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Coping with disability by connecting to culture
Nov. 19, 2020

Coping with disability by connecting to culture by Deseray Rich   My name is Deseray, and I am Innu and Inuk. I grew up in a small town in Labrador. I wasn’t raised by my parents, I was taken as a... Continue reading


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Indigenous and Disability Blog
Nov. 13, 2020

Indigneous and Disability Blog by Melanie Marsden     As I was reflecting on this blog it occurred to me that I feel it would be important for the readers to understand the context of disability a... Continue reading


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Intersections of disability, community and finding self sufficiency
Nov. 6, 2020

Intersections of disability, community and finding self sufficiency by Michelle Beauséjour     My experiences with chronic pain started in my mid teens. Due to an over active childhood I developed... Continue reading




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Projects

Do the Rights Thing
 		  Do the Rights Thing
    Do the Rights Thing is a project focused on developing and implementing a system-level response to address systemic barriers to services and e... Continue reading

About

HERstory: Reflecting on 35 years of service
 		  HERstory: Reflecting on 35 years of service
HERstory: A retrospective on DAWN Canada’s feminist disability activism In 1985, seventeen women from across Canada met to discuss disability righ... Continue reading

Publications & Reports

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  Girls without Barriers: Intersectional feminist analysis of girls and young women with disabilities in Canada Beijing +25 Executive Summary More... Continue reading

Issues

Indigenous Disability Awareness Month
 		  Indigenous Disability Awareness Month
  Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (November 2020) is the first annual month dedicated to raising awareness around issues specific to Indigen... Continue reading