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Disability Pride Month: Not Just Surviving, But Thriving

July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the identities, cultures, and contributions of our community members with disabilities. It is also a time to challenge the stereotypes, barriers, and ableism that prevent disabled people from achieving their goals. This month, we reached out to Kathryn Reinders to share her experiences as a disabled student-researcher working on disability research.

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Announcing our CFDC Narrative Report and Videos of Testimonials and Presentations!

The Canadian Feminist Disability Coalition (CFDC) is a bold initiative and network , placing women with disabilities at the forefront of disability action and change. Not only can women with disabilities participate in this change, but they can also advocate for and lead the mission for increased inclusion in areas like healthcare, employment, public life, and childcare.

Congratulations LWWRC affiliate Siobhan Grant!

Siobhan Grant worked as the dedicated Project Coordinator of the Canadian Feminist Disability Coalition (CFDC) with the University of Guelph from November 2021 to April 2024. In her role, Siobhan provided invaluable support to women and girls with disabilities in Canada as they worked to become advocates and agents for their own rights. In 2024, after overseeing the transfer of the CFDC project to the Disabled Women’s Network of Canada (DAWN Canada) under a new name—the Hummingbird Feminist Disability Coalition—Siobhan turned to focus more on her studies.

Call for Participants: Family Flourishing Autism Study with YorkU

Nisha Vashi is a PhD student at York University who is investigating the well-being of autistic children as well as their caregivers and families. Having previously earned a Master of Arts and a Master of Science degree for her research into coherence of parental representations in the families of autistic youth and how community-based programs can bolster autism treatment, Nisha’s intention is to fully explore conceptualization and predictors of flourishing families of autistic children.

The LWWRC Summer ‘25 Reading List to Engage with Our Clusters

The Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) is home to five research clusters exploring complex themes and the ways they influence work, family, and well-being in all their diverse forms: “All My Relations” Indigenous Ways of Knowing; Disabilities, Access, and Inclusion; Displacements, Emergence, and Change; Reimagining Care; and Sexual and Gender Diversity.

Video available for Countering Policy Exclusions: Centring accessibility to advance the right to housing panel

The video has now been released for the LWWRC’s virtual panel on April 10th, 2025, co-hosted with Dr. Leah Levac’s Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy. The panel on “Centring accessibility to advance the right to housing” was the second session in a series titled “Countering Policy Exclusions.” The video for the third session, held on May 12, is also available.

Sexuality and Gender Studies at UofG: Fostering Pride in Academia

Adam Davies (they/them) is a professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph. They are also a co-lead of the Sexual and Gender Diversity cluster at the Live Work Well Research Centre. For Pride Month, we reached out to Adam to hear more about this program and the impact it has had on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community on campus.

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Multiculturalism Day

Multiculturalism Day occurs annually in Canada on June 27. This day is an opportunity for Canadians of all backgrounds to honour the diverse heritage and culture of those around them and appreciate the cultural mosaic that Canada embraces.

Woven Stories: How Beadwork Reconnects Me to Indigenous History

Maegan Ellis (she/her) is a master's student in the University of Guelph Department of History, studying under Dr. Kim Anderson. She is researching the creation of Métis beadwork and the history of Métis women in Saskatchewan. As a part of Indigenous History Month, Maegan shares her experiences learning how to bead and how this activity connects her to Indigenous history.

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is an internationally recognized movement that is celebrated annually in June. The goal of this movement is to draw attention to the prevalence and effects of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.