On November 10, 2025, from 3:00-4:30 PM ET, the Live Work Well Research Centre will be co-hosting our fourth panel in the Countering Policy Exclusions speaker series.
On September 28, 2025, a research team from the Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) presented their paper titled “The Challenges of (Re)Building Trust Post-COVID: People with Disabilities and Canadian Governments” at the 2025 Atlantic Provinces Political Studies Association conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Continue Reading New Research: The Challenges of (Re)Building Trust Post-COVID—People with disabilities and Canadian governments
On November 10, 2025, from 3-4:30 pm, this diverse panel of experts will discuss how women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities are providing leadership in policy and politics, and what helps and hinders their leadership.
Continue Reading Countering Policy Exclusions: Leading in Policy & Politics–Women & Girls with Disabilities – November 10, 2025
Things look a little different than they used to, right? Well, for the last few months, the Live Work Well Research Centre has been working on transferring our website from Drupal to Campuspress! Our new site introduces a sleeker appearance with easier navigation to our different reports, resources, and other content. Designed for increased digital accessibility, we hope that our new look will boost engagement, impact, and knowledge sharing.
Kaitlyn Pothier (she/they) has a Master’s degree from the University of Guelph. She completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Guelph in sociology, criminology, and public policy. Her research interests include intersectional theory, gender-based violence, restorative and transformative justice, family law, disability studies, and Indigenous scholarship. Kaitlyn worked as a graduate research assistant (GRA) on several projects with the Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC), including the shadow report with the Native Women’s Association of Canada, Disability and Livelihoods in Canada, and Reimagining Livelihoods.
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 Contributions of Women with Disabilities to Peacebuilding will be co-hosting a virtual panel.
Three composite stories were created using data from the Reimagining Livelihoods project and the Disability and Livelihoods in Canada partnership. This blog describes what composite stories are and how we developed these three stories.
Continue Reading From Forums to Feedback: The Composite Stories ExperienceRead more about "From Forums to Feedback: The Composite Stories Experience"
On August 14, 2025, representatives of the Federal Government—Rechie Valdez and Chi Nguyen—announced that they will be giving $656,053 in funding to Realize.
Read more about "New Federal Support for Women with Disabilities Facing Economic Insecurity"
Jordyne Craig worked as a Co-op Student with the Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) in Winter 2025 and continued as a part-time student in Summer 2025. This is her experience.
Continue Reading Creative and Inclusive: My Co-op Experience with the Live Work Well Research Centre in Winter 2025
The Live Work Well Research Centre is excited to announce that the Reimagining Livelihoods multimedia platform is now live, with each of our composite stories from the project published on the website!
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