June 18 is Autistic Pride Day
Autistic Pride Day is celebrated annually around the world on June 18. This day encourages autistic people to embrace their unique brains and to make connections with other autistic people!
Partner Spotlight: Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW-ICREF)
The Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) is pleased to highlight one of its partners, the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women-Institut canadien de recherches sur les femmes (CRIAW-ICREF).
Video available for Countering Policy Exclusions: Canada, disability, and international commitments panel
The video has now been released for the LWWRC’s virtual panel on February 27, 2025, co-hosted with Dr. Leah Levac’s Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy. The panel on “Canada, disability, and international commitments” was the first session in a series titled “Countering Policy Exclusions.” Videos for two other sessions, held on April 10 and May 12, will be available soon.
Announcing Our 2023-24 Annual Report!
We are pleased to announce that the Live Work Well Research Centre's 2023–24 Annual Report is available on our website! The Report describes a productive and exciting year, with many activities and accomplishments. Read about the innovative work by our five Research Clusters, learn about our student engagement efforts and our knowledge mobilization activities, and get to know the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work through our Partner Spotlight.
SAVE THE DATE: June 10 Virtual GiiiA Network Dialogue
On June 10, 2025, from 1:00-1:50pm ET on Zoom, the Gender-Based Indigenous Intersectional Impact Assessment Network (GiiiA) will be hosting their third Virtual Network Dialogue.
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Keynote Speaker Event: Dr. Rheanna Robinson
At the University of Victoria on June 11, 2025, from 9:00-10:20am PDT, join the Provost’s Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture Committee in welcoming Dr. Rheanna Robinson for an engaging lecture! Attend by Zoom, or in-person at the University of Victoria David Turpin Building, to learn about how Indigenous knowledges can offer the world new and important representations of equity and inclusion in unique and varying ways.
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Indigenous Leadership to Guide Chemical Risk Management Decisions at U of G
Dr. Susan Chiblow, professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, Ontario Agricultural College, is making strides in chemical pollution research. Susan realized that if humans wish to continue to live on earth, then we need to turn to the original caretakers of this land.
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Social Practice and Transformational Change PhD: An Interview with Amy Kipp
We had the pleasure of interviewing Amy Kipp, one of the Co-leads of the Live Work Well Research Centre’s Reimagining Care Cluster. Amy Kipp is the second person to have completed the PhD in Social Practice and Transformational Change (SOPR) from the University of Guelph as of January 28, 2025, when she defended her thesis. SOPR is a four-year, full-time graduate program that combines research-intensive classroom study with experiential and problem-based learning. The program started in 2019 with its first cohort.
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Equity and Disability Learning Materials Launched by UofG Researchers
In 2012, Dr. Carla Rice—a University of Guelph professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition—founded the Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice. The Centre strives to conduct research on the power of arts and stories to highlight systemic inequalities in the healthcare, education, and arts fields.
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National AccessAbility Week 2025: May 25–31
May 25–31 is National AccessAbility Week (NAAW)! Each year, beginning on the last Sunday in May, Canadians celebrate the disabled community and highlight the importance of accessibility and inclusion. This week is an opportunity to draw attention to the experiences of disabled people and the areas in which accessibility barriers continue to be upheld.
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