A video is now available on YouTube from the LWWRC’s virtual panel on April 10, 2025, co-hosted with Leah Levac (she/her)'s Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy! Check out our news post for more information: bit.ly/3I4uHD4

📢Blog post announcement! With summer firmly upon us, we’ve compiled a reading list for members to further engage with our 5 research clusters! Check out our blog to find your next summer read with a book that reflects the work we do at the Centre: bit.ly/40BAQwC ☀️

Help us recognize excellence within our college! Nominate an outstanding professor, instructor, or TA who has made meaningful scholarly contributions to teaching & learning this year. Learn More: uoguel.ph/fvvom

🎉🎉Congratulations to our former project lead for the CFDC partnership, Siobhan Grant, on completing her Master of Arts degree in European studies! Check out our news post to learn more about her work and to read the abstract of her major research paper: bit.ly/46CeUoW

Call for participants! York University is inviting South Asian families living in Canada with an autistic family member aged 10–18 to participate in their Family Flourishing Study! To learn more about this opportunity, check out our news post: bit.ly/4ktsSge

Congratulations LWWRC cluster co-lead Leah Levac (she/her) and co-author Jacqueline Gillis on their latest publication, “Inclusive and Participatory Policymaking at the Local Level: Problems and Possibilities.” Read the full article at bit.ly/4nFE5xa!

#UofG researchers have been awarded over $16.3 million in funding from NSERC / CRSNG, SSHRC, and CIHR. This investment supports research and innovation in cybersecurity, health, sustainability and social justice across Canada. Learn more: uoguel.ph/29lw1

City of Toronto’s Property Tax & Utility Relief programs provide support for low-income seniors and low-income people living with disabilities. Read the full news release: toronto.ca/news/city-of-t…

The LWWRC hosted the CFDC project from 2021-24. Now hosted by DAWN Canada, we've developed materials to summarize our time spent on this project! Check out our news post for the CFDC Narrative Report and for project testimonials and presentations: bit.ly/4kKQA7L

Congratulations LWWRC director, Dr. Deborah Stienstra @dstienstra.bsky.social, on her recent journal article, “Disability, Disability Rights, and IR.” Deborah’s article explores disability through the lens of international relations. Check it out: bit.ly/46T8xxI!

According to a 2022 Statistics Canada study, over 66% of persons with disabilities reported at least one unmet need for essential health supports. Read the full article➡️ benefitsandpensionsmonitor.com/benefits/chron…

Registration is now open for the 2025 Disability and Work in Canada Conference. Join us in Ottawa on December 1st and 2nd to explore the economic and competitive benefits of disability inclusion in the Canadian workplace. vraie-idea.ca/dwc/2025-dwc-c…

July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the identities and contributions of those with disabilities! Kathryn Reinders shares her experiences as a disabled student-researcher doing disability research in our latest blog post. Read it here: bit.ly/4oas5Us!

Congratulations to former LWWRC GRA, Kaitlyn Hunter, on receiving the Vanier Graduate Scholarship! Kaitlyn was a graduate research assistant with the LWWRC and Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development from 2021–22. Hear about her research and scholarship in our latest news post: bit.ly/41giNMQ!

Congratulations LWWRC cluster co-lead, Leah Levac (she/her), and co-authors Alana Cattapan, Tobin LeBlanc Haley, PhD, Laura Pin, Dr. Ethel Tungohan, and Sarah Marie Wiebe on their chapter “Transforming public policy with engaged scholarship: better together.” Read more about their publication: bit.ly/3JdBkTY!

Congratulations LWWRC director, Dr. Deborah Stienstra @dstienstra.bsky.social, GRA Kathryn Reinders, and former GRA Dilshan L. Fernando on their recent chapter, “A Disability Livelihoods Approach to Including Communities Meaningfully in Development.” Learn more about their chapter at bit.ly/46U6c5U!

📢Call for proposals! The Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement is requesting proposals for their Graduate South Asia Conference, which they'll host virtually October 22-23, 2025. Proposal deadline: August 15, 2025 Learn more: bit.ly/4mdqcFa!

A video is now available on YouTube from the LWWRC’s virtual panel on May 12, 2025, co-hosted with Leah Levac (she/her)'s Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy! Check out our news post for more information: bit.ly/4lmXLmX!

Could raw plants lead to cheaper, more nutritious food? #UofG researcher proposes a new sustainable food design, a major shift from industry's current approach, that can cut costs by 75%. Ontario Agricultural College Food Science - OAC Read our latest #ExpertAlert: news.uoguelph.ca/2025/08/less-a…

After our 2023 Reimagining Livelihoods Forum, we imagined a space for further engagement. Now, we're happy to announce the launch of livelihoods.ca along with three new composite stories! Read more in our latest news post: bit.ly/477Tqkk #LivelihoodsCanada