Track The Movement January 2019 It was a busy year for our alumni in 2018. We were so excited in September when Michael Jacques and Brittany Manu were elected to Community Living Ontario’s Board of Directors. The two, with strong and experienced voices, will bring...
Nick: 2018 has been an amazing year! I was selected as one of Canada’s Loran scholars (that’s a $100,000 scholarship) and started post-secondary at the University of Kings College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Looking forward to the memories to be made in 2019! Morgan: I...
Track The Movement January 2019 Re:Action4Inclusion’s youth advisors have been busy year-round informing conversations about youth leadership, inclusion and community all across the province. In April and May, youth advisors travelled to a global student leadership...
Social exclusion can impact entire families and entire communities, and is therefore an important point of discussion for social work degree seekers. Social inclusion is extremely advantageous to society by contributing to the alleviation of poverty and negating...
As well as cappuccinos and lattes, customers can also enjoy a hot serving of silky moves from Sam ‘The Dancing Barista’ at the Starbucks where he works. This inspiring autistic teenager has become an online sensation thanks to a video showing his fantastic...
Alisha Lee writes of her struggle to be a regular 16 year old in a world where rules and negative attitudes are some of her greatest barriers. I am 16 years old and live in Ontario, Canada and have congenital muscular dystrophy. I know it will happen [death] to me...
A discussion on immigration and disability discrimination brought out a broad cross-section of academics, professionals, disability and social advocates to learn more about Canada’s current immigration policy. The event took place on April 6th at the United...
Ottawa has overturned a decision that saw an Ontario university professor denied permanent residency in Canada because his son has Down Syndrome. Felipe Montoya had been working at York University as a tenured professor of environmental studies when he and his family...
People First of Canada is the national organization representing people with intellectual disabilities. People First of Canada is the national voice for people who have been labeled with an intellectual disability. We are about rights – human rights, citizenship...
