Autism Acceptance Month is only 11 days away. This year think of all the ways you can make changes to accommodate & include the Autistics around you. Highlight the strengths & gifts of Autistics. Start conversations of what Acceptance looks like. What barriers can you break?

Team members Pari Johnston (she/her) & Maddy Dever (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈 ♿️ did a terrific job of sharing the 'Housing through an Autism Lens' story on a recent Aide Canada panel, joining others in discussing the need to improve housing opportunities for Autistic adults. aidecanada.ca/connect/events…

Count us in! #WAAD

Some important insights here for #AutismAcceptanceDay

How to say yes to Autism Acceptance

Happy #AutismAcceptanceDay! We are excited to celebrate the amazing in every child, and proud to share new resources for families with autistic children as they adapt to changes and build flexibility. #SeeAmazing #AutismAcceptanceMonth sesamestreet.org/autism

We're raising awareness and acceptance! Team member Maddy Dever (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈 ♿️ did a terrific job sharing insights about the barriers to housing for Autistic adults on CBC Ottawa's All in a Day Radio program yesterday. Here's part of that segment. #WAAD2021

Thanks to journalist Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco and CBC Ottawa for sharing the 'Housing through an Autism Lens' story. Here are team members Matthew Dever & Pari Johnston talking about obstacles to sustainable housing & our work to find solutions. youtu.be/eDjWK0sN6c8

Interesting read

#YorkU and CAMH today launch the Canadian Guide on Mental Health Literacy for Autism – a first-of-its-kind resource designed to increase understanding about #mentalhealth among Autistic adults. YorkUHealth's Jonathan Weiss explains the content: bit.ly/3ntqMBo

An excellent article on the housing challenges faced by autistic adults and how our project is working to address them. #autism #HousingCrisis   placetocallhome.ca/en/stories/081…

We have news! Our team has been busy analyzing micro-stories on barriers to housing faced by Autistic Adults, as we explore solutions. You can read all about our Sensemaking process and next steps in prototyping good ideas in our Challenge Report. #Autism static1.squarespace.com/static/5fd5735…

Congratulations Ahmed Hussen on being appointed Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion. We look forward to working with you on an inclusive federal housing strategy and sharing our findings and plans re: housing solutions for Autistic Adults. static1.squarespace.com/static/5fd5735…

Attention housing developers, architects and others involved with housing solutions – you’re invited to help us prototype promising ideas on housing for Autistic Adults. Learn more here. HAL-Lab.ca/getinvolved #Autism #HousingSolutions

It was great to be part of our panel today at #KBHNConf2021 sharing how our KBHN CASDA policy working groups contributed to policies in a #NationalAutismStrategy that will improve the quality of life for #Autistics of all ages across Canada.

Raising awareness: Project advocates Maddy Dever and Courtney Weaver, together with project lead Pari Johnston, recently delivered a presentation at #OCALICON2021 on the HAL Solutions Lab. Check out the slide presentation: hal-lab.ca/blog #Autism #Housing

We're pleased to share that the HAL-Lab has developed four prototypes in our search for housing solutions for Autistic adults! Check out our latest blog post for team member Adrian's reflections on The Blueprint prototype. hal-lab.ca/blog #Autism #HousingCrisis

Everyone deserves a place to call home. Happy to announce that I will be hosting a National Housing Summit early in the new year with provincial and municipal partners, to join forces as we build on our work to tackle the real issues Canadians face.

The prototypes are here! We've developed four prototypes from the ideas and insights received and analyzed through our Solutions Lab. Check out a snapshot of each on our Project Updates page. hal-lab.ca/blog #Autism #HousingSolutions