UofG-Developed Accessibility Technology
Dr. Hussein Abdullah, professor in UofG’s School of Engineering, has spent the past twenty years developing technology to improve the lives of people with limb impairments.
The Research Experience: My Co-op Work Term at the Live Work Well Research Centre
Sakhi Sanghvi completed her winter 2024 Co-op Work Term with the Live Work Well Research Centre. This was her experience.
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UofG-Developed Accessibility Technology
Dr. Hussein Abdullah, professor in UofG’s School of Engineering, has spent the past twenty years developing technology to improve the lives of people with limb impairments.
Truth & Reconciliation Week, Sept 23-30, 2024
September 23rd marked the beginning of Truth and Reconciliation Week at the University of Guelph and across Canada. This week is a time to honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, and recognize the ongoing effects of colonization on First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
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News that Nourishes Summer 2024 Edition
We have published our Summer 2024 newsletter!
Book Launch of Intersectional Colonialities: Embodied Colonial Violence and Practices of Resistance at the Axis of Disability, Race, Indigeneity, Class, and Gender
On June 5, Deborah Stienstra of the Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) joined fellow authors and editors to celebrate the virtual launch of the book "Intersectional Colonialities: Embodied Colonial Violence and Practices of Resistance at the Axis of Disability, Race, Indigeneity, Class, and Gender." Editors Robel Afeworki Abay and Karen Soldatić (Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing) hosted the event on Zoom.
The Politics of Disability
New Chapter on Gender Quality Measurement
Congratulations to Leah Levac and Deborah Stienstra on their chapter in a recently published book Counting Matters: Policy, Practice, and the Limits of Gender Equality Measurement in Canada, edited by Christina Gabriel and L. Pauline Rankin. This book investigates how the rise in gender equality measurement contributes to, and falls short of, effective gender equality policy implementation. Leah and Deborah's chapter, with Petrina Beals and Jessica McCuaig, is called "Advancing Intersectional Considerations in Measuring Gender Equality: A Community Vitality Index in Labrador."
EDID-GHDI at the CPSA Conference
On June 12th, Dr. Deborah Stienstra will be presenting at the Canadian Political Science Association conference with Kathryn Reinders on their paper “Using a Feminist Intersectional Livelihoods Analysis to understand experiences of historically marginalized women and girls with disabilities in Canada.” This research is from the work of the LWWRC’s EDID-GHDI (Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development) partnership.
Dr. Deborah Stienstra Presents About Making a Living and a Life
On April 9, 2024, Dr. Deborah Stienstra attended the Institute for Work…
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