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We bring people and knowledge together on local, national, and global cross-disability issues. Visit: https://nitter.cf/t.co/MQpy70sJvC

Joined January 2023
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Evan Wicklund & Olivia Boonstra presented the Canadian Disability & Climate Change Network & Strategy Project at “Accessibility and Emergency Management:Inclusive Approaches to Transportation and Climate Disasters,” organized by the Canadian Accessibility Network.@CANCollaborate
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(1/2) Our Executive Director, Dr. Susan Hardie, spoke at the Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC) National Leadership Summit 2026. Her session, “Who Are We Still Missing? Closing the Gaps in Entrepreneurship Support,” examined who falls through the gaps when
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(2/2) financing and business support assume one typical entrepreneur, and what leaders can change.
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(2/3) in emergency evacuation planning for Canadians with disabilities. This is exactly the complex interaction between disability and climate change that our Canadian Disability and Climate Change Network and Strategy Project is working to address,bringing together stakeholders
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(3/3) multiple sectors coast to coast to coast. Read the full article: thecanadianpressnews.ca/prai… Learn more about our work: eviance.ca/disabilityandclim…
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(1/3) Governments too often treat wildfire or flood as one-offs rather than a recurring risk that demands the same advance planning people with disabilities are told to do for themselves.” Eviance’s Evan Wicklund was featured in The Canadian Press speaking to the critical gaps
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(1/5) Nous sommes ravis de vous présenter le premier événement de notre série mensuelle en quatre volets intitulés « Trouver un esprit de communauté et créer des liens grâce à un engagement significatif des jeunes ». Cette session offre aux jeunes en situation de handicap un
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(4/5) cet exercice pratique dans les mêmes conditions, la priorité sera donnée aux jeunes (de 18 à 36 ans) ayant une expérience directe du handicap. Si le nombre de candidatures dépasse largement le nombre de places disponibles, nous organiserons un deuxième « débat politique »
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(1/4) We are pleased to share the first event in our monthly four-part series, "Finding Community and Connection through Meaningful Youth Engagement." This session creates an important closed space for disabled youth to come together, organically share their own insights and
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(3/4) connect to community. To ensure all participants are equally able to participate in this hands-on exercise, attendance will prioritize youth (18-36) with lived experiences of disability. If interest far exceeds the number of available slots, we will host a second policy
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Our Annual Report is now live. One year of bringing people and knowledge together to realize behavioural and system level change. Read the full report at eviance.ca/annual-reports
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We are thrilled to welcome Hannah Brown and Amandipp Singh to the Eviance Board of Directors. We look forward to the knowledge, experience, and leadership they bring to our mission. Learn more about our board at eviance.ca/team-and-board
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Join MAD Studies Hub and Eviance for a report launch webinar, "Human Rights and Coercive Practices in Mental Health Systems: Evidence from Canada, Kenya and Australia” Register: events.eviance.ca/c/53288080…
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(1/5) "During the heat dome, I fainted three times due to the extremely hot temperatures. It was quite scary. I don't want to have other people deal with that in the future." — Nika Zondag, Sustainability Ambassador, Down Syndrome Resource Foundation This blog, contributed by
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(4/5) ambassadrice du développement durable, Fondation de ressources pour le syndrome de Down Cet article de blogue, rédigé par Glen Hoos de la Fondation de ressources pour le syndrome de Down (FRSD), met en lumière le travail de Nika visant à sensibiliser la population
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(5/5) canadienne aux répercussions croissantes des changements climatiques sur les personnes handicapées. Ce travail est soutenu par la subvention d’action communautaire pour le climat et le handicap octroyée par Eviance. Lire le blogue: eviance.ca/fr/post/nika-dsrf…
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