Stats Can Barriers to Accessibility in Canada: Public Spaces, 2022
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The Daily — Barriers to Accessibility in Canada: Public Spaces, 2022
In 2022, 56% of Canadians with disabilities aged 15 years and over experienced one or more barriers to accessibility in public spaces at least sometimes during the 12 months prior to the Canadian Surv...
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/241203/dq241203a-eng.htm?utm_source=lnkn&utm_medium=smo&utm_campaign=statcan-statcan-ddap-padd
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Deborah Stienstra
Live Work Well Research Centre
11 months ago
📢Check out the latest blog post for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, by
@squarest-root.bsky.social
. Lorelei discusses her experience with Identity-first vs. Person-first language. Read it here:
bit.ly/3ZwIwAh
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Amazing new
#disability
and
#accessibility
knowledge hub at University of Calgary -- congratulations!
@wolbring.bsky.social
@malindasmith.bsky.social
www.ucalgary.ca/equity-diver...
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Disability & Accessibility Knowledge Hub
This Disability & Accessibility Knowledge Hub advances research, knowledge and evidence-based policies and practices on disabilities and accessibility. We envision barrier-free communities, supports a...
https://www.ucalgary.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion/literacy-education/edi-knowledge-hubs/disability-accessibility-hub
11 months ago
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Crawford Kilian
11 months ago
Four Fixes for Canada's Flawed Disability Benefit via
@thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Deborah Stienstra
STREET Lab
11 months ago
In the 2024 CSCW, we hosted a Special Interest Group (SIG) session: ''Organizing for More Just and Inclusive Futures: A Community Discussion'' to discuss critical questions and emerging possibilities of disability justice in CSCW & HCI. Here is our extended abstract:
doi.org/10.1145/3678...
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VRAIE-IDEA
11 months ago
You can still join us virtually tomorrow for
#DWC2024
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Sami Schalk
11 months ago
Well this feels real cute & intimate.
@eriseady.bsky.social
& I were both interviewed for this
@huffpost.bsky.social
piece on
#disability
doulas. I’m deeply grateful for all the disabled folks who have taught me how to be in the world as I am.
www.huffpost.com/entry/disabi...
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I Wanted Someone To Teach Me How To Be Disabled. Turns Out There Are People Out Here Doing Just That.
Becoming disabled is a total identity shift. That intersection between the practical and the existential is where disability doulas come in.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disability-doulas-ableist-disabled_n_673f6eb9e4b0fc93e3d11c0c
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Caitlin Conner
11 months ago
I wrote this article back in 2023 but it still rings true.
#Disability
stats are flat-out inaccurate. The more I research, the more that statement stands the test of time. Why Global Disability Statistics Are Inaccurate
#DisabilityRights
#DisabilityAwareness
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-gl...
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Why Global Disability Statistics Are Inaccurate
What Are Global Disability Statistics According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1.3 billion people, or 16% of the global population, experience significant disability.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-global-disability-statistics-inaccurate-caitlin-conner?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via
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Deborah Stienstra
Live Work Well Research Centre
11 months ago
Congratulations LWWRC GRA Kathryn Currie Reinders and affiliate Kaitlyn Pothier on their recent chapter, “Complex Erasures: Re/Production of Disability Under Settler Colonialism.” Find out more about the article at
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Live Work Well Research Centre
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Are you interested in receiving free updates about the LWWRC? Become a member! Researchers, students, community members, and organizations who are interested in the changing needs of families and livelihoods are welcome to join. Visit
bit.ly/3ZfXbzz
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Winter
#accessibility
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#disability
#Canada
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'A fall would be disastrous': Disabled Saskatoon woman calls for better winter accessibility | CBC News
Saskatchewan got hit with its first major snowstorm of the season Monday night. By Tuesday morning, many physically disabled people couldn't move in the snow, let alone get to work.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/disabled-saskatoon-woman-calls-for-equitable-winter-accessibility-1.7385818
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Calls to address backlog of
#Jordan'sPrinciple
in
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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Tribunal orders Canada to address Jordan's Principle backlog immediately | CBC News
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the Liberal government to deal immediately with a backlog of claims under the Jordan’s Principle program for First Nations kids. Some of the backlogged requests “may very well be urgent," the panel says.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/tribunal-orders-jordans-principle-backlog-1.7389771
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Deborah Stienstra
UofG Department of Political Science
11 months ago
Hello Bluesky! The Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph is pleased to meet you. Check us out!
polisci.uoguelph.ca
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Dr Sho Jacobs 🍁
11 months ago
We have a problem at
#UofG
with supporting grad studies Change is needed Public service must be restored
#HigherEd
www.reddit.com/r/uoguelph/s...
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Petition for changes to Canada tax code to enable exemption for virtual
#disability
services
#CanadaSky
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Local advocate wants to change the tax code to help Canadians with disabilities save money | CBC News
Currently, Canadians who access disability services in-person do not have to pay taxes, but the tax code has not yet been updated to consider virtual support services. A Waterloo-based advocate is hoping to change that.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/disabled-canadians-tax-code-petition-1.7384406
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Having just rode in to work on my bike, I see these benefits :-)
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Kelly
12 months ago
Many disabled & chronically ill people are feeling left behind by those who've left Twitter. Concerns range from not having enough spoons to make transition, not knowing where to go and fears they won't be able to find their people once they get there. How can we ensure no one gets left behind?
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The Xitter Exodus and What it Means for the Disability Community
Disabled and chronically ill people have long used Twitter/X for community, fundraising, companionship and support. With folks leaving in droves - where will we go and how can we stick together?
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/the-xitter-exodus-and-what-it-means
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cass hartblay (she/they)
12 months ago
Tried to roundup a list of folks in critical disability studies & disability justice work that I know of who are already on here, please lmk if there's someone else i should add!
go.bsky.app/NJWgurk
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Cheuk Ming Tsang
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Interested to learn more about autism/autistic advocacy & how it relates to you? Read here 👉"Systemic Silencing Mechanisms in Autism/Autistic Advocacy in Ontario, Canada” (open access article) ✨https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/7747✨
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Systemic Silencing Mechanisms in Autism/Autistic Advocacy in Ontario, Canada | Article | Social Inclusion
Cheuk Ming Tsang
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Independent and local bookshops are so important and help to create and support communities. My local is
bookshelf.ca
.
#CanadaSky
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New Two-Eyed Seeing article just dropped:
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...
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The Atlantic First Nations Water Authority: an Indigenous water utility guided by Etuaptmumk or Two-Eyed Seeing
The Atlantic First Nations Water Authority (AFNWA) is the first Indigenous-owned and operated water and wastewater utility in Canada, providing service to 12 First Nations (at the time of this publica...
https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0071?fbclid=IwY2xjawGkfdZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHX7rJ8y8g5tVLsnJsORZnsgk3hedG-BnKqqN5kEo24rNFE1QuP3u0zkp5Q_aem_-NhGH0xbFDpHSWZNtPX9tQ
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The EDID-GHDI partnership is offering a one-year postdoctoral opportunity at the University of Guelph in 2025! Deadline Nov. 29 For more information about this opportunity please see:
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Postdoctoral Opportunity with EDID-GHDI for 2025 - Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development
Application Deadline: November 29, 2024, for a January 2025 start date The Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development – Genre, handicap et développement inclusif (EDID-GHDI) partnership (www.edid-...
https://edid-ghdi.ca/en/postdoctoral-opportunity-with-edid-ghdi-for-2025/
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