"The benefits of our therapies and interventions cannot be sustained in the absence of meaningful relationships" A really interesting read on The Social Role of Friends from Citizen Network

Paying Family Caregivers Could Alleviate Shortage Of Providers, Study Finds disabilityscoop.com/2023/05/02/pay…

We're excited to hear this talk which sounds very relevant to our work in understanding how natural and formal #caregiving supports can be appropriately balanced in Canada!

A beautiful message from a political advocate of the Anishinabek Nation! As those on our research team at Queen's University enter the long weekend, we take time to be grateful for traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee territory on which we live, learn and play.

We are so excited to be sharing results and calls to action from our scoping review on #NaturalSupports for Canadians with #Disabilities at the CSA-SCS conference this week! We'll be sharing more soon! #Caregiving #DisabilitySupport

Today is World MS Day! 🎉🎈 Join us as we stand in solidarity with the global MS movement. Today, we come together to raise awareness, build community, champion self-care and advocate for change. Join the conversation using the hashtags #WorldMSDay and #MSConnections ! ✨

“You want to be able to put two types of expertise together, and that requires trust” - @Thomsod presenting with Heather Aldersey on the power of academic and family researcher partnerships in Beyond Services at CSA-SCS

"We were open to conflict before it even arose" - Heather Aldersey on the key to successful partnerships in participatory action research at CSA-SCS

YES! Making information accessible is SO important! #KnowledgeDissemination #KnowledgeMobilization #Disability #IntellectualDisability #Research

'They’re calling for more inclusive research, diagnostic tools that account for the different ways #autism manifests according to race + gender, + more culturally relevant resources + support.' 19thnews.org/2023/06/black-…

Disability news from around the world - definitely an interesting blog to follow! #Disability #DisabilityNews #DisabilityTwitter #DisabilityAdvocacy #Advocacy

Caregiving is not a one-way relationship. We’re exploring reciprocal care with sisters Amy Mathers and Holly Mathers, moderated by TerrenceHo.eth. #CCCESummit2023 #CdnCaregiving

⁦Queen's Health Sciences⁩ ⁦@QueensSRT⁩ researchers at #cccesummit2023 using research to inform conversations for a national caregiving strategy ⁦Afolasade Fakolade⁩ ⁦Nicole bobbette⁩ ⁦Beyond Services⁩ ⁦Research@Queen's University⁩

Congratulations to our award winners! Your dedication to giving care has touched countless lives and made a remarkable difference. Learn more about our winners: canadiancaregiving.org/meet-our-canad… #CdnCaregiving #CCCESummit2023

Here is some background on the first winner of the Vickie Cammack Award: Donna Thomson @Thomsod, author of "My Four Walls of Freedom," takes clear-eyed look at the value of a life theglobeandmail.com/life/disabilit… via The Globe and Mail Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence #disability #inclusion #CCCEsummit2023

Wow! We couldn't be more proud of our amazing team member, @Thomsod ! We are so lucky to have her ongoing guidance and support on this project. Congratulations, Donna! So well deserved.

A few of our team members got to attend the #CCCESummit2023. What an incredible opportunity for learning and discussion around #Caregiving and #DisabilitySupports

Proud of our team members @Thomsod and Heather Aldersey for contributing to this amazing panel at the #CCCESummit2023

Yesterday I was also honoured to visit the team at OREBACOM and some of their families. Excited to launch our new project today in Beira with a roundtable discussion on supports for people with disabilities and their families

We are so excited to see this research extended to an international context!